The Legal Battle That Let Pink Floyd Continue Without Roger Waters

After The Final Cut (1983), Roger Waters declared Pink Floyd finished and started a solo tour. David Gilmour and Nick Mason disagreed and wanted to keep the band alive. Waters responded with a lawsuit to dissolve the partnership and block them from using the name Pink Floyd.

The legal fight dragged on for months. In 1986, a court ruled that Waters hadn’t formally dissolved the partnership. The judge basically said the band could continue without him. Gilmour and Mason offered