The Man and The Journey tour was an informal (mostly English) concert tour of a few dates by Pink Floyd during which the conceptual music piece The Man and The Journey was played.
Setlist At most shows Pink Floyd performed The Man and The Journey, however at some shows this was not performed - these shows had a shorter set which usually included "Astronomy Domine", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and unaltered versions of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" and "A Saucerful of Secrets" as heard on Ummagumma. At concerts in Europe in early 1970, "The Man" section (first set) of The Man and the Journey was still performed, but "The Journey" section was not.
The Man and The Journey set list
This set list is from the 17 September 1969 show in Amsterdam.
First set
"Daybreak" ("Grantchester Meadows") "Work" (Percussion and vibraphone with musical sawing and hammering) "Teatime" (The band members were served tea on stage) "Afternoon" ("Biding My Time") "Doing It!" ("Entertainment" section of "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" with tape effects. Earlier dates had an improvised drum and gong solo, with Farfisa organ and tape effects or "Up The Khyber" with tape effects) "Sleep" ("Quicksilver") "Nightmare" (Extended "Cymbaline" with tape effects. Improvisation with tape effects on early dates) "Labyrinth" (instrumental alarm clock sounds and tape effects)
Second set
"The Beginning" ("Green is the Colour") "Beset by Creatures of the Deep" ("Careful with That Axe, Eugene") "The Narrow Way, Part 3" "The Pink Jungle" (Extended "Pow R. Toc H.". Improvisation on early dates) "The Labyrinths of Auximines" (Middle instrumental section of "Let There Be More Light". Improvisation on early dates) "Footsteps/Doors" (tape effects) "Behold the Temple of Light" (beginning of "The Narrow Way, Part 3 extended with jamming") "The End of the Beginning" ("Celestial Voices")
Encore (when played)
"Interstellar Overdrive" (April 14 in London and May 24 in Sheffield) or "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (22 June in Manchester and 26 June in London)
Other shows
When The Man and The Journey was not performed, the shows usually contained all or some of the following:
"Astronomy Domine" "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" "Interstellar Overdrive" "Green Is the Colour" "Pow R. Toc H." "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" "Let There Be More Light" "A Saucerful of Secrets"
For the recording of Top Gear for BBC Radio 1, the band performed:
"Grantchester Meadows" "Cymbaline" "The Narrow Way, Part 3" "Green Is the Colour" "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" (truncated version)
This performance was released as part of The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue NotesEurope27 March 1969 ChesterfieldEngland St James's Hall The Man and The Journey not performed14 April 1969LondonRoyal Festival HallFirst performance of The Man and The JourneyRick Wright played the Hall's pipe organ19 April 1969 StuttgartWest Germany SDR TV Villaberg TV Studios23 April 1969 Hamburg NDR Funkhaus 26 April 1969 LondonEngland Bromley Technical College The Man and The Journey not performed27 April 1969 Birmingham Mothers The Man and The Journey not performedShows recorded for Ummagumma2 May 1969 Manchester Manchester College of Commerce3 May 1969 London Queen Mary College The Man and The Journey not performed 9 May 1969 Southampton University of Southampton Students' Union Camden Camden Festival '6910 May 1969 Nottingham Notts County F.C.12 May 1969 London BBC Radio 1 (Top Gear) The Man and The Journey not performed15 May 1969 Coventry Locarno Ballroom16 May 1969 Leeds Town Hall24 May 1969 Sheffield City Oval Hall25 May 1969 London Roundhouse29 May 1969BristolHTV TV Studios (Fusions)30 May 1969 Croydon Fairfield Halls31 May 1969 Oxford Pembroke College8 June 1969 Cambridge Rex Ballroom10 June 1969 Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall13 June 1969 ExeterEngland University of Exeter14 June 1969 Bristol Colston Hall15 June 1969 Portsmouth Guildhall16 June 1969 Brighton Brighton Dome20 June 1969 Birmingham Town Hall21 June 1969 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall22 June 1969 Manchester Free Trade Hall24 June 1969 Oxford The Queen's College26 June 1969 London Royal Albert Hall Rick Wright played the Hall's pipe organ9 August 1969 AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso ClubThe Man and The Journey not performedPerformance broadcast on local radio17 September 1969 Concertgebouw Rick Wright played the theatre's pipe organPerformance recorded and broadcast on VPRO radio station 24 September 1969 Maastricht Staargebouw 26 September 1969 BrusselsBelgiumThéâtre 140 27 September 1969 28 September 1969
Release The 27 April (Birmingham) and 2 May (Manchester) concerts were recorded and parts released on the live half of the Ummagumma album, in November 1969. The recordings from 6 September and 17 September 1969 in Amsterdam were released as part of the box set The Early Years 1965-1972 in 2016. They are included in the volume titled 1969: Dramatis/ation. The volume also contains video footage from a rehearsal at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 14 April 1969.
Personnel David Gilmour – electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, vocals Roger Waters – bass, nylon-string acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals, vocalisations Richard Wright – Farfisa organ, vibraphone, trombone, vocals, pipe organs (where available) Nick Mason – drums, percussion
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