Pink Floyd — Live in Venice
Recorded July 15, 1989
Floating stage in St. Mark's Basin · Venice · 
Italy
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Tour albumA Momentary Lapse of Reason1987 · Another LapseThe tour promotes the 1987 album, which supplies six of the fourteen songs played in Venice.“To see Pink Floyd take a floating stage in Venice on the second-to-last night of Another Lapse.”
Context
On July 15, 1989, water separates Pink Floyd from a crowd on the shores and in the boats of Venice. The Festa del Redentore hosts a free concert on a floating stage facing St. Mark's. The band reach the second-to-last night of Another Lapse, already without Roger Waters.
Gilmour, Wright and Mason share the stage with backing musicians and three singers. The opening cuts Shine On You Crazy Diamond down to its first part; Learning to Fly starts the block from A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The broadcast clock imposes ninety minutes, and Gilmour follows the timing of each number on a clock on the floor.
Run Like Hell closes the fourteen songs, before the festival fireworks. Off stage, the cleanup and organization fuel a municipal political crisis. The television recording finds another home in 2019: it joins The Later Years on DVD and Blu-ray, preserving the meeting between the band's scale and the Venetian setting.
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond opens the show with only its first part.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- David GilmourVocals, guitar and steel guitar
- Nick MasonDrums and percussion
- Richard WrightKeyboards and vocals
- Jon CarinKeyboards, effects, vocals and additional percussion
- Scott PageSaxophones, oboe and additional guitar
- Guy PrattBass and vocals
- Tim RenwickGuitar and backing vocals
- Gary WallisPercussion and additional keyboards
- Rachel FuryBacking vocals
- Durga McBroomBacking vocals
- Lorelei McBroomBacking vocals
Trivia
The international broadcast limits the show to ninety minutes and forces cuts to the tour's usual set.
David Gilmour keeps the show on pace with a digital clock on the floor and set times for each song.
The free concert coincides with the Festa del Redentore, whose fireworks close the night.
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