Biography:David Gilmour has been a member of the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd since 1968, one of the world's most successful bands.
The band has sold over 250 million records worldwide, including their influential conceptual albums "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973) and "The Wall" (1979).
Gilmour has also had a successful solo career as a musician and as a producer.
1967-05-12 1st quadraphonic concert by Pink Floyd at the Games for May concert in London
1967-08-04 Pink Floyd releases their first album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", their only record made under the leadership of Syd Barrett.
1967-11-27Jimi Hendrix headlines bill (including The Move and Pink Floyd) for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland
1968-02-18 British guitarist David Gilmour joins progressive rock group Pink Floyd
1973-03-01 Pink Floyd release their album "Dark Side of the Moon", since sold over 45 million copies
1975-07-05 At Knebworth Festival in England, Pink Floyd debut their album "Wish You Were Here" with pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage
1975-09-12 Pink Floyd releases their ninth album "Wish You Were Here"
1975-09-25 Pink Floyd's concept album "Wish You Were Here" reaches No. 1 in the US, goes on to sell 13 million copies
1979-11-30 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks
1980-02-07 Pink Floyd premiere their live version of "The Wall" at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California
1980-05-02 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa
1982-02-13 Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon" marks 402 weeks in the album charts
1990-07-21 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood; charity concert led by Roger Waters, with guests Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, The Scorpions,; Sinéad O'Connor, Bryan Adams, The Band, Van Morrison, The Hooters, and others
1994-10-29 Pink Floyd finishes their final concert tour with a show at Earls Court in London, England
1996-01-17 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: David Bowie; Jefferson Airplane; Little Willie John; Gladys Knight and the Pips; Pink Floyd; The Shirelles; The Velvet Underground; Pete Seeger; and Tom Donahue
2005-07-02 Live 8 concert at Hyde Park, London, England; performers include Paul McCartney, U2, Coldplay, Elton John, Sting, Madonna, The Who, Pink Floyd, and R.E.M.
2006-05-29 Singer David Bowie joins guitarist David Gilmour as special guest during encore at Royal Albert Hall, London concert; they perform "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" in what becomes Bowie's final UK appearance
2006-08-26 David Gilmour performs with his band and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra before a crowd of 50,000 at Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland
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