Birth of Nick Mason
Birth of Nick Mason, later drummer and the only member to appear on every Pink Floyd album.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nick Mason Biography and Timeline
Follow Nick Mason through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Nick Mason, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1944–1995Years on this page
1944
1963
Sigma 6
Mason plays drums in Sigma 6, an early group with future Pink Floyd members
1966
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd make their debut appearance using that name with the line-up of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Rick Wright, the venue is the Countdown Club in London's Palace Gate
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd gets its first billing at London's Marquee Club
1967
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd release their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd
"The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is released
Games for May Concert
Pink Floyd presented the Games for May concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall with experimental lighting and sound effects.
1970
Bath Festival Orchestra Performance
Pink Floyd performed Atom Heart Mother at the Bath Festival with a choir and brass musicians to extend the live arrangement.
1972
Pink Floyd
Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"
Pompeii Concert Filmed
The band performed without a conventional audience inside Pompeii's ancient amphitheatre for Adrian Maben's concert film.
1973
Pink Floyd
"Dark Side Of The Moon" Released
1976
Britannia Row Studio Established
Pink Floyd established Britannia Row Studios in Islington, giving the group greater control over its recording environment.
1978
Damned
The Damned want Syd Barrett to produce their new album, they make do with Nick Mason instead
1981
Pink Floyd
Nick Mason releases his solo album, "Fictitious Sports" with help from Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt
1987
Pink Floyd
Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd
1988
Delicate Sound of Thunder
Pink Floyd release the live album Delicate Sound of Thunder
1994
Pulse Concerts Recorded
Pink Floyd documented performances from the Division Bell tour that were subsequently released as the live album Pulse.
1995
Pink Floyd
Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.