The Pink Floyd Experience

Friday, September 21 - 7:30 p.m.

The Pig Flies Again
The original Pink Floyd pig was designed by Roger Waters and built in 1976 for “The Animals” cover shoot. The 40-foot, helium-filled balloon was to be flown over Battersea Power Station with a marksman prepared to shoot the pig down if it broke free, but the pig was not launched that day.

On the second day, the marksman wasn't present because no one had told him to return. The pig broke free and disappeared from sight within five minutes. It was soon spotted by airline pilots at 40 thousand feet. Flights at Heathrow were cancelled as the pig flew through the path of aircraft and over the English Channel, finally landing on a rural farm.

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