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Pink Floyd · 1968

Pink Floyd

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 7, 1968TV⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Pink Floyd performed at the Le Blboquet club in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, where they played “Let There Be More Light” live as part of the four-hour television special “Surprise Partie”. The program, which also featured The Who, Joe Cocker, The Troggs, Fleetwood Mac, Small Faces, PP Arnold, The Equals and others, was broadcast in color by ORTF2 on December 31.

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