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1. Pink FloydSeptember 7, 1994

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   After Pink Floyd's concert at Prague's Strahov Stadium, attended by 110,000 people, President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel invited the band to dinner.
2. Pink FloydOctober 8, 1988

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   Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon finally left the Billboard album chart after a record 741 weeks. Following a later rule change that allowed catalog albums to return to the main chart, the album returned repeatedly and reached a record 996 weeks on the chart at the beginning of 2026. It has sold approximately 50 million copies worldwide.
3. Pink FloydSeptember 7, 1987

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   Pink Floyd released “A Momentary Lapse of Reason”, their thirteenth studio album and the band's first without founding member Roger Waters. Following the legal dispute, David Gilmour led the group. The album helped restore the band's prominent position, was followed by an extensive world tour and sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. It reached No. 3 in the US and UK and No. 1 in New Zealand.
4. Pink FloydSeptember 7, 1987

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   Pink Floyd began the A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in Ottawa, Canada, despite threats from former member Roger Waters to sue the promoters. Waters later withdrew his objection to the use of the Pink Floyd name in an out-of-court settlement in December 1987 in exchange for exclusive legal control over the concept, design and stage elements of The Wall. The agreement allowed the group to continue using the Pink Floyd name.
5. Pink FloydOctober 10, 1987

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   Pink Floyd's album A Momentary Lapse of Reason entered the U.S. album Top 10.
6. Pink FloydAugust 4, 1980

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   Pink Floyd began a five-show run at Earls Court in London as part of The Wall tour. The production featured a massive wall that was gradually built throughout the performance, eventually separating the band from the audience.
7. Pink FloydAugust 9, 1980

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   Ten original drawings by Gerald Scarfe created for Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court in London, where they were on display.
8. Pink FloydAugust 17, 2009

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   A thief in New Zealand reserved a copy of Pink Floyd's album The Wall at a record store in Christchurch, left his name and telephone number, and subsequently robbed the store.
9. Pink FloydSeptember 1, 1976

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   The album “Wish You Were Here” was approaching one year on the British chart. Pink Floyd's ninth studio album was first unveiled at the Knebworth Festival in July 1975 and released in September of that year. It was an immediate success, and EMI was unable to press enough copies to meet demand. The album cover was created by the Hipgnosis team and featured a series of images based on the themes of “absence” and “unfulfilled presence,” including a handshake between two men in business suits, one of whom is on fire, a veil covering a naked woman in the Norfolk countryside and a diver in California's Mono Lake who leaves no splash.
10. Pink FloydOctober 1, 1973

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    Pink Floyd began recording the album “Wish You Were Here” at Abbey Road Studios in London.
11. Pink FloydAugust 6, 1971

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    Pink Floyd visited Japan for the first time and played the first of three concerts at the Hakone Aphrodite ’71 festival at Seikei Gakuen Jofundai near Lake Ashi in Hakone.
12. Pink FloydAugust 13, 1971

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    Pink Floyd played their first concert in Australia at Festival Hall in Melbourne.