Pink Floyd - Montreal 1977

Pink Floyd Who Was Trained Not To Spit On The Fan?
1977 July 6
Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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* Original Notes
Indeed, the tour which supported Animals spelled the end to the band in many ways. The "In the Flesh" tour reached its peak one summer day in Montreal when a seriously annoyed Waters lost it repeatedly in the face of a crowd that had lost all sense of control in the presence of their heroes.

As Waters was starting to sing "Pigs on the Wing," someone blew off a firecracker near the stage. He stopped singing and shouted out "Oh, for f*ck's sake. Stop letting off fireworks and shouting and screaming. I'm trying to sing a song here." He admonished the crowd for a bit, and went on with the song, but things went downhill from there, and during "Money," Waters watched incredulously as one fan climbed the netting that kept the audience from the band and in his disgust, Waters spat in his admirer's face.

By the end of the concert, the band played an encore song, "Blues," to try and calm the crowd down without Gilmour, who watched from the soundboard. Waters recalls today that the basic concepts that would become The Wall came to him at this trainwreck of a show, July 6, 1977 in Montreal.


Pigs (3 Different Ones): I was surprised when Roger picked up a black and white Strat and Snowy switched to bass. Of the four songs they’d played so far, Roger played bass on only one of them. The fireworks seemed to subside and a pig floated overhead as David played some of the best solos I’ve ever heard him play. They really burned during that tune! As the song wound down, and they were doing a quiet vamp, Roger became... demonic. He called into the audience and pointed at a kid somewhere off to my right - just in front of him. He called the kid up to the stage, like you would a dog. "C’mon boy... come back... all is forgiven... just a bit further... there’s a good boy..." I could see an exuberant teenager climb over the barricade and with the help of a roadie, he was lifted up to the edge of the stage. I’m sure he thought he was going to meet his idol... until Mr. Waters let fly with a wad of spit that was as remarkable for its volume as it was for its accuracy. "Sch-plaugh" - right in the kid’s face! Dazed, the kid was tossed, like garbage, back over the bars into the darkness. The song ended, the band retired for a 20-minute break and I was left trying to process what I had just seen.

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Disc 1

1. Sheep.mp3 (11:32)
2. Pigs On The Wing Part 1                
3. Dogs                                    
4. Pigs On The Wing Part 2                
5. Pink Floyd Pigs                        
6. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5.mp3
7. Welcome To The Machine.mp3              

Disc 2

1. Have A Cigar
2. Wish You Where Here
3. Shiny On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9
4. Money
5. Us And Them
6. Blues