The Man and The Journey tour was an informal (mostly English) concert tour of a few dates by Pink Floyd during which the conceptual music piece The Man and The Journey was played.

Setlist

At most shows Pink Floyd performed The Man and The Journey, however at some shows this was not performed - these shows had a shorter set which usually included "Astronomy Domine", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and unaltered versions of "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" and "A Saucerful of Secrets" as heard on Ummagumma. At concerts in Europe in early 1970, "The Man" section (first set) of The Man and the Journey was still performed, but "The Journey" section was not.

The Man and The Journey set list

This set list is from the 17 September 1969 show in Amsterdam. First set Second set Encore (when played)

Other shows

When The Man and The Journey was not performed, the shows usually contained all or some of the following: For the recording of Top Gear for BBC Radio 1, the band performed: This performance was released as part of The Early Years 1965–1972 box set in 2016.

Tour dates

Release

The 27 April (Birmingham) and 2 May (Manchester) concerts were recorded and parts released on the live half of the Ummagumma album, in November 1969. The recordings from 6 September and 17 September 1969 in Amsterdam were released as part of the box set The Early Years 1965-1972 in 2016. They are included in the volume titled 1969: Dramatis/ation. The volume also contains video footage from a rehearsal at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 14 April 1969.

Personnel