"WISH
YOU WERE HERE has raised the concept of a
tribute band to an art form.
Buying a ticket guarantees you're in for something
special."
Cleveland
Magazine 6/08
WISH
YOU WERE HERE is Midwest America's premiere
Pink Floyd tribute band and has gained international
recognition for it's detailed recreations
of Floyd's greatest albums and tours, including
'Dark Side Of The Moon', 'Wish You Were Here',
'Animals', and 'The Wall'. WISH YOU
WERE HERE's theatrical concert presentation
combines Sight and Sound to capture the mood,
emotions, and intensity of the Pink Floyd
experience. The show utilizes a professional
9-piece musical ensemble featuring 7 vocalists
(including at least 2 female vocalists), authentic
sound effects, theatrical vignettes with props,
characters & flying inflatables, and a
choreographed light show with rolling fog,
state-of-the-art intelligent lighting - all
produced by experienced industry professionals
with a fan's obsession for detail. WISH
YOU WERE HERE authentically recreates the
music from Pink Floyd's entire career, performing
the crowd favorites that all rock fans recognize,
interspersed with the show-stoppers that appease
even the most ardent Floyd fanatics.
Since 1987, as one of the very first bands
in America to tribute Pink Floyd (as the Harvest
'Pink Floyd Revue'), it's
core members have been at the forefront of
the American Tribute Band movement, with an
unparalleled record of sold-out shows and
celebrated productions.
Based in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame city
- Cleveland, Ohio - WISH YOU WERE HERE has
become internationally famous for it's large-scale
recreations of Pink Floyd's most celebrated
tours, as recognized in
The
Rough Guide To Pink Floyd.
In July of 2008 WISH YOU WERE HERE staged
the most elaborate production of THE WALL
ever performed by an American Pink Floyd tribute
act, at TimeWarner Cable Amphitheater in Cleveland.
In May 2006 the band recreated the 1973 DARK
SIDE OF THE MOON show at Blossom Music Center
(where Floyd actually performed the same show)
in front of over 4,300 fans, and in July 2005
the band recreated the 1977 ANIMALS tour at
the Nautica Pavilion to over 3,300 fans -
with Quadraphonic sound, video projections,
lasers, and the debut of their giant inflatable
pig, Ziffel, making WISH YOU WERE HERE the
only Pink Floyd tribute band in the world
to utilize a giant inflatable pig precisely
modeled after the one used for the ANIMALS
album cover shoot at Battersea Station.
WISH YOU WERE HERE holds the "sell-out
and attendance record" at the HOUSE OF
BLUES in Cleveland (cap. 1,200), performing
6 sold-out shows there since January 2005
(+ 10 shows with SRO crowds), and also holds
the "sell-out and attendance record"
for over 30 sellouts since 1996 at the now-defunct
Odeon Concert club (1,000 cap). The
band has also set attendance records at Akron's
Lock 3 Live Amphitheater (3,000+), Cuyahoga
Fall's Rockin' On The River (14,000+), and
the Warren Community Amphitheater (3,000+).
These Northeast Ohio crowds voted WISH YOU
WERE HERE as both "Best Live Act"
and "Best Tribute/Cover Band" in
the 2006 Scene Magazine Music Awards.
In May of 2002, the band was chosen by Clear
Channel Entertainment to headline the national
FAKEFEST 2002 TOUR, which played to thousands
of fans at outdoor sheds in 6 major markets
across the Midwest, including Kansas City,
St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh.
Over 5,000 people saw the band's 2008 Florida
tour, with enthusiastic crowds at the Delray
Beach Garlic Festival and the Space Coast
Convention Center. WISH YOU WERE HERE has
also performed to capacity crowds in Columbus
OH (L.C. Pavilion/Promowest & The Newport),
Mansfield OH (Renaissance Theatre), Nelson
Ledges Quarry Park, Canton OH (Palace Theatre),
Cincinnati OH (Bogart's), Kalamazoo MI (State
Theatre), Louisville KY, and throughout Ohio,
Pennsylvania, & New York at colleges,
festivals and events. (See the GIGS
page for the complete gig history of WISH
YOU WERE HERE.)
Shows often include entire album performances,
such as "Dark Side of the Moon",
"Wish You Were Here", or "Animals",
and the band has also staged unplugged and
quadraphonic sound shows. WISH YOU WERE
HERE has performed the Floydian masterpiece
"The Wall" ten times in 5 cities,
staging the most elaborate and authentic production
of "The Wall" ever produced by an
American Pink Floyd tribute act, which included
the building (and tearing down) of a giant
wall that spanned the width of the stage,
set pieces, a children's choir, inflatables,
and costumed characters. The Sight and
Sound of Pink Floyd, indeed!
HISTORY
and MEMBERS:
The roots of WISH YOU WERE HERE go back to
1987, when bassist/vocalist Eroc
Sosinski joined forces with guitarist/vocalist
Jim Tigue in
the Cleveland-based classic rock and originals
band HARVEST and soon began performing their
"HARVEST Pink Floyd Revue", an exclusive
tribute set of Floyd accompanied by basic
theatrics, sound effects and a light show
- one of the very first bands
in America to tribute Pink Floyd.
The band, which evolved into TIE-DYE HARVEST
in 1991, toured Ohio and surrounding states
full-time until the mid-1990's and also recorded
3 original releases along the way, often performing
a set of covers & originals preceding
the Revue set. "In 1995 we decided
to tribute Floyd exclusively and created WISH
YOU WERE HERE," says Sosinski,
"incorporating the successful elements
of the Revue with key personnel additions
and a more theatrical focus."
Keyboardist Bob Gerhard,
a TIE-DYE HARVEST member since 1990, brought
his considerable knowledge of Floyd and vintage
keyboard sounds to the project. Lead
guitarist/vocalist Mark
Brennan, a veteran of Cleveland bands
Polyphony and the Brennan/Cosma Band, was
the first outside addition to the fold, energizing
and updating what had previously been a 4-piece
combo. Original backup vocalists Jennifer
Lee and Debi Lewin were soon added to the
lineup. In 1997 sax player Bob
Barno was literally plucked from a
smoky blues bar to perform with the band,
and Tim Joseph Hanculak took over the drumming
position soon after. In 2001, guitarist/vocalist
Scott Langston
replaced founding member Jim Tigue (who now
plays with the band again in a support role)
and in 2006 Cincinnati musician Jamie
Combs replaced Langston on guitar and
co-lead vocals. Cleveland drummer Jon
Darling is the latest addition to the
band in 2007.
An essential component of the Pink Floyd sound
since 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon"
has been the beautiful and powerful voices
of their female vocalists. WISH YOU
WERE HERE is blessed to have 3 talented singers
available: Marla
Brennan, Sharron McPherson-Foxx, and Jennifer
Lee, who inspire and awe the crowds
at every show. Their experience, talent,
and beauty shine thru in both featured solos
and background vocals - the band always
performs with 2 or 3 singers. ("No
self-respecting Floyd Tribute should be without
'em," says Sosinski.)
WISH YOU WERE HERE also
employs a professional sound and light crew
to ensure that the Sight and Sound of Pink
Floyd is seen and heard - sound engineers
Rich Masarik,
lighting director John
Middleton, sound & stage techs
Rick Lennox, Jeff Yarsa
& Travis Lennox, and Merchandise
Director Nicole Kleon
are experienced industry professionals
who are all vital to the success of the show
as well.
For more information please go to the contact
page of this site, or check out the gigs
page for upcoming show info. Future
plans include more performances of "The
Wall" and our special "unplugged"
show, and the continued high-quality, breathtaking
performances of the show that has become known
as The Sight and Sound of Pink Floyd - WISH
YOU WERE HERE.
- c 1995-2013 Eric Sosinski, with thanks
to Matt Weiland.
Left
to right: Bob Gerhard, Marla Brennan,
Jim Tigue, Mark Brennan, Eroc Sosinski,
Jamie Combs, Sharron McPherson-Foxx, Bob Barno,
Jon Darling
(Photo
Credit: John Ward - www.jwward.com)
(High-Res
Concert Photos & Media Downloads, below)
PRESS
ARTICLES & REVIEWS :
"...WYWH
has raised the concept of a
tribute band to an art form."
"SUMMER'S BEST EVENTS YOU SHOULD NOT
MISS"
Cleveland Magazine 6/08
"PINK
FLOYD TRIBUTE BAND PLAYS AMPHITHEATRE"
Warren Tribune Chronicle
6/12/08
"TRIBUTE
BAND TO ROCK 1ST RALLY BY THE RIVER"
Toledo Blade 6/4/04
FakeFest
2002 -
"BETTER THAN THE REAL THING?"
Cleveland Free Times
5/8/02
A
REVIEW OF THE 10/27/01 SHOW
AT THE NEWPORT MUSIC HALL
IN COLUMBUS, OH
FROM JAMBASE.COM
MORE
PRESS ARTICLES ON THE STADIUM
SHOW PAGE
SONG
LIST
:
WISH YOU WERE HERE HAS PERFORMED
EVERY SONG FROM
EACH OF THESE ALBUMS - HERE'S
THE CURRENT LIST: :
-
MEDDLE : ONE
OF THESE DAYS, FEARLESS, SEAMUS, ECHOES,
PILLOW OF WINDS, SAN TROPEZ
- OBSCURED
BY CLOUDS: OBSCURED
BY CLOUDS, WHEN YOU'RE IN,
BURNING
BRIDGES, THE GOLD IT'S IN THE..., WOT'S...
UH THE DEAL,
MUDMEN,
CHILDHOODS END, FREE FOUR, STAY, ABSOLUTELY
CURTAINS
- DARK
SIDE OF THE MOON : SPEAK
TO ME/BREATHE, ON THE
RUN, TIME/BREATHE REPRISE,GREAT GIG IN THE
SKY, MONEY, US AND THEM, ANY COLOUR YOU
LIKE, BRAIN DAMAGE/ECLIPSE
- WISH
YOU WERE HERE : SHINE ON
YOU CRAZY DIAMOND
(Pt.1-5), WELCOME TO THE MACHINE, HAVE
A CIGAR,
WISH YOU WERE HERE, SHINE ON YOU CRAZY
DIAMOND (Pt.6-10)
- ANIMALS
: DOGS, PIGS, SHEEP, PIGS
ON THE WING (1 & 2)
- THE
WALL : IN THE FLESH, THIN
ICE, ANOTHER BRICK IN
THE WALL (I, II, III), HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR
LIVES, MOTHER, GOODBYE BLUE SKY, EMPTY
SPACES, YOUNG LUST, ONE OF MY TURNS, DON'T
LEAVE ME NOW, GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, IS
THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE, HEY YOU, NOBODY
HOME, VERA, COMFORTABLY NUMB, THE SHOW
MUST GO ON, IN THE FLESH?, RUN LIKE HELL,
WAITING FOR THE WORMS, STOP, THE TRIAL,
OUTSIDE THE WALL
PLUS: ASTRONOMY
DOMINE
INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE
BIKE
SEE
EMILY PLAY
ARNOLD
LAYNE
LET
THERE BE MORE LIGHT
JUGBAND
BLUES
A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
SET
THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN
CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE
IF
YOUR POSSIBLE PASTS
ON THE TURNING AWAY
TERMINAL
FROST
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME
COMING BACK TO LIFE
THERE'S
NO WAY OUT OF HERE
THE
NILE SONG
+
MORE TO COME
MEDIA
DOWNLOADS
:
HIGH-RES
PROMO PICS
Full
Stage Concert Shot
Photo
by Joe Golias
Posed Band
Promo Shot
Photos
by John Ward
Eroc
- Nobody Home Shot
Photo
by Joe Golias
Inflatable
Pig Concert Shot
Sillouette
Concert Shot
Photo
by Joe Kleon
Proper photo credit must be given
if published
RADIO
AD :60 MUSIC BED MP3's
All
music performed LIVE by Wish You Were Here
WISH
BED 1
Breathe, WYWH, Great
Gig, Dogs, On The Run
WISH
BED 2
Flesh (vocal), Hey
You, Flesh (Intro), Is There Anybody, Dogs
WISH BED 3
Breathe, WYWH, Flesh
(vocal), Hey You, Flesh (Intro)
WISH
BED 4
Time (intro>vocal),
WYWH, Hey You, Coming Back To Life, Dogs,
Time(solo)
PRODUCTION
RIDERS
Input List
Lighting Rider
Hospitality Rider
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