Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th , 1975

Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 is a Pink Floyd live recording from the Wish You Were Here Tour. Though long circulated as a bootleg, it was officially issued in 2025 as part of Wish You Were Here 50, and later released standalone as a 4-LP and 2-CD set in 2026, restored by Steven Wilson. The full concert captures the band in a transitional, arena-rock phase just after DSOTM and around WYWH material. ([pinkfloyd.com](https://www.pinkfloyd.com/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975/))

Recording History

- Location and date: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, on April 26, 1975. ([pinkfloyd.com](https://www.pinkfloyd.com/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975/))
- Original recording: Captured by the late bootlegger Mike “Mike the Mic” Millard; Millard’s tapes were renowned in LA for high fidelity. The release marks the first official presentation of those tapes. ([pinkfloyd.com](https://www.pinkfloyd.com/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975/))
- Release credentials: The 16-track concert was newly restored and remastered by Steven Wilson for the 2026 editions; the material first surfaced publicly in Wish You Were Here 50 (2025 Blu-ray box). ([pinkfloyd.com](https://www.pinkfloyd.com/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975/))
- Personnel on site: Pink Floyd lineup (Gilmour, Waters, Mason, Parry) plus Venetta Fields, Carletta Williams, and Carlena Williams on backing vocals; Dick Parry contributed sax. ([allaboutjazz.com](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/album/live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975-david-gilmour))

- Track architecture: The show opens with working titles “Raving and Drooling” and “You’ve Got To Be Crazy” (later Sheep/Dogs), followed by two phases of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, plus Have a Cigar, The Dark Side of the Moon in full, and Echoes encore. Duration about 2:14:00. ([jambase.com](https://www.jambase.com/article/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-1975))

Chart Performance & Recognition

- UK release charted in 2026; peak UK Albums Chart position: 46 (First chart date May 7, 2026). It also appeared on the UK Albums, Sales, and Record Store charts with modest peaks. ([officialcharts.com](https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/pink-floyd-live-fromthe-los-angeles-sports-arena/))
- The release followed Wish You Were Here 50’s UK Christmas Number 1 status in 2025, highlighting renewed interest in Pink Floyd’s mid-1970s era. ([officialcharts.com](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here-50-christmas-number-1-album/?utm_source=openai))

Cultural Impact & Legacy

- Significance: Official standalone release confirms what fans long suspected—the LA Sports Arena show is a definitive document of Floyd’s WYWH-era live power, including complete DSOTM framing and a salience for the early “Dogs/ Sheep” material. The 4LP and 2CD editions honor the full 16-track set. ([pinkfloyd.com](https://www.pinkfloyd.com/pink-floyd-live-from-the-los-angeles-sports-arena-april-26th-1975/))
- Legacy: The concert’s restoration by Steven Wilson and its prior appearance on Wish You Were Here 50 have cemented its status as a landmark archival document; critics and collectors alike praise the sonic clarity and historical context of the performance. ([loudersound.com](https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/pink-floyd-wish-you-were-here-50))