Best and worst show(s) of each tour?

[ILuvHoney]

As somebody who has not listened through every show of every tour as some other people have done, I am curious about what people regard as the best and worst shows of each tour, or at least of those shows who were recorded? Any particular standouts, in a positive or negative way?
And I am talking about performance quality only here, not recording quality.

[daemonspudguy]

Knebworth 1975 was a disaster. Floyd were running late, I think one of the organs exploded or something, there were power failures IIRC, Roy Harper smashed up the van, etc.

[ILuvHoney]

Yeah Knebworth was the first that came to mind for me as well, when I thought of poor shows. Roy Harper's guest performance certainly did not make it any better (was he drunk or something? It certainly sounds like that)

[NuffM]

Best for the wall tour (both years) I will confidently say August 5th or 7th 1980, and either February 14th or June 14th 1981. Worst for both years has to be February 28th 1980 and February 13th 1981 for me.

I can't really say on which ones are the worst for 1970-73, but I really love the first Santa Monica show in 1970, Montreux night 1 1971, Hollywood Bowl and/or Zurich 1972, and Earls Court night 1 1973.

[Anredeon]

Knebworth 1975 was a disaster. Floyd were running late, I think one of the organs exploded or something, there were power failures IIRC, Roy Harper smashed up the van, etc.

Well, depends, the first set was indeed a fiasco.. the second was alright.. but for me the rendition of Echoes is the most beautiful, majestic version of 1975.. well, of all times..

[daemonspudguy]

The second set was a definite improvement over the first one. I think simply having a break after the nightmare that was the first set and its endless technical issues probably helped that performance be better.

[Alan Smithee]

Brussels 1972 despite its quality sound was a bad performance.

[Anredeon]

Brussels 1972 despite its quality sound was a bad performance.

Ah, I love it for all the flaws, because at this point they became a bit mechanical, at least the TDSOTM set.. for me a bad performance means rather uninspired..