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  • A Look Back At Pink Floyd’s First Gig At Pompeii…in 70BC

    A Look Back At Pink Floyd’s First Gig At Pompeii…in 70BC

      Today is the 2,087th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s first show, when they played the opening ceremony of the Amphitheatre at Pompeii. Seeing Floyd play the inaugural gig there (they opened the set with the Latin-named “Astronomy Domine”) must have been fascinating back in 70 BC. Although, of course, they were known back then as…