A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour


A Momentary Lapse of Reason and Another Lapse were two consecutive concert tours by the English rock band Pink Floyd. The A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour ran from September 1987 to August 1988; the Another Lapse tour ran from May–July 1989. Both tours were in support of their album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The tour was the band's first since The Wall tour in 1981, and also the first without the band's original bassist Roger Waters. The band later reprised the setlist and stage show of this tour for their performance at Knebworth Park in 1990.

History

Initially, there was a great deal of uncertainty around the tour. Pink Floyd had not played live since 1981, and had not embarked on a full-fledged tour since 1977. Roger Waters left the band in 1985, believing the band would not continue. However, Gilmour and Mason decided to continue as Pink Floyd. Waters threatened legal action against Gilmour and Mason, as well as any promoters who promoted shows as "Pink Floyd". However, by the end of 1987, with the success of the album and first stages of the tour, the new lineup had established itself commercially, and the band reached a settlement with Waters in December.
Having the success of The Wall shows to live up to, the concerts' special effects were more impressive than ever. The initial "promotional tour" was extended, and finally lasted almost two years, ending in 1989 after playing around 197 concerts in total, including 3 dates at Madison Square Garden and 2 nights at Wembley Stadium. The tour took Pink Floyd to various exotic locations they had never played before such as shows in the forecourt of the Palace of Versailles, Moscow's Olympic Stadium, and Venice, despite fears and protests that the sound would damage the latter city's foundations. The tour marked the first time that the band played in the Soviet Union, Norway, Spain and New Zealand, and was the first time they had played in Australia since 1971 and Japan since 1972.
Worldwide, the band grossed around US$135 million, making A Momentary Lapse of Reason the highest-grossing tour of the 1980s.
A further concert was held at the Knebworth Festival in 1990, a charity event that also featured other Silver Clef Award winners. Pink Floyd was the last act to play, to an audience of 120,000. During this gig Clare Torry joined Vicki and Sam Brown in providing backing vocals, Candy Dulfer contributing saxophone solos. The £60,000 firework display that ended the concert was entirely financed by the band. These shows are documented by the Delicate Sound of Thunder album, video and Live at Knebworth '90 video. Video of both the Venice and Knebworth concerts was released on Blu-Ray and DVD in The Later Years boxset.

Personnel

Pink Floyd:
Additional musicians:
Knebworth Park additional musicians:

Set list

Tour

The first set mainly consisted of songs from A Momentary Lapse of Reason and the second of hits and older songs. See notes on individual tour dates to see changes made to the usual set list.

Grand Canal, Venice, 15 July 1989 – Live TV concert

This was a special performance on a floating platform, for live Italian TV and was also broadcast worldwide. Due to time restrictions of live TV some songs were left out and others shortened in places. Before the concert, city authorities were so worried about the effects of loud amplified music on the ancient structures of the city that Pink Floyd agreed to play more quietly than usual. The influx of 200,000 fans into the city, and the outcry arising from the mountains of litter left behind and the inevitable consequences of the lack of toilet facilities, led to the entire city council resigning after the concert.
  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Part I"
  2. "Learning to Fly"
  3. "Yet Another Movie"
  4. "Round and Around"
  5. "Sorrow"
  6. "The Dogs of War"
  7. "On the Turning Away"
  8. "Time"
  9. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  10. "Wish You Were Here"
  11. "Money"
  12. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
  13. "Comfortably Numb"
  14. "Run Like Hell"

Knebworth Park, Knebworth, 30 June 1990 – Silver Clef Award Winners Concert

  1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V"
  2. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  3. "Wish You Were Here"
  4. "Sorrow"
  5. "Money"
  6. "Comfortably Numb"
  7. "Run Like Hell"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / availableRevenue
22 January 1988AucklandNew ZealandWestern Springs StadiumN/AN/A
27 January 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
28 January 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
29 January 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
30 January 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
31 January 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
1 February 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
2 February 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
3 February 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
4 February 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
5 February 1988SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
7 February 1988BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
8 February 1988BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreN/AN/A
11 February 1988AdelaideAustraliaThebarton OvalN/AN/A
13 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
14 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
15 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
16 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
17 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
18 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
19 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
20 February 1988MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne & Olympic ParksN/AN/A
24 February 1988PerthAustraliaEast Fremantle OvalN/AN/A
2 March 1988TokyoJapanNippon BudokanN/AN/A
3 March 1988TokyoJapanNippon BudokanN/AN/A
4 March 1988TokyoJapanYoyogi National GymnasiumN/AN/A
5 March 1988TokyoJapanYoyogi National GymnasiumN/AN/A
6 March 1988TokyoJapanYoyogi National GymnasiumN/AN/A
8 March 1988OsakaJapanOsaka-jo HallN/AN/A
9 March 1988OsakaJapanOsaka-jo HallN/AN/A
11 March 1988NagoyaJapanRainbow HallN/AN/A
15 April 1988Los AngelesUnited StatesLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum56,672 / 64,019$1,233,203
18 April 1988DenverUnited StatesMile High Stadium51,976 / 65,000$1,143,472
20 April 1988SacramentoUnited StatesCharles C. Hughes Stadium27,000 / 27,000$607,960
22 April 1988OaklandUnited StatesOakland–Alameda County Coliseum78,972 / 90,000$1,716,870
23 April 1988OaklandUnited StatesOakland–Alameda County Coliseum78,972 / 90,000$1,716,870
25 April 1988PhoenixUnited StatesMunicipal Stadium48,330 / 48,330$1,070,402
26 April 1988PhoenixUnited StatesMunicipal Stadium48,330 / 48,330$1,070,402
28 April 1988IrvingUnited StatesTexas Stadium47,137 / 47,137$924,080
30 April 1988OrlandoUnited StatesFlorida Citrus BowlN/AN/A
4 May 1988RaleighUnited StatesCarter–Finley Stadium42,982 / 42,982$866,576
6 May 1988FoxboroughUnited StatesSullivan Stadium85,911 / 88,998$1,932,998
8 May 1988FoxboroughUnited StatesSullivan Stadium85,911 / 88,998$1,932,998
11 May 1988MontrealCanadaOlympic Stadium41,761 / 55,000$1,168,236
13 May 1988TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium47,017 / 50,000$1,014,204
15 May 1988PhiladelphiaUnited StatesVeterans Stadium88,010 / 95,800$1,917,675
16 May 1988PhiladelphiaUnited StatesVeterans Stadium88,010 / 95,800$1,917,675
18 May 1988Cedar FallsUnited StatesUNI-Dome15,857 / 15,857N/A
20 May 1988MadisonUnited StatesCamp Randall Stadium45,132 / 55,000$902,640
21 May 1988RosemontUnited StatesRosemont Horizon28,788 / 28,788$704,725
22 May 1988RosemontUnited StatesRosemont Horizon28,788 / 28,788$704,725
24 May 1988MinneapolisUnited StatesHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome42,532 / 50,000$938,768
26 May 1988Kansas CityUnited StatesArrowhead StadiumN/AN/A
28 May 1988ColumbusUnited StatesOhio Stadium63,016 / 63,016$1,260,320
30 May 1988PittsburghUnited StatesThree Rivers Stadium51,101 / 51,101$1,022,020
1 June 1988Washington, D.C.United StatesRFK Stadium44,586 / 44,586$1,003,185
3 June 1988East RutherfordUnited StatesGiants Stadium107,568 / 107,568$2,389,635
4 June 1988East RutherfordUnited StatesGiants Stadium107,568 / 107,568$2,389,635
10 June 1988NantesFranceStade de la BeaujoireN/AN/A
13 June 1988RotterdamNetherlandsFeijenoord StadionN/AN/A
14 June 1988RotterdamNetherlandsFeijenoord StadionN/AN/A
16 June 1988West BerlinWest GermanyReichstagsgeländeN/AN/A
18 June 1988MannheimWest GermanyMaimarktgeländeN/AN/A
21 June 1988VersaillesFrancePalace of VersaillesN/AN/A
22 June 1988VersaillesFrancePalace of VersaillesN/AN/A
25 June 1988HanoverWest GermanyNiedersachsenstadionN/AN/A
27 June 1988DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallenN/AN/A
28 June 1988DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallenN/AN/A
29 June 1988DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallenN/AN/A
1 July 1988ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-StadionN/AN/A
3 July 1988MunichWest GermanyOlympiastadion MünchenN/AN/A
6 July 1988TurinItalyStadio Olimpico di TorinoN/AN/A
8 July 1988ModenaItalyStadio Alberto BragliaN/AN/A
9 July 1988ModenaItalyStadio Alberto BragliaN/AN/A
11 July 1988RomeItalyStadio FlaminioN/AN/A
12 July 1988RomeItalyStadio FlaminioN/AN/A
15 July 1988GrenobleFranceStade du Municipal Charles-BertyN/AN/A
17 July 1988NiceFranceStade Charles-EhrmannN/AN/A
20 July 1988BarcelonaSpainEstadi de SarriàN/AN/A
22 July 1988MadridSpainEstadio Vicente CalderónN/AN/A
24 July 1988MontpellierFranceEspace RichterN/AN/A
26 July 1988BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob StadiumN/AN/A
28 July 1988LilleFranceStadium Nord Lille MétropoleN/AN/A
31 July 1988CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte StadionN/AN/A
2 August 1988OsloNorwayValle HovinN/AN/A
5 August 1988LondonEnglandWembley StadiumN/AN/A
6 August 1988LondonEnglandWembley StadiumN/AN/A
8 August 1988ManchesterEnglandMaine RoadN/AN/A
12 August 1988RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum44,640 / 44,640$1,116,000
13 August 1988RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum44,640 / 44,640$1,116,000
14 August 1988RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield Coliseum44,640 / 44,640$1,116,000
16 August 1988Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills31,016 / 31,016$775,400
17 August 1988Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills31,016 / 31,016$775,400
19 August 1988UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum71,862 / 71,862$1,796,550
20 August 1988UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum71,862 / 71,862$1,796,550
21 August 1988UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum71,862 / 71,862$1,796,550
22 August 1988UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum71,862 / 71,862$1,796,550
23 August 1988UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Coliseum71,862 / 71,862$1,796,550

DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / availableRevenue
13 May 1989WerchterBelgiumWerchter festival groundN/AN/A
16 May 1989VeronaItalyVerona ArenaN/AN/A
17 May 1989VeronaItalyVerona ArenaN/AN/A
18 May 1989VeronaItalyVerona ArenaN/AN/A
20 May 1989MonzaItalyAutodromo Nazionale MonzaN/AN/A
22 May 1989LivornoItalyStadio Armando PicchiN/AN/A
23 May 1989LivornoItalyStadio Armando PicchiN/AN/A
25 May 1989Cava de' TirreniItalyStadio Simonetta LambertiN/AN/A
26 May 1989Cava de' TirreniItalyStadio Simonetta LambertiN/AN/A
31 May 1989AthensGreeceOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
3 June 1989MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
4 June 1989MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
6 June 1989MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
7 June 1989MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
8 June 1989MoscowSoviet UnionOlympic StadiumN/AN/A
10 June 1989LahtiFinlandLahden SuurhalliN/AN/A
12 June 1989StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaN/AN/A
13 June 1989StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaN/AN/A
14 June 1989StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaN/AN/A
16 June 1989HamburgWest GermanyFestwiese Im StadtparkN/AN/A
18 June 1989CologneWest GermanyMungersdorfer StadionN/AN/A
20 June 1989FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle FrankfurtN/AN/A
21 June 1989FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle FrankfurtN/AN/A
23 June 1989LinzAustriaLinzer StadionN/AN/A
25 June 1989StuttgartWest GermanyNeckarstadionN/AN/A
27 June 1989ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyN/AN/A
28 June 1989ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyN/AN/A
29 June 1989ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyN/AN/A
30 June 1989ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyN/AN/A
1 July 1989ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyN/AN/A
4 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
5 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
6 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
7 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
8 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
9 July 1989LondonEnglandDocklands ArenaN/AN/A
10 July 1989NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertparkN/AN/A
12 July 1989LausanneSwitzerlandStade Olympique de la PontaiseN/AN/A
15 July 1989VeniceItalyPiazza San MarcoN/AN/A
18 July 1989MarseilleFranceStade VélodromeN/AN/A