Fact #79646
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Two Italian officials [former deputy mayor, Cesare De Piccoli, and superintendent of historic buildings, Maurizia De Min] go on trial in Venice, Italy, charged with allowing a Pink Floyd concert to go ahead in the city in July 1989 despite the damage it was likely to cause. Fans who flocked to see the British rock group perform on a floating stage off St. Mark's Square in July 1989 left 200 tons of rubbish in their wake and damaged historic buildings by climbing onto roofs and balconies.