Regent Street Polytechnic. Nick Mason and Roger Waters attended here for art and architecture in 1962. They formed a band while attending called "The Sigma 6". Nick would go to Anello and David's Ballet Shoe Maker in Covent Gardens to get Cuban heeled cowboy boots.

Located at 309 Regent Street, London, England W1B 2UW.

Stanhope Gardens in Highgate. Mike Leonard, as part time lecturer at the Regent Street Polytechnic had a house here. Roger Waters and Nick Mason rented space here in 1963. Later on, Syd Barreta nd Rick Wright rented space also. Mike Leonard made light machines, which were an influence on the Pink Floyd light shows. It was here where Nick and Roger asked Syd to join their band "The Tea Set". Syd replaced Chris Dennis.

Located at 39 Stanhope Gardens, Highgate, London, England.

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Camberwell College. Syd Barret studied art here.

Located at 45-63 Peckham Road, London, England, SE5 8UF.

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Essex University. In March of 1966, they gig here under the name "The Tea Set" for an event called "The Rag Ball". They had another name for the band, "The Pink Floyd Sound". The name was derived from two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Located at Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, England, C04 3SQ.

They gigged here, The Marquee Club, in March of 1966. This turned out to be a break for the band, as they met Peter Jenner.

Located in the west end of London at 90 Wardour Street, London, England. The club is gone, but the building is there.

All Saints Hall. This hall is part of the All Saints Church in Powis Gardens. Pink Floyd played here in late 1966. This hall became an important venue for the counter culture revolution at the time. The band worked on and experimented with their light shows here.

Located in Powis Gardens, London, England.

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The Roundhouse. They played here in October of 1966 to celebrate the first issue of IT (International Times). IT was a school newspaper the band helped fund. In the audience was Paul McCartney. Soft Machine, another band, also played that night. The band felt the music and lightshow were very good that night.

Located at Chalk Farm Road, London, England NW1 8EH.

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In December 1966, they play here, The Royal Albert Hall, for the Oxfam Benefit. This was one of the larger earlier gigs they played, with approximately 5,000 people in the audience. Also playing on the bill that night were Chris Farlow, Dudley Moore, The Alan Price Set, and Peter Cook. The band members mothers were also in the audience.

Located at Kensington Gore, London, England SW7 2AD

The UFO club (pronounced you-fo for Undergoround Freak Out). This club was started by John Hopkins and Joe Boyd. Pink Floyd were the opening act here on December 23rd, 1966.

Located in the west end of London at 31 Tottenham Court Road, London, England (Now it is an Odeon complex).

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Sound Techniques Recording Studio. They recorded "Arnold Layne" and "Interstellar Overdrive" here. The session was recorded on a 4 track tape, produced by Joe Boyd. This was in January of 1967.

Located at Old Church Street, Chelsea, London, England.

Queens Hall. They gigged here after signing a record deal with EMI records. Cream was the headlining act that night. Their first record deal was worth 5,000 British pounds.

Located in Leeds, England

The California Ballroom. The audience was so close to the stage, they could pour drinks on the band from the balcony.

Located in Dunstable, England.

The Feathers Club. While playing here on April 24th, 1967 someone threw a pre-decimal copper penny, and hit Roger in the head.

Located at 18-20 Broadway, London, England SW1H 0BH

Alexandria Palace. One of the last big psychadelic shows, "The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream" featuring Pink Floyd, Alex Harvey, Soft Machine, and Arthur Brown was played here on April 29, 1967.

Located at Alexandria Palace Way, Wood Green, London, England NZ2 7AY

Pink Floyd played the "Games for Mary" show here in 1967. Queen Elizabeth's Hall, a venue for classical music.

Located on London's south bank, at South Bank Centre, Blevedere Road, London, England, SE1 8XX

The Commonwealth Institute's New Zealand House. PF played here.

Located at 80 Haymarket, London, England SW1Y 4TQ

Abbey Road Studios. In March of 1967, they record "Piper at the Gates of Dawn". EMI records sent Norman Smith to oversee and produce the recordings. They recorded most of "A Saucerful of Secrets" here. On "Jugband Blues" they brought in a Salvation Army brass band to play.

Located at 3 Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, England NW8 9AY

In 1967 they come here to De Lane Lea Studios to record some of Syd's work in August of 1967. Syd came here after spending time on the island of Formentera. The music Syd was working on didn't quite work out too well.

Located at 75 Dean Street, London, England W1D 3PU

On November 10th and 11th 1967, PF was supporting Big Brother and the Holding Company, Richie Havens, and H.P. Lovecraft. This is the old Winterland Ballroom.

Located on the northwest corner of Steiner and Post streets in San Francisco, California, USA

The Cheetah Club. In November of 1967, they play a gig here. Opening for them are Lothar and the Hand People. Basically, they were a guy and some hot women dancing like strippers. PF had to borrow gear for the show. Roger cut his hand on the bass he had borrowed. At the end of the show, he smashed the bass. Syd was acting wierd, and had slicked his hair straight back.

The Cheetah Club was located in Venice, California, USA.

The Olympia Club. In December of 1967, Syd had become so erratic the band thought it was time to keep him from performing with them, and started planning ways to do it. They were touring with Jimi Hendrix at the time, performing in a show called "Christmas on Earth".

Located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, France 9e

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The Royal College of Art. In late 1967, Nick Mason sees David Gilmour playing a gig here. This is the place where Nick asked David to be an extra guitarist for Pink Floyd. David was playing in a band called "Joker's Wild". This was part of the plan to get Syd out of the performances, and to help the band actually sound like they had musical talent.

Located next to Abert Hall, at Kensington Gore, London, England, SW7 2EU.

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Middle Earth. They played a party for actress Vanessa Redgrave here. This club was similar to the UFO Club, accepting underground bands, but was more commercial in its presentation.

Located at 43 King Street, London, England.

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Palazzo dello Sport. Played here in 1968.

Located in Rome, Italy

The Paradiso. This club was similar to the Fillmore clubs in the USA. They commented about the smell of Indonesian chicken wings and patchouli oil

Located at Weteringschaus 6-8, Amsterdam, Voord, Holland.

Hyde Park. On June 29th, 1968 they release "A Saucerful of Secrets" and play a free concert in the park with Roy Harper and Jethro Tull.

Located in London, England.

The Scene. In August 1968 they headline here, with Fleetwood Mac supporting them. They had visa problems and had to leave the USA and go to Canada.

Located at 301 West 46th Street
Manhattan, New York

The Chelsea Hotel. The band stayed here during their August 1968 gig.

Located at 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York, USA 10011

The Electric Factory. A venue in their summer 1968 tour.

Located at 421 North 7th, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Whiskey a Go Go. A venue in their summer 1968 tour.

Located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA 90069.

The Camlin Hotel. The band ran out of money on their summer 1968 tour. They got stuck here and had to wait for more money to arrive.

Located at 1619 9th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA 98101

Pye Studios. In December of 1968, they record some sounds for a film called "More". The film was directed by Barbet Schroeder.

Located in the Marble Arch Area of London, England.

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Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio. In late 1969, they worked on the film "Zabriskie Pointe", by Michelangelo Antonioni. They received a per diem rate of $40 per day, resulting in the band eating and drinking during abnormal hours.

Located at Via Cavour 18, Rome, Italy, 00184.

The Fillmore East. In 1970, legendary music promoter Bill Graham (owner of the Fillmore) rented to Fillmore to Pink Floyd for $3,000. He didn't think they could fill the place. This was the band's highest grossing show to date (1970). They met lighting designer Arthur Max here. They also had Robbie Robertson and Levon Helms of The Band thrown out of their dressing room. They didnt know who they were.

Located at 181 2nd Avenue
Manhattan, New York

The Royal Orleans Hotel. While on tour in the USA in May 1970, all of their gear was stolen while staying here. The result was an end of the tour.

Located at 621 St. Louis Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 70140.

Randwick Stadium and Race course. They play a gig here in August of 1971, during Australia's winter. It was so cold that the drummer had to wear gloves to stay warm. They met director George Greenough here.

Located in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.

The Rainbow Theatre. They play a song from the "Dark Side of the Moon" for the first time. The song was called "A Piece for Assorted Lunatics", which was later changed to "Eclipse". This was in mid February of 1972.

Located in the north London area, England.