In 1971 Pink Floyd landed in Pompeii to film a live performance of songs from their album from that year Meddle . While no one other than their director saw them perform, the footage of that concert became the primary source for their film Live in Pompeii. Fourty five years later, David Gilmour returned to the Pompeii stage to perform there once again. This time in front of an actual live audience.
Thursday night, Gilmour treated fans to a setlist dedicated to that era of Pink Floyd, including “One of These Days” and “The Great Gig in the Sky.” Rolling Stone reports that it also marked the first ever rock show to ever take place in that space. It was a large spectacle with the use of pyrotechnics, lights and a massive screen. The audience which was only a few thousand people stood right where the gladiators had once stood.
The complete setlist can be found below courtesy of Consequence of Sound.
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Set 1:
5 A.M.
Rattle That Lock
Faces of Stone
What Do You Want From Me (Pink Floyd song)
The Blue
The Great Gig in the Sky (Pink Floyd song)
A Boat Lies Waiting
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)
Money (Pink Floyd song)
In Any Tongue
High Hopes (Pink Floyd song)
Set 2:
One of These Days (Pink Floyd song)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) (Pink Floyd song)
Fat Old Sun (Pink Floyd song)
Coming Back to Life (Pink Floyd song)
On an Island
The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Today
Sorrow (Pink Floyd song)
Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd song)
Encore:
Time (Pink Floyd song)
Breathe (Reprise) (Pink Floyd song)
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd song)
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