HISTORY

PINK FLOYD TIMELINE

THE HISTORY OF PINK FLOYD DECADE BY DECADE

The Newcomers

3 August, 1963

The Newcomers appeared at the Rex Ballroom, Cambridge. David Gilmour was the guitarist in the group.

Syd Barrett

2 January, 1965

Syd Barrett performed with the group Those Without at a gig in Cambridge, England. The band includes Smudge and Stephen Pyle.

Summer Dance

22 May, 1965

Pink Floyd appeared at the Summer Dance, Homerton College, Cambridge, England.

Melody Maker

22 May, 1965

Pink Floyd appeared at the Melody Maker Beat Contest, Wimbledon Palais, London, England.

The Tea Set

18 December, 1965

Pink Floyd appeared (as The Tea Set) at the Village Hall, Old Weston, near Huntingdon, England.

The Tea Set

31 December, 1965

The Tea Set, (Pink Floyd) appeared at a New Years Dance at Kimbolton Youth Centre, near Huntingdon, England

The Tea Set

9 January, 1966

Pink 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, 1966

Billed 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, 1966

The Swinging Blue Jeans, Marianne Faithfull and The Tea Set, (Pink Floyd) all appeared at the University of Essex Rag Ball, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, England.