Pink Floyd: “Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena” album coming, from the “Wish You Were Here” tour

A joins the calendar of Pink Floyd reissues comes a document that has so far remained on the margins of the official catalogue. For the first time, “Pink Floyd Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975″ is being released on vinyl and CD, documenting one of the five concerts the English band played in Los Angeles in April 1975, during the tour for “Wish You Were Here“.

The release is planned as a limited first edition: a four-LP clear vinyl box set for Record Store Day on April 18th, followed by a double-CD version on April 24th.

The concert captures a crucial transitional phase. It opens with "Raving And Drooling" and "You've Got To Be Crazy", early versions of what would go on to become "Sheep" and "Dogs" respectively on "Animals" (1977). Right after, the "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" suite (split into two parts) frames "Have A Cigar", keeping the direct link to "Wish You Were Here" intact.

The second part is taken up by the complete performance of "The Dark Side Of The Moon", presented as a single unbroken block, following what was by then an established practice in the band's live shows of that era. The final encore is given over to "Echoes", a further nod to the group's earlier period.

The audio comes from the celebrated recordings of Mike Millard, a central figure in the history of Los Angeles bootlegging in the 1970s, known for the strikingly high quality of his live tapes. Restoration and remastering were handled by Steven Wilson, who worked on the original tapes to bring them up to contemporary standards.

These recordings had already surfaced in the "Wish You Were Here 50" box set, released in 2025 and a UK chart-topper, but this marks the first standalone physical release of the concert.

Setlist:

Sheep (early version, known as Raving and Drooling)

Dogs (early version, known as You Gotta Be Crazy)

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V)

Have a Cigar

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)

The Dark Side Of The Moon:

Speak to Me

Breathe (In the Air)

On the Run

Time

Breathe (Reprise)

The Great Gig in the Sky

Money

Us and Them

Any Colour You Like

Brain Damage

Eclipse

Encore:

Echoes

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