List of Pink Floyd band members

The personnel of the English rock group Pink Floyd has changed several times. The group was founded in late 1965 by Syd Barrett on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on keyboards and vocals. Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour would later join the band in December 1967, while Barrett was ousted from the band in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. From the 1970s onwards, they were augmented by additional personnel in the studio and on stage. Following creative tensions, Wright left Pink Floyd in 1981, followed by Waters in 1985. Wright rejoined as a session musician and, later, band member. Mason is the only member to appear on all studio releases.[1]

Official members

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Nick Mason[2]	1965–1994 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert) 2007 2013–2014 2022	drums percussion tape effects occasional vocals	all Pink Floyd releases
Roger Waters[3]	1965–1985 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert)	bass lead and backing vocals tape effects occasional guitar, percussion, and synthesizers	all releases from "Arnold Layne" (1967) to The Final Cut (1983) Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 (2000) 1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
Richard Wright[4]	1965–1981 1987–1994 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert) 2007 (session musician during 1986–1987) (died 2008)	keyboards backing and lead vocals synthesizers [5]	all releases except for "When the Tigers Broke Free" (1982), The Final Cut (1983) and "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" (2022)
Syd Barrett[6]	1965–1968 (died 2006)	lead and backing vocals guitar	all releases from "Arnold Layne" (1967) to "Apples and Oranges" (1967) A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) (three tracks only) 1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
David Gilmour[7]	1967–1994 2005 (Live 8 reunion concert) 2007 2013–2014 2022	guitar lead and backing vocals occasional bass, keyboards, synthesizers, and drums	all releases from "It Would Be So Nice" (1968) onwards except for 1965: Their First Recordings (2015)

Touring members

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions/tours
David O'List	1967	guitar vocals	Substitute for Syd Barrett[8]
Nawasa Crowder	1973	backing vocals	The Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1973
Mary Ann Lindsey
Phyllis Lindsey
Billie Barnum
Clydie King
Liza Strike			The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Clare Torry	1973 1990		The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) The Wall (1979) – also The Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1973 and Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990
Vicki Brown	1973 1990 (died 1991)		The Wall (1979) – also The Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1973 and Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990
Venetta Fields	1973–1975		Wish You Were Here (1975) – also The Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1973, French Concert Series 1974, British Winter Tour 1974 and North American Tour 1975
Carlena Williams	1973–1975 (died 2013)
Dick Parry	1973–1978 1994 2005	saxophone keyboards	The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Wish You Were Here (1975) A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) The Division Bell (1994) – also The Dark Side of the Moon Tour 1973, French Concert Series 1974, British Winter Tour 1974, North American Tour 1975, In the Flesh 1977, The Division Bell Tour 1994 and Live 8 Concert 2005
Snowy White	1977–1980	guitar bass backing vocals	Animals (1977) (8-track version only) – also In the Flesh 1977 and The Wall tour (1980 only)
Jim Haas[9]	1980–1981 (died 2018)
Joe Chemay[9]	1980–1981	backing vocals	The Wall (1979) – also The Wall tour
Stan Farber[9]
John Joyce[9]
Andy Bown[9]		bass keyboards (studio only)	The Final Cut (1983) – also The Wall tour
Peter Wood[9]		keyboards	The Wall tour
Willie Wilson[9]		drums percussion	The Wall tour
Clive Brooks	1981 (died 2017)	drums percussion	The Wall tour (one show only)
Andy Roberts[9]	1981	guitar	The Wall tour (1981 only)
Jon Carin	1987–1994 2005 2007	keyboards percussion lap steel guitar (2005 only) vocals	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) The Division Bell (1994) Pulse (1995) The Endless River (2014) – also A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989, Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990, The Division Bell Tour 1994, Live 8 Concert 2005 and The Madcap's Last Laugh: Syd Barrett tribute concert 2007
Tim Renwick	1987–1994 2005	guitar backing vocals bass (2005 only)	Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982) A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) The Division Bell (1994) – also A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989, Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990, King Edward VII Hospital Benefit Concert 1993, The Division Bell Tour 1994 and Live 8 Concert 2005
Guy Pratt	1987–1994	bass guitar vocals	Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) The Division Bell (1994) Pulse (1995) The Endless River (2014) "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" (2022) – A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989, Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990 and The Division Bell Tour 1994
Gary Wallis		percussion keyboards drums	Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) The Division Bell (1994) Pulse (1995) – also A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989, Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990, King Edward VII Hospital Benefit Concert 1993 and The Division Bell Tour 1994
Durga McBroom		backing vocals	The Division Bell (1994) The Endless River (2014) – also A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989, Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990 and The Division Bell Tour 1994
Scott Page	1987–1989	saxophone oboe guitar	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) – also A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989
Rachel Fury	1987–1989	backing vocals	A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987–1989
Margaret Taylor	1987–1988		A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour 1987 and World Tour 1988
Lorelei McBroom	1987 1989		A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour 1987 and Another Lapse 1989
Roberta Freeman	1987		A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour 1987
Candy Dulfer	1990	saxophone	Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990
Michael Kamen	1990 (died 2003)	keyboards	The Wall (1979) The Final Cut (1983) The Division Bell (1994) – also Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990
Sam Brown	1990–1994	backing vocals	The Division Bell (1994) – also Knebworth Festival Benefit Concert 1990 and The Division Bell Tour 1994
Mike Rutherford	1993	bass guitar	King Edward VII Hospital Benefit Concert 1993 – with Mike and the Mechanics
Adrian Lee	1993	keyboards backing vocals
Paul Young	1993 (died 2000)	vocals tambourine
Claudia Fontaine	1994 (died 2018)	backing vocals	The Division Bell Tour 1994
Carol Kenyon	2005	backing vocals	The Division Bell (1994) – also Live 8 Concert 2005
Andy Bell	2007	bass	The Madcap's Last Laugh: Syd Barrett tribute concert 2007

Session members

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Doris Troy	1972–1973 (died 2004)	backing vocals	The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Lesley Duncan	1972–1973 (died 2010)
Barry St. John	1972–1973 (died 2020)
Roy Harper	1975	vocals	Wish You Were Here (1975)
Jeff Porcaro	1979 (died 1992)	drums	The Wall (1979)
Joe Porcaro	1979 (died 2020)	drums
Bruce Johnston	1979	backing vocals	The Wall (1979)
Toni Tennille		backing vocals
James Guthrie		percussion synthesizer sound effects
Children of Islington Green School		vocals
Lee Ritenour		guitar
Joe (Ron) di Blasi		guitar
Fred Mandel		Hammond organ
Bobbye Hall		congas and bongos
Larry Williams		clarinet
Trevor Veitch		mandolin
New York Orchestra		orchestra
New York Opera		choral vocals
Harry Waters		voice
Chris Fitzmorris
Trudy Young
Phil Taylor		sound effects
Frank Marocco	1979 (died 2012)	concertina
Bob Ezrin	1978–1979 1986–1994	keyboards percussion orchestral arrangement composition backing vocals bass guitar	The Wall (1979) A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) The Endless River (2014)
Andy Newmark	1982	drums	The Final Cut (1983)
Ray Cooper		percussion
Doreen Chanter		backing vocals
Irene Chanter		backing vocals
National Philharmonic Orchestra		orchestra
Raphael Ravenscroft	1982 (died 2014)	tenor saxophone
Patrick Leonard	1986–1987	synthesizers	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Bill Payne		Hammond organ
Michael Landau		guitar
Tony Levin		bass guitar Chapman Stick
Jim Keltner		drums
Carmine Appice		drums
Steve Forman		percussion
Tom Scott		saxophone
John Helliwell		saxophone
Darlene Koldenhoven		backing vocals
Carmen Twillie
Phyllis St. James
Donny Gerrard	1986–1987 (died 2022)
Jackie Sheridan	1993–1994		The Division Bell (1994)
Rebecca Leigh-White	1993–1994		The Division Bell (1994)
Andy Jackson	2013–2014	bass guitar sound effects	The Endless River (2014)
Damon Iddins		keyboards
Anthony Moore		keyboards
Gilad Atzmon		saxophone clarinet
Louise Marshal		backing vocals
Tidaya Sharim		backing vocals
Youth		programming synthesizers keyboards
Eddie Bander
Michael Rendall
Escala		strings
Nitin Sawhney[10]	2022	keyboards	"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" (2022)
Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir	2022	choir	"Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" (2022)

Timelines

Official members

Touring timeline

Members of early antecedents

In addition to the official members of Pink Floyd, there were several members of bands that preceded it. These bands performed at various times as Sigma 6, the Meggadeaths, the Abdabs (or the Screaming Abdabs), Leonard's Lodgers, the Spectrum Five, and the Tea Set.[11][12]

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Mike Leonard[13]	1963	keyboards	None
Clive Metcalfe	1963–1964	bass
Keith Noble	1963–1964	vocals
Sheilagh Noble	1963	vocals
Vernon Thompson	1963	guitar
Juliette Gale	1964	vocals	1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
Bob Klose	1964	guitar
Chris Denis	1965	vocals	None

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
September 1963 – August 1964	Sigma 6 Roger Waters – lead guitar Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – rhythm guitar Keith Noble – vocals Sheilagh Noble – vocals Clive Metcalfe – bass	none
September 1964 – April 1965	The Tea Set Roger Waters – bass Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard Syd Barrett – vocals Bob Klose – guitar	1965: Their First Recordings (1965/2015)
May 1965 – December 1967	Roger Waters – bass, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals Syd Barrett – guitar, vocals	London '66–'67 EP (1967/1995) Arnold Layne single (1967) See Emily Play single (1967) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) Apples and Oranges single (1967) A Saucerful of Secrets (1967/1968) – two tracks, "Remember a Day" and "Jugband Blues" The Early Years 1965–1972 box set (1967/2016) – Volumes 1 and 7
January 1968	David Gilmour – guitar, vocals Roger Waters – bass, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals Syd Barrett – guitar, vocals	A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) – one track, "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
February 1968 – November 1979	David Gilmour – guitar, vocals Roger Waters – bass, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals	It Would Be So Nice single (1968) A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) – other tracks Point Me at the Sky single (1968) More soundtrack (1969 film) Ummagumma live/studio album (1969) Zabriskie Point soundtrack (1970 film) Atom Heart Mother (1970) Meddle (1971) Obscured by Clouds soundtrack (1972 film) The Early Years 1965–1972 box set (1968-1972/2016) – Volume 2 onwards The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) The Dark Side of the Moon Live at Wembley 1974 live album (1974/2023) Wish You Were Here (1975) Animals (1977) The Wall (1979)
December 1979 – February 1982	David Gilmour – guitar, keyboards, vocals Roger Waters – bass, keyboards, vocals Nick Mason – drums with Richard Wright – keyboard	Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 live album (1980-1981/2000) The Wall Film soundtrack (1982 film)
March 1982 – December 1985	David Gilmour – guitar, keyboards, vocals Roger Waters – bass, keyboards, vocals Nick Mason – drums	When the Tigers Broke Free single (1982) The Final Cut (1983)
January 1986 – January 1993	David Gilmour – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals Nick Mason – drums with Richard Wright – keyboard	A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) Delicate Sound of Thunder live album (1988) Live at Knebworth 1990 live album (1990/2021) The Later Years box set (1986-1993/2019)
February 1993 – June 2005	David Gilmour – guitar, bass, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals	The Division Bell (1994) Pulse live album (1994/1995) The Endless River (1993/2014) – posthumous Richard Wright records
July 2005	David Gilmour – guitar, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals Roger Waters – bass, vocals	Live 8 performance (2005)
August 2005 – September 2008	David Gilmour – guitar, bass, vocals Nick Mason – drums Richard Wright – keyboard, vocals	Madcap's Last Laugh performance (2007) – One song only, Arnold Layne. Last Pink Floyd performance
October 2008 – Present	David Gilmour – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals Nick Mason – drums	The Endless River (2014) – additional material Hey, Hey, Rise Up! single (2022)

References

"Nick Mason Explains Why He'll Never Give Up On Pink Floyd". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
Povey 2007, p. 29.
Povey 2007, pp. 29, 237.
Povey 2007, pp. 29, 270.
Povey 2007, pp. 232–236.
Povey 2007, pp. 29, 90.
Povey 2007, p. 90.
Mason, Nick (2004). Inside out : a personal history of Pink Floyd. Philip Dodd. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 96. ISBN 0-297-84387-7. OCLC 56943519.
Povey 2007, p. 233.
Petridis, Alexis (7 April 2022). "'This is a crazy, unjust attack': Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
Povey 2007, p. 13–18.
"Before They Were Pink Floyd – A History of the Band Pre Floyd | Neptune Pink Floyd". 31 January 2013.
"Pink Floyd: How it all began". Evening Standard. September 10, 2012.

Sources

Povey, Glenn (2007). Echoes : The Complete History of Pink Floyd. 3C Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9554624-1-2.

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[1] "Nick Mason Explains Why He'll Never Give Up On Pink Floyd". Rolling Stone. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200729-2] Povey 2007, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200729,_237-3] Povey 2007, pp. 29, 237.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200729,_270-4] Povey 2007, pp. 29, 270.

[FOOTNOTEPovey2007232–236-5] Povey 2007, pp. 232–236.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200729,_90-6] Povey 2007, pp. 29, 90.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200790-7] Povey 2007, p. 90.

[8] Mason, Nick (2004). Inside out : a personal history of Pink Floyd. Philip Dodd. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 96. ISBN 0-297-84387-7. OCLC 56943519.

[FOOTNOTEPovey2007233-9] Povey 2007, p. 233.

[10] Petridis, Alexis (7 April 2022). "'This is a crazy, unjust attack': Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[FOOTNOTEPovey200713–18-11] Povey 2007, p. 13–18.

[12] "Before They Were Pink Floyd – A History of the Band Pre Floyd | Neptune Pink Floyd". 31 January 2013.

[13] "Pink Floyd: How it all began". Evening Standard. September 10, 2012.