Intense Records

Live in Venice 1989: the Complete PBS Broadcast (2CD)

Pre-order - Friday 29th May 2026

£9.99 (£11.99 incl. VAT)

The 1989 concert by Pink Floyd on a floating stage in Venice remains one of
the most legendary and controversial live events in rock history
Staged on July 15th to an estimated audience of nearly 200,000 people crammed into
every available space along the canals and piazzas, the free performance was
intended as a gift to the city and a global television event.

The band performed a majestic set-list heavily focused on their then-current album, A
Momentary Lapse of Reason, while also weaving in classics like "Comfortably Numb"
and "Wish You Were Here," all against the breathtaking backdrop of St. Mark's Basin
and the Doge's Palace. The concert achieved a mythical status and the televised
broadcast captured the band at their most visually spectacular, with the gondolas on
the water and the illuminated city forming an unforgettable setting. While the city of
Venice subsequently banned large-scale concerts of its kind, the event endures as a
powerful, if flawed, testament to Pink Floyd 's ambition to merge music with grand,
conceptual art on a monumental scale, forever etching their performance into the
history of both the band and the city itself.

Tracks: Shine on You Crazy Diamond / Learning to Fly / Yet Another Movie / Round
and Around / Sorrow / Dogs of War / On the Turning Away / Time / The Great Gig in
the Sky / Wish You Were Here / Money / Another Brick in the Wall / Comfortably
Numb / Run Like Hell