David Gilmour officially joined Pink Floyd as the replacement for founding member and guitarist Syd Barrett, who had already checked into a psychiatric hospital due to declining mental health.
After Barrett’s departure, Gilmour sang much of Pink Floyd’s lead vocals; Waters and keyboardist Richard Wright also occasionally sang lead. After the successes of “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “Wish You Were Here,” Waters took greater control of the band, writing and singing lead on most of “Animals” and “The Wall.” Wright was fired during the sessions for “The Wall” and the relationship between Gilmour and Waters would further deteriorate during the making of the eponymous film, and later during recording sessions for “The Final Cut.” The last band performance of “The Wall” took place on June 16, 1981, at Earl’s Courtin London, and remained Pink Floyd’s last appearance with Waters until the band’s reunion on July 2, 2005 at the Live 8 concert in London’s Hyde Park, 24 years later.
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