A Saucerful of Secrets US Tour
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A Saucerful of Secrets US Tour was the North American (summer) leg of Pink Floyd
's 1968 A Saucerful of Secrets
Tour.
would include :
Other Songs
See: Pink Floyd live performances
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
's 1968 A Saucerful of Secrets
A Saucerful of Secrets
A Saucerful of Secrets is the second studio album by the English rock group Pink Floyd. It was recorded at EMI's Abbey Road Studios on various dates from August 1967 to April 1968...
Tour.
Tour dates
- 08/07/1968: Chicago, IL - Kinetic PlaygroundKinetic PlaygroundThe Kinetic Playground was a short-lived nightclub located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.The club was opened on April 3, 1968 as the Electric Theater by Aaron Russo and was located at 4812 North Clark Street...
- 12/07/1968: Detroit, MI - Grande BallroomGrande BallroomThe Grande Ballroom is a historic live music venue located at 8952 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The building was designed by Detroit engineer and architect Charles N. Agree in 1928 and originally served as a multi-purpose building, hosting retail business on the first floor and a large...
- 13/07/1968: Ann Arbor, MI - Fifth Dimension
- 15/07/1968: New York City, NY - The SceneThe SceneThe Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
- 16/07/1968: New York City, NY - The SceneThe SceneThe Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
- 17/07/1968: New York City, NY - The SceneThe SceneThe Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
- 18/07/1968: Boston, MA - Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
- 19/07/1968: Boston, MA - Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
- 20/07/1968: Boston, MA - Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
- 24/07/1968: Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Music Festival
- 26/07/1968: Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Exposition Hall
- 27/07/1968: Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Exposition Hall
- 02/08/1968: San Francisco, CA - Avalon Ballroom
- 03/08/1968: San Francisco, CA - Avalon Ballroom
- 04/08/1968: San Francisco, CA - Avalon Ballroom
- 09/08/1968: Seattle, WA - Eagles Auditorium
- 10/08/1968: Seattle, WA - Eagles Auditorium
- 11/08/1968: Seattle, WA - Eagles Auditorium
- 16/08/1968: Sacramento, CA - Sound FactorySound FactorySound Factory is a dance music duo from Sweden consisting of producers Kenyan born St.James as well as Emil Hellman and produced by Stonebridge. They had three entries on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the mid-nineties: "Understand This Groove" in '92, "2 the Rhythm" in '93 and "Good Time"...
- 17/08/1968: Sacramento, CA - Sound FactorySound FactorySound Factory is a dance music duo from Sweden consisting of producers Kenyan born St.James as well as Emil Hellman and produced by Stonebridge. They had three entries on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the mid-nineties: "Understand This Groove" in '92, "2 the Rhythm" in '93 and "Good Time"...
- 23/08/1968: Los Angeles, CA - The BankThe BankThe Bank was Charlie Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay Films.Released in 1915, it is a departure from the tramp character, as Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor at a bank. Edna Purviance plays the secretary on whom Charlie has a crush and dreams that she has fallen in love with him. Filmed at the...
- 24/08/1968: Los Angeles, CA - The BankThe BankThe Bank was Charlie Chaplin's tenth film for Essanay Films.Released in 1915, it is a departure from the tramp character, as Charlie Chaplin plays a janitor at a bank. Edna Purviance plays the secretary on whom Charlie has a crush and dreams that she has fallen in love with him. Filmed at the...
Set list
A typical "A Saucerful of Secrets US Tour" set listSet list
A set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play, or has played, during a specific concert performance...
would include :
- "Interstellar OverdriveInterstellar Overdrive"Interstellar Overdrive" is a psychedelic composition written by Pink Floyd in 1966, which appears on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn at almost ten minutes in length. An earlier, longer recording, 16:52, can be heard on the soundtrack to the film Tonite Let's All Make Love in...
" - "Let There Be More LightLet There Be More Light"Let There Be More Light" is the opening track on Pink Floyd's second album A Saucerful of Secrets. It was also released in edited form as the fourth US single by the group. A rare US-only single release contains edited mono versions of this song and "Remember a Day". The single did not chart...
" - "Set the Controls for the Heart of the SunSet the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a song by British rock band Pink Floyd and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets . It was written by Roger Waters and features a drum part by Nick Mason played with timpani mallets...
" - "Astronomy DomineAstronomy Domine"Astronomy Domine" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. The song, written and composed by original vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, was the first track featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn . The lead vocal was sung by Barrett and keyboard player Richard...
" - "FlamingFlaming (Pink Floyd song)"Flaming" is a song by psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured in their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The song, written by Syd Barrett, is basically a child-like game scenario between two friends, hence "Lazing in the foggy dew"...
" - "A Saucerful of SecretsA Saucerful of Secrets (song)"A Saucerful of Secrets" is a multi-part instrumental composition by the rock band Pink Floyd from the album A Saucerful of Secrets, released in 1968. The track lasts 11:52 and was composed by band members Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour...
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Other Songs
- "Matilda MotherMatilda Mother"Matilda Mother" is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn...
" (played only once on 26 July 1968)
Tour band
- David GilmourDavid GilmourDavid Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...
- guitar, vocals - Roger WatersRoger WatersGeorge Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter...
- bass, vocals - Richard WrightRichard Wright (musician)Richard William Wright was an English pianist, keyboardist and songwriter, best known for his career with Pink Floyd. Wright's richly textured keyboard layers were a vital ingredient and a distinctive characteristic of Pink Floyd's sound...
- keyboards, vocals - Nick MasonNick MasonNicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason is an English drummer and songwriter, best known for his work with Pink Floyd. He was the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965...
– drums
See: Pink Floyd live performances
Pink Floyd live performances
Pink Floyd were pioneers in the live music experience, renowned for their lavish stage shows that combine intense visual experiences with music to create a show in which the performers themselves are almost secondary. Pink Floyd's combination of music and visuals set the standard for rock musicians...