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9 weird and wonderful facts to celebrate the return of Pink Floyd
Get ready for The Endless River
In 1971 the band killed a pond full of fish live on stage. Pink Floyd used to feature animals in their live show, including flying pigs and giant octopus. During one show they used a lake in front of the stage, which was filled with fish to create a misting effect while a giant octopus inflated behind the band. Photographer Robert Ellis recounts that as thunder boomed in the sky above and the audience stormed through the makeshift lake, all the fish floated to the top as a result of the dry ice.
by Ed Keeble
Pink Floyd are back, with what is their first album in 20 years, the aptly titled The Endless River. They are a band with a long legacy, some of it arduous, full of experimentation and the pushing of boundaries both physical and musical.
They are without a doubt one of the greatest bands of all time, especially when you consider well over 34 million people bought Dark Side Of The Moon. It spent 1,500 weeks in the charts setting an all time record and this isn't even the record they consider to be their greatest...
Expectations are high for the new release and rightly so. But they aren't a bad who are likely to disappoint.
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