Pink Floyd performed The Wall live just 31 times in four cities: Los Angeles (7 shows), Uniondale (5), Dortmund (8) and London (11). The tour consisted of 18 shows in L.A., Uniondale and London in 1980, but the band performed a further eight shows in Dortmund (13–20 February 1981) and five more shows at Earl’s Court (13–17 June) for filming, with the intention of integrating the shows into the upcoming movie Pink Floyd : The Wall which was released in cinemas worldwide on 15 July 1982.

The London shows are documented on the album Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81.

The footage filmed was confirmed to be found by Roger Waters in 2009 who had it restored and re-cut to show his Wall band just before embarking on his updated The Wall Live tour in 2010-2013. A small clip of ‘The Happiest Days Of Our Lives’ can be found in the 2012 Immersion Box set of The Wall.

This set of photos comes from the Dortmund show on 15 February, 1981. Thanks to Mense Landlust and The Pink Floyd Research Group.