
“The Man and The Journey” was a two-part concept show toured (mostly) around England by Pink Floyd in 1969 that featured improvisations built around earlier material and songs they’d recently recorded for the soundtrack to More. The show was debuted on April 14, 1969 at London’s Royal Festival Hall at an event called “The Massed Gadgets Of Auximenes: More Furious Madness From Pink Floyd.” During the first part of the show, the band took a break and were served tea onstage.
The concert was recorded but never released. A bootleg recording from Dutch radio VPRO was taped in Amsterdam on September 17 and this show, one of the best Pink Floyd shows that you will ever hear, has circulated for years and is easy to find. The entire show has also been posted on YouTube:
Below, some remarkable rehearsal footage of Pink Floyd at the Royal Festival Hall. There are some short silent parts of this film, be warned.
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Pink Floyd: Gems from the Original Soundtrack of ‘More’ (1969)






