Pink Floyd's legendary Live At Pompeii film is streaming now

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David Gilmour + empty Roman amphitheatre = guitar gold

It's the one many of us have been waiting for – Pink Floyd's Live At Pompeii is now being aired as part of the band's lockdown film festival aka Pink Floyd Fridays. You can watch it above.

The 1972 film saw the band and their touring rig play a set in the ancient ancient Italian Roman city's amphitheatre and it makes for a haunting, iconic spectacle.

The performance of Echoes was also featured in our recent 5 songs guitarists need to hear by David Gilmour.

Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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