Rolling Stone

Pink Floyd’s Mesmerizing ‘Wish You Were Here’ Video Arrives 50 Years After Song’s Release

Fifty years after the release of Pink Floyd‘s Wish You Were Here, the band returned earlier this month with a massive anniversary box set to celebrate the landmark 1975 album. About a week after the ...
Yahoo

Wish You Were Here almost ruined Pink Floyd. Yet it remains their masterpiece

On September 12 1975, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here. Coming off the back of 1973’s world-conquering The Dark Side of the Moon, the progressive rock quartet were on a creative roll. Everything ...
Rolling Stone

New Pink Floyd Box Set Finally Reveals Which One’s ‘Pink’

Remember when you were young? Pink Floyd‘s members (with the exception of drummer Nick Mason) don’t seem to relish the thought, but those opening lyrics to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” perfectly evoke ...
The Irish Times

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50 review – Brilliantly bleak masterpiece comes with its own mythology

Prog rock was about to crash headlong into punk when Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, their sombre, disembodied masterpiece, in September 1975. The band was too successful to be threatened by ...
The Guardian

‘Harder work than almost any album we ever did’: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here turns 50

As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue By almost every measure, from commercial reward to ...
Under the Radar

Wish You Were Here 50: Deluxe Box Set

The deluxe box set incorporates multiple formats in its presentation. The original album and a set of rarities are included ...
Yahoo

“Wish You Were Here” at 50: Pink Floyd’s deluxe box set is a triumph for devoted fans

Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” has received the deluxe box-set treatment just in time for the holiday season—and it’s a winner in every possible facet. The band’s obsessives—and they are ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Watch the First Ever Music Video for Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’

Up until now, there never was a music video for Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," the title track from their iconic 1975 album. That has changed. A new music video has arrived featuring animations ...
Billboard

Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Is U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 Album of 2025

It's the the band's second No. 1 album of the year. By Thomas Smith Pink Floyd’s classic LP Wish You Were Here is the U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 album for 2025 on the chart dated Dec. 19, five decades ...
American Songwriter

Pink Floyd Celebrates the Release of the 50th Anniversary ‘Wish You Were Here’ Reissue with YouTube Streaming Event & Pop-Up Shops

To celebrate the arrival of the Wish You Were Here 50 reissue, Pink Floyd’s YouTube channel is hosting a non-stop, weekend-long streaming event. The presentation features classic Pink Floyd songs, new ...
Variety

Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Recalls the Making of ‘Wish You Were Here,’ as 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Arrives: ‘There Wasn’t a Theme to the Record Until Syd Barrett ...

How we wish we were there … back in 1975, that is, and able to again listen to Pink Floyd‘s magnum opus “Wish You Were Here” as a fresh work for the very first time, as opposed to hearing it through ...