March 9, 2020

On March 4, 1973, Pink Floyd arrived at the Dane County Coliseum for a show that would become a favorite show for a lot of people.

The "Dark Side of the Moon" album had just been released and the show centered around that music.

A large rotating disc with fog behind it rotated behind the band for some nice lighting during some of the show.

I remember driving in my 1972 Volkswagen Squareback with some friends from Milwaukee to Madison for the show. Loved that car and it had a great heater but we all froze waiting outside for the general admission show doors to open!

Then we ran inside when the doors were opened to get as close to the stage as possible.

The original film of black and white negatives were given to a friend years later who was doing a book on the band. She didn't look after my kids (the film), and they were never seen again!!

Recently, I found a few 5 x 7 prints and the proof sheets from the show!  It's better than having nothing at all but hard to duplicate the original film.

I photographed the 5 x 7 prints and they came out alright considering they were printed on matte finish paper in 1973. Matte paper shows a lot of grain in the fibers unfortunately.

We are working on the proof sheets but they are stuck in plastic and also printed on matte paper!

Check out what I have so far and maybe more photos will happen down the road.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann