The time that Pink Floyd turned down a $250 million guarantee for a reunion tour

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Louder

"It was like sleeping with your ex-wife." Why a one-off reunion convinced one of the world's best-loved bands to turn down a $250 million offer to tour again

Within a matter of hours of the announcement, an unnamed promoter pitched the idea of extending this reformation beyond Hyde ...

Pink Floyd’s 'The Dark Side of the Moon' approaching new 'Billboard' 200 milestone

Pink Floyd is close to reaching a huge milestone on the Billboard 200 chart.The band’s iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon recently landed its 996th nonconsecutive week on the Billboard 200 albums ...
Rolling Stone

Pink Floyd’s Mesmerizing ‘Wish You Were Here’ Video Arrives 50 Years After Song’s Release

Fifty years after the release of Pink Floyd‘s Wish You Were Here, the band returned earlier this month with a massive anniversary box set to celebrate the landmark 1975 album. About a week after the ...
Forbes

Pink Floyd’s Half-Century-Old Album Finally Hits No. 1

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here reaches No. 1 for the first time on multiple charts in the U.K. and returns to the summit on the main albums tally 50 years after its release. LONDON - JULY 02: (L to R ...
Orlando Sentinel

Orlando removes artifacts from Pulse building, marking major step in new memorial

One by one, crew members slowly hauled out large wooden boxes filled with chandeliers, posters, a cash register, the top of a bar, and other items frozen in time from June 12, 2016. It was nearly all ...
American Songwriter

The Beloved Pink Floyd Album That Was “Torture” to Make (And Nearly Caused a Breakup)

The mainstream magnitude of Dark Side of the Moon seemed to send Pink Floyd into shock. The musicians’ personal lives were maturing. Creative visions were beginning to diverge from one another. Syd ...
Cleveland.com

How a legendary concert bootleg landed on new Pink Floyd box set

Steven Wilson knows he’s a lucky man -- not just because he gets to make his own music, but because of what he gets to do with music he loves. The British musician, who came to fame as a member of the ...
American Songwriter

Pink Floyd’s First US Hit Needed Serious Editing To Make It to Radio

They just weren’t cut out to be a huge singles band. In fact, Pink Floyd’s first Top 40 hit in the United States turned out to be one of only two such hits they had in their career. (The other was a ...
Consequence

David Gilmour Celebrates as Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here Is UK’s Christmas No. 1 Album

Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here has made history by taking the top spot on the latest Official UK Albums Chart. Not only does it have the honor of being this year’s No. 1 for Christmas week ...
Newsday

Longtime Floyd football coach Paul Longo steps down after 31 seasons

William Floyd High School football coach Paul Longo, the winningest public schools coach in Suffolk County history, resigned on Wednesday night after 31 seasons. “After much thought and reflection, I ...