PINK FLOYD TIMELINE
THE HISTORY OF PINK FLOYD DECADE BY DECADE
The Newcomers
3 August, 1963The Newcomers appeared at the Rex Ballroom, Cambridge. David Gilmour was the guitarist in the group.
Syd Barrett
2 January, 1965Syd Barrett performed with the group Those Without at a gig in Cambridge, England. The band includes Smudge and Stephen Pyle.
Summer Dance
22 May, 1965Pink Floyd appeared at the Summer Dance, Homerton College, Cambridge, England.
Melody Maker
22 May, 1965Pink Floyd appeared at the Melody Maker Beat Contest, Wimbledon Palais, London, England.
The Tea Set
18 December, 1965Pink Floyd appeared (as The Tea Set) at the Village Hall, Old Weston, near Huntingdon, England.
The Tea Set
31 December, 1965The Tea Set, (Pink Floyd) appeared at a New Years Dance at Kimbolton Youth Centre, near Huntingdon, England
The Tea Set
9 January, 1966Pink Floyd appeared at the Goings On Club, Archer Street, London, England. (The band was also still known as The Tea Set during this period).
University of Essex Rag Ball
11 January, 1966Billed as The Tea Set, (Pink Floyd) played the first of two nights at the University of Essex Rag Ball with The Swinging Blue Jeans and Marianne Faithfull. This was the first gig when Floyd used a film show as part of their set.
The Tea Set
11 March, 1966The Swinging Blue Jeans, Marianne Faithfull and The Tea Set, (Pink Floyd) all appeared at the University of Essex Rag Ball, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, England.