PINK FLOYD & THEIR BEGININGS

PINK FLOYD & THEIR BEGININGS

January: 1966
Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright. The venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate. They play for five hours with only a 20 minute break. Their fee is £ 15.
13th March:
Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club.
14th October:
The band play their first real "underground" set at All Saints Hall, Powis Gardens in London having dumped all their r&b material.
15th October:
Band performs at the International Times "All Night Rave" at London's Roundhouse.
31st October:
Pink Floyd sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
18th November:
A "philadelic" music event is staged at Hornsey Colege Of Art featuring Pink Floyd and light show.
November:
Peter Jenner and Andrew King take the band into Thompson Private Recorders in Hemel Hempstead to record a demo tape. Four tracks are cut, "Interstellar Overdrive", "Lucy Leave", "Stoned Alone" and "Silas Lane".
12th December:
Band plays for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall.
18th December:
Pink Floyd play The Blarney Club in Tottenham Court Road. The next week it changes its name to the UFO Club.