Memories of Pink Floyd’s Dundee show sought

Dundonians who attended a 1960s Pink Floyd gig in the city are being sought for a new book about the world-famous band’s early years.

Before releasing two of the world’s best-selling albums, The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, the English group were only just establishing themselves as big-hitters when they launched their first world tour in 1968.

The band went on to become one of the most influential rock bands of all time with hits including the 1979 songs Comfortably Numb and Another Brick in the Wall.

One of the band’s 1968 shows was held in the city at Dundee Art College – renamed the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 1975 – on December 12 for the students’ Christmas Revels Ball.

Now Manchester-based author Richard Houghton, who has authored similar books on The Beatles and The Rolling Stones’ early years, hopes to capture the experiences of those who attended the Dundee gig, as well as many of the other shows they played that year.

“I’m looking for feedback from those who attended the smaller gigs in the late 60s and early 70s before Pink Floyd began to play the big venues such as Wembley,” he said.

“It’s particularly shows such as the early ones that I’m interested in meaning I can hopefully tell the band’s story in a slightly different way via firsthand accounts of these shows.

“I think it was their only ever Dundee gig that they played so I would be very interested to find out the experience of people who attended.”

Primarily playing smaller venues on the 1968 tour, the band performed to more than 100 audiences, with two other Scottish shows in Edinburgh and Dunoon.

Those who attended the Dundee gig can contact Richard by email at isaw pinkfloyd@gmail.com or write to him at 1 Totnes Road, Manchester, M21 8XF.

I think it was their only ever Dundee gig that they played. RICHARD HOUGHTON

Pink Floyd during an early gig in Stockholm. From left: Syd Barrett, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Roger Waters.