Who were Pink Floyd?
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965, known for their experimental music, concept albums and spectacular live shows. Their album The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
The original members included Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. David Gilmour joined in 1967, and Barrett left the following year.
Pink Floyd began in the psychedelic music scene of the 1960s.
Concept albums
The Dark Side of the Moon, released in 1973, explored themes such as time, money and mental illness. It spent more than 900 weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Other famous albums include Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, which included Another Brick in the Wall.
The band's concerts featured huge light shows, inflatable pigs and giant screens.
Roger Waters left the band in the 1980s. Pink Floyd were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Battersea Power Station appears on the cover of their album Animals.
Its prism cover is famous.