PINK FLOYD – Live In Venice: The Complete Venice 1989 PBS Broadcast

In 1989, Pink Floyd staged a live concert on a floating stage in Venice, one of rock’s most surreal spectacles. With St. Mark’s Basin as backdrop, the David Gilmour-led lineup performed to nearly 200,000 people packed along the canals, merging their music with the city’s haunting grandeur. The setlist leaned on A Momentary Lapse of Reason, threaded with classics like ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘Comfortably Numb’. ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ opened like a prayer with its slow burn mirrored on the lagoon’s surface, all while ‘Sorrow’ and ‘Learning to Fly’ amplified the night’s sense of scale. The sound carried across the city, drawing outrage from conservationists and the Vatican, yet what remains is the image of Pink Floyd floating between eras, and their ambition overwhelming and unforgettable