30 Years Ago Today- Pink Floyd Performed In Venice Atop A Floating Stage

30 years ago today (7/15/89), Pink Floyd performed in Venice on a floating stage. Despite local protests, they were allowed to play a free concert from a barge in the lagoon opposite St. Marks square, from where an estimated 200.000 people watched this concert. The crowds who gathered to see them end up causing damage to the city’s bridges and make marble crumble from centuries-old buildings. Watch part of the Italian performance below…

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