PINKY and the FLOYD present:
Three Different Ones 3 Albums. 3 Sets. Back to Back to Back.
DATE:
Saturday, 23 April 2016
ALL AGES.
TIME:
6:30pm Cocktails by Sidecar Bar Service
The Emerson Ballroom; no cover charge, no-host bar, 21+ only, I.D. required.
7pm Doors
8pm Showtime (three 45-minute sets)
PLACE:
Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, Crawford Theater
111 South Grand Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715
TICKETS:
$25 general, $50 VIP (premium seating, 3 free drinks, signed poster)
Cactus Records
29 West Main, Bozeman
406-587-0245
https://cactusrecords.net/tickets/
Pinky and the Floyd present their 6th annual theater performance; Saturday, April 23rd at The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Crawford Theater.
Cheeky though it may be, “Three Different Ones” will feature in their entireties; Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals.
PINKY and the FLOYD – 2016 press release – pg. 2
In the past seven years Pinky and the Floyd has earned a reputation as one of
the best Pink Floyd Tribute bands in the Northwest, playing sold out shows in
Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Locals know Pinky as a Montana staple in the
music scene with Bozeman crowds reaching 5,000+ including die-hard fans
ranging in ages from 5 to 95.
Leave it to Pinky and the Floyd to give an audience what they want!
Following their theater show in 2015 (The Division Bell), Pinky decided to pull
material from the early PF catalog. However, when faced with having to choose
between the three highest selling PF albums they decided it would be so much
more satisfying to rise to the challenge and perform all 3 albums in 3 sets, back
to back, to back.
Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals (released ’73, ’75, ’77
respectively) are arguably some of, if not the top three most well known Pink
Floyd albums (trading rank with The Wall, depending on the source). Though
Pink Floyd broke up nearly two decades ago they never really went away. Their
massive appeal continues to draw sold-out stadiums in large part due to these
three timeless and powerful concept albums. What these three albums did to
elevate the sonic landscape, to place squarely at the forefront issues of
humanity, society and politics, and expand the artistic intention of rock-n-roll
bands is unparalleled and undisputed.
Darkside of the Moon chronicles the various stages of human life. Beginning and
ending with a heartbeat, it touches on greed, conflict, the passage of time, death
and insanity. A pioneering concept album, Darkside displays a textural and conceptual richness which not only invites, but demands involvement from it listener.
Wish You Were Here presents a critique of the music business and weaves throughout the theme of alienation (one among many references/tributes to founding member Syd Barrett whose struggle with mental illness finally forced him to quit the band) and is widely regarded as Pink Floyd’s magnum opus.
Animals presents an almost Orwellian commentary on class structure, a nihilistic statement against the prevailing social/political conditions, and a reaction to the general complacency and nostalgia that surrounded rock music of that time.
Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals continue to set the benchmark for contemporary music the world over. How lucky is the Bozeman audience to hear all three albums in one night? Get your tickets early, this concert will no doubt sell out and fast!
