A Fleeting Glimpse: The Pink Floyd Fan Site That’s Been the Gold Standard Since the Internet’s Early Days

If you’ve ever needed to know which version of “Echoes” was played on a specific 1971 tour date, or what guitar David Gilmour used at a given show, “A Fleeting Glimpse” has been the archive for that. Launched in the mid‑1990s, the site quickly became the definitive online resource for Pink Floyd’s live history, discography, and recording sessions—long before Wikipedia or streaming databases existed.

The site is maintained by a dedicated fan named Matt (real name Matthew – no surname often given publicly) along with a small team of volunteers. They’ve kept it updated for decades, manually collating setlists, tape sources, and bootleg details that would otherwise be lost. It’s the kind of obsessive, unpaid labor that made the early internet a treasure trove for music nerds.