Ep.18 - Vinyl memories, concert experiences and long-term friendships: Ron Fleischer’s 45 year...

...Pink Floyd musical journey

“In the end it's all about Friendship!”
In this episode, we look back on almost 50 years of an intimate experience with Pink Floyd and its solo members.
Ron Fleischer may not be known to everyone by name, but all dedicated Pink Floyd fans have at least one of his outputs, released under the name HARVESTED, at home.
But in this episode we don't want to talk about the HARVESTED label, but rather take you on a journey through almost 50 Pink Floyd related concerts that began in Miami in 1977 and is still ongoing...
Ron tells us about these shows with many exciting anecdotes and above all gives us a story about friendship and passion that connects us Pink Floyd fans.
Ron Fleischer is not only an important part of the Pink Floyd community but has made many things accessible to the fans thanks to his projects, so this episode in which he tells his story, is a very special one for us.

Chapter:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:11 First Pink Floyd experience
00:06:50 First bootlegs
00:15:34 Miami 1977 & MSG 1977
00:24:24 Praise the tapers!
00:32:54 The Wall album (...and live 1980 in NY)
00:39:08 Two (live) worlds in 1984
00:50:05 Pink Floyd vs Roger Waters (1987)
00:51:23 Roger Waters K.A.O.S. live
00:59:35 Meeting Glenn Povey, Steve O'Rourke and being backstage
01:05:36 Much bigger, much better?
01:12:22 The 1994 World Tour
01:15:39 The Roger Waters tours 1999-2002
01:21:05 The Dark Side Tour 2007
01:23:24 The Wall 2010 (mixed feelings)
01:34:46 David Gilmour live 2006 & 2015
01:42:04 The Saucers live, how great they are!
01:49:39 Thank you, 'till next time!












List of shows Ron attended:

Pink Floyd
1977-04-22 Miami Baseball Stadium
1977-07-02 Madison Square Garden
1980-02-07 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, NY
1987-09-25 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1987-09-26 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1987-09-27 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1987-09-28 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1987-09-30 Milwaukee County Stadium
1988-05-21 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1988-05-22 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1994-03-30 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
1994-04-14 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
1994-07-12 Soldier Field, Chicago

David Gilmour
1984-06-08 UIC Pavillion, Chicago
2006-04-12 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
2006-04-13 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
2016-04-04 United Center, Chicago
2016-04-06 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
2016-04-08 United Center, Chicago
2016-04-11 Madison Square Garden
2016-04-12 Madison Square Garden

Roger Waters
1984-07-26 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL
1985-04-13 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL
1987-09-09 Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, IL
1987-11-14 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago
1999-07-23 Milwaukee Auditorium
1999-07-24 Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL
2000-06-03 Mars Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
2000-07-13 Madison Square Garden, NY
2002-10-08 Music to my Ears: a Tribute to Timothy White, Madison Sq Garden
2007-07-09 United Center, Chicago
2008-04-30 Pepsi Center, Denver
2010-09-20 United Center, Chicago
2010-09-20 United Center, Chicago
2012-07-08 Wrigley Field, Chicago
2012-07-07 Yankee Stadium, NY
2017-07-22 United Center, Chicago

Nick Mason
2019-04-01 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee
2019-04-04 The Chicago Theatre
2019-04-18 The Beacon Theatre, NY
2022-10-03 The Chicago Theatre
2022-10-05 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee