The late Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett, from Cambridge, was a co-founder of the 1960’s music group Pink Floyd and performed on lead guitar and vocals. He also composed many of their songs. He was responsible for inspiring an entire generation of musicians to develop their own indigenous brand of English rock music. In this year, 2026, Syd would have celebrated his 80th birthday.
Syd was quintessentially English, penning idiosyncratic songs unique in style and tone. He had a hugely attractive personality and with his good looks he was difficult to ignore. He was a quick-witted clown who kept family and friends laughing at his good-natured cheekiness throughout his younger years. Always interested in experimenting with music, he played the recorder, piano, ukulele, Jew’s harp and guitar all to a good standard.
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A Tribute to Syd Barrett - Official 80th Anniversary Celebrations - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tickets go on sale at 10am this morning
Friday 19th June
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A Tribute to Syd Barrett - Official 80th Anniversary Celebrations - Cambridge Corn Exchange
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Syd Barrett, the pioneering songwriter, artist and founding member of Pink Floyd, is being celebrated for what would have been his 80th birthday at Cambridge Corn Exchange, where he gave his final liv...Comment on Facebook
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Where the tickets?
You’ll lose your mind and play , happy 80th big dawg ! ❤️🥳
Is the poster Karl Ferris?
Looks terrific, I wonder who the musicians are?.
Where can one purchase a repo of this poster?💜💜💚💛💛❤
His bday is January 6, 1946. He would have already had his 80th already
Looks really interesting - just a shame he won't be able to be there in person, rest in peace Syd xx
Happy Madcap Birthday! Rest in Peace!
It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here
Love this poster! May go to this.
Visionary
I love the madcap laugh , pure poetry , and Barrett lemonade brilliant , wow he did some great acid use to drop a liquid form on his eye it was instant , took three year for the government to make it illegal , it was mushroom for me , last time I had some I did about 800 man talking about flying the musical notes were coming out of the speaker , I can see his fascinating with tripping ,
Sono stato nel 2000 appostato vicino casa di syd poi mi hanno detto che non usciva quasi mai quel periodo però da alcuni suoi conoscenti in un pub ho saputo tante piccole cose sue 😍💯👍
Might go to this. Went to the last one at the corn exchange
I want to be there.
Wish I could be there!
Excelente Noticia... Muy merecido homenaje al Gran Syd Barret...
What a poet of musician
Ross CrutcherThe Kid needs to go!
Vegetable Man
Lovely poster for the event.
If\nIt wouldn't be, for Sid, it wouldn't have the name.It wouldn't have a psychedelics that he helped develop attitude.
Anna Sikora
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Marcelo Paulo de Souza ?
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Make this a tour! The world needs more Syd
Syd was so talented it to bad
Where I can buy the tkts?
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Too bad zero of the soft machine members were actually with the soft machine during the Floyd era or madcap laughs album.
What year
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