Music1 min 18 sec
Music · 1900s
Pink Floyd's Free Venice Concert Left the City Furious
In July 1989, Pink Floyd performed a free concert from a floating stage off St Mark's Square. Around 200,000 people packed Venice, but the city had nowhere near the infrastructure to handle them. The performance was spectacular; the aftermath became a political crisis. #PinkFloyd #Venice #MusicHistory #1980s #WhoCaresHistory
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In July 1989, Pink Floyd performed a free concert from a floating stage off St Mark's Square. Around 200,000 people packed Venice, but the city had nowhere near the infrastructure to handle them. The performance was spectacular; the aftermath became a political crisis. #PinkFloyd #Venice #MusicHistory #1980s #WhoCaresHistory
In July 1989, Pink Floyd performed a free concert from a floating stage off St Mark's Square. Around 200,000 people packed Venice, but the city had nowhere near the infrastructure to handle them. The performance was spectacular; the aftermath became a political crisis. #PinkFloyd #Venice #MusicHistory #1980s #WhoCaresHistory
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