THE 25 MOST IMPORTANT GIGS

Early 1982 « Nick Mason », German TV

A program dedicated to Nick Mason with many promos movies as Scarecrow, One of these Days (from « Live at Pompeii »), Can't get my Motor to Start, In the Flesh (Stills dubbed), Us & Them (rehearsals) and Another Brick in the Wall (part 2).

06 July 1982 « 6.55 Special », BBC 2, London, England
A topic about the film with interview of Bob Geldof.

10 July 1982 « JT dernière », Antenne 2, Paris, France

A topic about the film « Pink Floyd The Wall ».

13 July 1982 « Midi 2 », Antenne 2, Paris, France

 A topic about the film.

25 July 1982 « Swedish TV », SVT2, Stockholm, Sweden

A topic about the film « Pink Floyd The Wall ». 

19 August 1982 MTV Teletronic Studios, New York, USA

An interview of David Gilmour about the release of the film

19 August 1982 « News Report », YTV TV, London, England
An interview with one of the kids chosen to play in the movie.

27 August 1982 « Friday Special», YTV TV, London, England

 A report about the movie for the « What on cinema ? » sequence.

2 September 1982 « Premiere Extra », BRT, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Review of the film « Pink Floyd The Wall » with interviews with Bob Geldof, Alan Parker and Gerald Scarfe (probably made during the festival de Cannes.

8 September 1982 « Entertainment Tonight», TV, USA

Review for « Pink Floyd - The Wall » movie.

25 September 1982 « Swedish TV », SVT2, Stockholm, Sweden

A topic about the film.

2 October 1982 « Generation 80 », RTBF, Bruxelles, Belgium

A 3 minutes interview of Bob Geldolf  for « Pink Floyd The Wall » where he’s talking about his first acting experience

5 October 1982 « Karussel », SFR Studios, Genève, Suisse
Nick Mason is the guest of a show to talk about the film « The Wall », with extracts from the film.

5 October 1982 « Swedish TV », SVT2, Stockholm, Sweden

An other report about the movie « Pink Floyd The Wall ». 

20 octobre 1982 « Erfolgsmauer », WDR TV, Berlin, Germany

A 17-minute TV show on the « The Wall » project. It’s possible that extracts from the tour were broadcasted.

22 October 1982 « Night Flight», ET TV, USA

A 6-min report on « The Wall » with commentaries of Scarfe, Geldof and Gilmour.

Early 1983 « Informe Semanal », TVE, Madrid, Spain

An interview dubbed in Spanish by Nick Mason along excerpts from «Live at Pompeii», «More» and «The Wall».

20 March 1983 « BAFTA Awards Ceremony », London, England

Roger Waters receives an award for the « Best Movie Song » for Another Brick in the Wall (part 2).

31 March 1983« MTV Report», MTV, New York, USA

On this show dedicated to the release of « The Final Cut », Gilmour evokes the possibility to recording a solo album.

12 May 1983 « Top of the Pops», BBC TV, London, England

Promo clip for Not Now John.

8 June 1983 « Platine 45 », Antenne 2, Paris, France

A short review of « The Final Cut »

17 June 1983 « Nationwide », BBC TV, London, England

A very short interview with Nick Mason.

19 June 1983 « L'Echo des Bananes », FR3, Paris, France

30 June 1983 « Sound Super City», Saitama TV, Tokyo, Japan
Rebroadcast (long version) of the Osaka Festival, August 1971.

11 September 1983 « Interview w/. David Gilmour », MTV Studios, New York, USA
Short interview with Gilmour on « The Wall » mainly.

26 February 1984 « Motor Show », Channel Four, London, England
Nick Mason appearance for this special car’s program.

Early March 1984 « Flash Citron », Antenne 2, Paris, France
David Gilmour is interviewed about his tour  in French

17 March 1984 « Saturday Live », BBC One, London, England

An interview with David Gilmour.

10 April 1984 Le Zenith, Paris, France
Some extracts were used in the documentary « David Gilmour - Beyond the Floyd ».

11 April 1984 « JT 13h », TF1, Paris, France

A report by Patrice Drevet about the passage of David Gilmour in Paris. Some Pink Floyd's excerpts are followed by a French interview with the guitarist.

25 April 1984 Brondbyhallen, Copenhague, Denmark

An almost complete video capture of the Dave’s gig (with an acceptable quality).

11 May 1984 « Interview w/. Jim Ladd »

Interview conducted by Jim Ladd during which David answers questions about the recording of « The Final Cut » and his last solo effort.

21 May 1984 Beacon Theater, New York, USA

Rehearsals filmed probably by the technical team from a tripod in the middle of the room. We can see the band playing Money with several excerpts from « The Pros & Cons of Hitch-Hiking » (but mainly the light-show and the images projected on stage).

June 1984 « Telegatto Music Prize », Milan, Italia
After he received an award in the name of Pink Floyd, David Gilmour is interviewed by the Italian TV.

9 June 1984 « Saturday Live », BBC One, London, England

An interview with Roger Waters.

16 June 1984 « Journal de 20h », TF1, Paris, France

21 June 1984 Earl’s Court Exhibition Hall, London, England

Professional recordings were made for use in various news programmes. There are large excerpts showing the show of « The Pros … » with close-ups of Clapton, Waters and Kamen. We can see some extracts of: Money, 4:30 A.M Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad, 4:33 A.M Running Shoes, 4:37 A.M Arabs With Knives and West German Skies, 4:39 A.M For The First Time Today (Part 2), 4:41 A.M Sexual Revolution (incomplete), 4:47 A.M The Remains Of Our Love, 4:50 A.M Go Fishing and 5:01 A.M The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking.(Incomplete)

25 June 1984 «Innerview », BBC, London, England

A TV show hosted by Jim Ladd with an interview of Waters and excerpts of the screens films (including the one used for Shine on you Crazy Diamond, in 1975-77) and an alternative version of Welcome to the Machine. The interview was broadcast in Spain and France (subtitled in these languages ​​at each time).

4 July 1984 « Flashlights », ZDF, Berlin, Germany
Nick Mason is interviewed for the sequence called « Als Rennfahrer bei ».

9 July 1984 « Entertainment tonight », Paramount Domestic Television, USA

David Gilmour is guested for this show. No more details

31 July 1984 Le Forum, Montreal, Canada
A complete capture from the far-right of the scene. 132 minutes. Difficult to watch given the persistent blur on the tape. A footage of the rehearsals exists too.

1st January 1985 « Tubes et transistors », TF1, Paris, France 

5 April 1985 « Driving Force », BBC TV, London, England

A motor contest with Nick Mason in partnership with Richard Noble. 

13 July 1985 « Live Aid », Wembley Stadium, London, England
David Gilmour joins the band of Brian Ferry to play four songs as lead guitar: Sensation, Boys and Girls, Slave to Love and Jealous Guy. The set was multi-broadcasted.

17 July 1985 « Breakfast Time », BBC TV, London, England

An interview of Nick Mason by David Muir at home.

11 October 1985 « The tube », Channel Four, London, England
The Pete Townsend’s band Deep End with David Gilmour play three title: Give Blood, Second Hand Love and Face the face. 

1st November 1985 « Deep End », Brixton Academy, London, England
David Gilmour joins Pete Townsend to play Love in the Air.

9 February 1986 « Columbian Volcano Relief Benefit », Royal Albert Hall, London, England
David Gilmour plays Run Like Hell, Out Of The Blue and Comfortably Numb.