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Australian Pink Floyd In The U.S. & Canada
You won’t find many tribute bands capable of headlining major venues but Australian Pink Floyd has moved beyond playing someone else’s music to turn the group’s love for Pink Floyd into a performance that stands on its own.
Photo: Edison Graff
Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sure, the touring absence of Pink Floyd probably helps. Founded in the late 1980s, the Australian Pink Floyd’s fortunes began to rise just as the real deal was withdrawing from the touring universe.
Nowadays the Australian Pink Floyd is known for its note-perfect reproductions of the original works along with a light show worthy of the music. Called “the world’s greatest tribute band,” Australian Pink Floyd is so good at what it does that it performed for David Gilmour on his 50th birthday.
Australian Pink Floyd’s North America adventure includes more than 30 mostly amphitheatre stops. Here’s the tour:
July 22 – Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 23 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
July 25 – Rimouski, Quebec, Parc Beauséjour (Les Grandes Fêtes Telus)
July 29 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 30 – Chicago, Ill., FirstMerit Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island
Aug. 1 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 5 – Manistee, Mich., Little River Casino Resort
Aug. 7 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 8 – Wallingford, Conn., The Dome At Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre
Aug. 9 – Chesterfield, Va., Heritage Amphitheater at Pocahontas State Park (Pocahontas Live)
Aug. 13 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Aug. 14 – Moosic, Pa., Pavilion At Montage Mountain (The Peach Music Festival)
Aug. 16 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 20 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheater
Aug. 21 – Charlotte, N.C., Uptown Amphitheatre At The NC Music Factory
Aug. 22 – Nashville, Tenn., Ascend Amphitheater
Aug. 23 – Atlanta, Ga., Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Aug. 27 – New Orleans, La., Bold Sphere Music At Champions Square
Aug. 28 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 29 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 30 – San Antonio, Texas, Majestic Theatre
Sept. 2 – Mesa, Ariz., Mesa Arts Center
Sept. 3 – Flagstaff, Ariz., Pepsi Amphitheater At Fort Tuthill Park
Sept. 4 – Las Vegas, Nev., Mandalay Bay Beach
Sept. 5 – San Diego, Calif., Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sept. 6 – Irvine, Calif., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 9 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Usana Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 – San Francisco, Calif., Warfield Theatre
Led Zeppelin2 appears on all dates except July 21, 25 & Aug. 9, 14 & Sept. 11.