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| 1965 | Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" |  |
| Cambridge Barrett co-founds Pink Floyd with Waters, Mason and Wright, consisting of the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council
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| 1966 | Barrett, Syd | |
| Jan Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
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| 13th Mar Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club
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| 1966 | Jenner, Peter | |
| 31st Oct Pink Floyd sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King
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| 1966 | King, Andrew | |
| 31st Oct Pink Floyd sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King
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| 1966 | Mason, Nick | |
| Jan Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
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| 13th Mar Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club
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| 1966 | Waters, Roger | |
| Jan Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
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| 13th Mar Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club
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| 31st Oct Pink Floyd sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King
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| 1966 | Wright, Rick | |
| Jan Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
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| 1967 | Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| 11th Mar Pink Floyd release "Arnold Layne", written by Barrett
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| 16th June Pink Floyd release "See Emily Play", written by Barrett
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| 5th Aug Pink Floyd release the album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", largely written by Barrett
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| 1967 | Barrett, Syd | |
| 11th Jan Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nicks Boogie"
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| 7th Feb Granada's TV documentary on the UFO club and underground scene is broadcast
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| Mar Pink Floyd sign to EMI records with an advance of œ 5,000
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| 11th Mar "Arnold Layne" is released backed by "Candy And A Currant Bun"
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| 29th April The "14 Hour Technicolour Dream" is staged London's Alexandra Palace. 10,000 watch Pink Floyd play at sunrise
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| 16th June "See Emily Play" is released backed by "Scarecrow"
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| 24th June First appearance on Top Of The Pops to promote "See Emily Play". Syd is immaculate in velvet and satin
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| 5th Aug "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
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| 21st Aug German tour is abandoned when Syd vanishes
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| 29th Oct The band appear on Dick Clark's American Bandstand lyp-synching to "See Emily Play", Syd doesn't open his mouth
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| 22nd Dec "Christmas On Earth Revisited" is staged at Olympia, Syd seems incapable of playing, standing staring at the audience
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| 1967 | Mason, Nick | |
| 5th Aug "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
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| 1967 | Waters, Roger | |
| 11th Jan Two days of recording at Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea with Joe Boyd, the tracks recorded are "Interstellar Overdrive", "Arnold Layne", "Let's Roll Another One" (later to be called "Candy And A Currant Bun") and "Nicks Boogie"
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| 7th Feb Granada's TV documentary on the UFO club and underground scene is broadcast
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| Mar Pink Floyd sign to EMI records with an advance of œ 5,000
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| 11th Mar "Arnold Layne" is released backed by "Candy And A Currant Bun"
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| 29th April The "14 Hour Technicolour Dream" is staged London's Alexandra Palace. 10,000 watch Pink Floyd play at sunrise
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| 5th Aug "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
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| 1968 | Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| 29th June Pink Floyd release the album, "Saucerful of Secrets", Barrett is only present on "Jugband Blues" and "Remember a Day" & is replaced by David Gilmour
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| 1968 | Barrett, Syd | |
| Jan Brighton Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton
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| 2nd Mar During a meeting at their Ladbroke Road offices, Syd is asked to stop touring and contributing material
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| 6th April A statement is issued to the press announcing that Syd has left the band
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| 1968 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| Jan Brighton Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton
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| 1968 | Gilmour, David | |
| Appointed Member of Pink Floyd
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| 1968 | Waters, Roger | |
| 29th June "A Saucerful Of Secrets" is released
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| 29th June Pink Floyd play the first Hyde Park Free Festival
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| 4th Nov "Point Me At The Sky" and "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" are recorded at Abbey Road Studios
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| 1969 | Waters, Roger | |
| 27th April Performance at Mothers Club in Birmingham is taped for the album "Ummagumma"
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| Nov "Ummagumma" is released
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| Dec Rome Studio sessions in Rome for the soundtrack of "Zabriskie Point"
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| 1970 | Barrett, Syd | |
| May "Relics" is released
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| 1970 | Geesin, Ron | |
| Waters collaborates with British composer Ron Geesin, who co-wrote Pink Floyd's title suite from Atom Heart Mother, on a soundtrack album, Music from "The Body", which consisted mostly of instrumentals interspersed with songs composed by Waters
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| 1970 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| May "Relics" is released
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| 27th June Bath "Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival
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| 18th July London Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park
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| 10th Oct "Atom Heart Mother" is released
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| 1970 | Waters, Roger | |
| Waters collaborates with British composer Ron Geesin, who co-wrote Pink Floyd's title suite from Atom Heart Mother, on a soundtrack album, Music from "The Body", which consisted mostly of instrumentals interspersed with songs composed by Waters
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| May "Relics" is released
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| 27th June Bath "Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival
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| 18th July London Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park
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| 10th Oct "Atom Heart Mother" is released
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| 1971 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| Nov "Meddle" is released
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| 1971 | Waters, Roger | |
| Nov "Meddle" is released
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| 1972 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 23rd Feb Chateau d'Herouville Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
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| 3rd June "Obscured By Clouds" is released
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| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
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| 1972 | Mason, Nick | |
| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
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| 1972 | Waters, Roger | |
| 23rd Feb Chateau d'Herouville Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th
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| 3rd June "Obscured By Clouds" is released
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| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
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| 1973 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 18th Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" performed at Earl's Court, London
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| 23rd Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
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| 28th Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" hits number 1 in the Billboard album chart
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| 1973 | Mason, Nick | |
| 23rd Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
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| 1973 | Waters, Roger | |
| 18th Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" performed at Earl's Court, London
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| 23rd Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
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| 28th Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" hits number 1 in the Billboard album chart
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| 1975 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| Sep Wish You Were Here is released; black, shrink-wrapped, anonymous
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| 1975 | Waters, Roger | |
| 28th June Roger Waters pre-empts Punk by spitting at the audience, stunned by his own actions, he starts to think of building a polythene wall between himself and his audience
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| Sep Wish You Were Here is released; black, shrink-wrapped, anonymous
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| 1977 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 19th Jan London Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station
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| 20th Jan "Animals" gets a world exclusive airing on the John Peel Show
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| 23rd Jan "Animals" is released
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| 1977 | Peel, John | |
| 20th Jan "Animals" gets a world exclusive airing on the John Peel Show
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| 1977 | Waters, Roger | |
| 19th Jan London Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station
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| 20th Jan "Animals" gets a world exclusive airing on the John Peel Show
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| 23rd Jan "Animals" is released
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| 1979 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 16th Nov "Another Brick In The Wall Part II" is released, it goes straight to number one in the UK chart. It is the band's only number one
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| 30th Nov "The Wall" is finally released.
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| 1979 | Waters, Roger | |
| 16th Nov "Another Brick In The Wall Part II" is released, it goes straight to number one in the UK chart. It is the band's only number one
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| 30th Nov "The Wall" is finally released.
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| 1979 | Wright, Rick | |
| Sep Rick Wright is dropped from the Pink Floyd Partnership during final sessions for "The Wall", the move is Waters idea but he is backed by Gilmour
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| 1980 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 22nd Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" breaks the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top 100
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| 1980 | Waters, Roger | |
| 22nd Mar "Dark Side Of The Moon" breaks the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top 100
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| 1981 | Mason, Nick | |
| May Nick Mason releases his solo album, "Fictitious Sports" with help from Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt
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| 1983 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 21st Mar "The Final Cut" is released
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| 1983 | Waters, Roger | |
| 21st Mar The last Waters-Gilmour-Mason collaboration, The Final Cut, is released
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| 1986 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 11th Nov A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album
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| 1986 | Waters, Roger | |
| 11th Nov A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album
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| 1987 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| June Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd
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| 23rd Dec Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters sign an agreement ending the years of dispute, Waters will receive a royalty payment every time that any images created during his time with the band are used
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| 1987 | Mason, Nick | |
| June Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd
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| 1987 | Waters, Roger | |
| 6th April Roger Waters' lawyers issue a statement that Roger believes himself to be the creative driving force behind Pink Floyd and therefore he will contest the use of the name by anyone else
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| 23rd Dec Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters sign an agreement ending the years of dispute, Waters will receive a royalty payment every time that any images created during his time with the band are used
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| 1987 | Wright, Rick | |
| June Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd
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| 1988 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 16th June Berlin Pink Floyd play Berlin, the concert is very close to The Wall and 2,000 East German fans gather at their side to listen
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| 21st June Versailles The band plays Versailles, the show is filmed for the "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" video
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| Sep Roger Waters issues a High Court writ against the band for breach of copyright, he claims $ 35,000 compensation for illegal use of the inflatable pig, one of his concepts, which has been used on their latest tour.
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| 21st Nov Pink Floyd release "Delicate Sound Of Thunder"
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| 1988 | Waters, Roger | |
| Sep Roger Waters issues a High Court writ against the band for breach of copyright, he claims $ 35,000 compensation for illegal use of the inflatable pig, one of his concepts, which has been used on their latest tour.
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| 1992 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 9th Nov The "Shine On" box set is released
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| 1992 | Waters, Roger | |
| 9th Nov The "Shine On" box set is released
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| 1993 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| 23rd Mar To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of "Dark Side Of The Moon", the album is re-mastered, re-packaged and re-released
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| 1993 | Waters, Roger | |
| 23rd Mar To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of "Dark Side Of The Moon", the album is re-mastered, re-packaged and re-released
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| 1994 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| Pink Floyd are officially announced as the biggest grossing act in rock history, The "Division Bell" tour played to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossed œ 150,000,000
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| 20th Mar "The Division Bell" is released. In keeping with the album's theme - a lack of communication, the band don't give any press conferences or interviews
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| 15th July Detroit The first complete performance of "Dark Side Of The Moon" for nearly 20 years
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| 1995 | Gilmour, Dave | |
| A double album of "The Division Bell" tour is released, titled, "Pulse", the first 2,000,000 copies come in a "limited edition" box with a flashing light on the spine
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| Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members
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| 1995 | Mason, Nick | |
| Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members
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| 2005 | Waters, Roger | |
| Waters and Pink Floyd reunite for a performance at the Live 8 concert, they play a six-song, 23-minute set, including "Speak to Me/Breathe"/"Breathe (Reprise)", "Money", "Wish You Were Here", and "Comfortably Numb"
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