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Pink Floyd were the first band to perform at the Boston Garden with a stage set that cost over $ 1 million on their 1977 Animals tour ( they first played there in 1975 on the band's Wish You Were Here tour ).

According to Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd almost got banned from the Boston Garden after their 1977 performances because the band, unknown to the venue's owners, used pyrotechnics during their performance ( the exploding pig for " Pigs ( Three Different Ones )" and firework displays on " Sheep " and " Money ").

However, the band's road crew outsmarted the fire marshals by removing the pyro props quickly after they used them in the shows to prevent the band from being banned and also according to Mason's book since their manager had an Irish name ( Steve O ' Rourke ), the band escaped being arrested.

The band would not play the venue again opting for the Providence Civic Center and Foxboro Stadium on their 1987 / 1988 and 1994 tours respectively.