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On this day, 4 May 1976, Italian progressive rock band PFM played Cardiff University.
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (translation: Award-winning Marconi Bakery) band founded in 1970 which continues to the present day. They were the first Italian group to have success internationally. The group recorded five albums with English lyrics between 1973 and 1977.
During this period they entered both the British and American charts. They also had several successful European and American tours, playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and on The Midnight Special, a popular national television program in the United States.
PFM introduced new sounds, such as the synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They were also among the first to combine symphonic classical and traditional Italian musical influences in a rock music context. Such innovations and their longevity have earned PFM a place among the most important bands in the Progressive rock genre.
PFM's first live performance in the UK was on BBC Radio 1's 'In Concert' programme introduced by DJ Pete Drummond on 21 May 1975 in which they performed their own arrangement of Rossini's William Tell Overture. They also appeared on the BBC television show The Old Grey Whistle Test firstly in 1974 and 1975. On 13 April 1976, on the same show, they performed the title track to the album. The album reached the UK top 20 but was less successful internationally.
Tour Setlist
Paper Charms
La luna nuova
Dove... quando..., parte I
Dove... quando..., parte II
Guitar Solo
(acoustic)
Out of the Roundabout
Chocolate Kings
Mr. 9 Till 5
Celebration
La carrozza di Hans
Alta Loma 5 Till 9
Guillaume Tell Ouverture
(Gioachino Rossini cover)
