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Roger Waters (born September 6, 1944) is a world-renowned, seminal British musician who rose to recognition as the conceptual leader of the progressive rock outfit Pink Floyd, hailing from Great Bookham, Surrey, England.

Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, Roger Waters’ father was a conscientious objector for the early part of WW2, however later changed this stance and was killed in action at Aprilia when Roger was five months old. Following his fathers death, Roger moved with his mother to Cambridge, which is where he met future band mates Syd Barrett and David Gilmour. Upon subsequently enrolling at Regent Street Polytechnic, Waters met Pink Floyd founding members Nick Mason and Richard Wright. The three members went on to play music together for the first time in the autumn of 1963, dubbing themselves Stigma 6 and occasionally the Meggadeaths.

By 1966 the moniker Pink Floyd had been settled on with a lineup consisting of Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright. Together Pink Floyd would prove to be one of the most influential, open-minded and ultimately successful rock bands of all time. In 1968 Barrett left the group and was replaced by David Gilmour, as a result Waters took the band’s conceptual reigns and began honing the distinctive Punk Floyd sound. This included the second best-selling record of all time “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973), “Wish You Were Here” (1975), “Animals” (1977), “The Wall” (1979), and “The Final Cut” (1983), culminating in over 250 million copies sold worldwide.

Waters departed Pink Floyd in 1985 and following a legal dispute regarding the rights to the name and material, the musician began crafting solo material. The esteemed singer-songwriter’s debut solo album, “The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking”, arrived in 1984, featuring Eric Clapton and David Sanborn. Following the release and disappointing supporting tour, Waters scored the soundtrack to the animated film “When the Wind Blows” in 1986, after which he released his second full-length album “Radio K.A.O.S.”. Issued in 1987, the record is a concept album based on a Welsh mute who can physically tune his mind into radio waves, and earned more popular reviews than its predecessor.

In November 1989, the world’s most polarising symbol, the Berlin Wall, fell. In 1990 Waters staged arguably the largest and most impressive rock concert in history, The Wall Live. Playing to in excess of 200,000 people, alongside fellow musicians Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Cyndi Lauper, and the Scorpions, a double live album “The Wall - Live in Berlin” was subsequently released to platinum sales. After a move to Columbia Records, Waters released his third studio album, “Amused to Death”, in 1992. Drawing greater comparisons to his Pink Floyd output, the record was his best-received to date, spawning the single “What God Wants, Pt. 1”.

In 1999 the extolled musician began touring again after a seven-year hiatus, playing a combination of solo and Pink Floyd material. The tour proved a huge success, constantly expanding to play larger venues and more dates, including a final show at 2002’s Glastonbury Festival. Following a reunion with Mason, Wright, and Gilmour in 2005 for Live 8 in London’s Hyde Park, Waters released the operatic album “Ça Ira”, based on the French Revolution. In 2010 Waters’ The Wall Live tour began, which by 2013 became the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist of all time.

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Roger Waters: Us + Them

This was one of the most spectacular concert experiences of my life, and I have seen hundreds of shows. I was blown away a few years ago by Roger's The Wall tour and really did not know what to expect from Us + Them.

When I saw the tour was kicking off close to my home I immediately got online to buy a ticket, took the day off from work, and drove to Kansas City to see the opening show of the tour. It was unbelievable and exceeded my expectations. I thought it would just be a singular concert limited to Roger's new album, "Is This the Life We Really Want?", which would have been just fine with me, but it was so much more. If you loved or even just liked The Wall tour you will be equally impressed by Us + Them. I do not make that comparison lightly. The Wall is the gold standard of rock shows in my opinion.

There was so much going on as far as music, videos, and props it is hard to believe that any one person could possibly take it all in. The images were so vivid and carefully constructed it was almost impossible to keep from being overwhelmed by the impact on the audience.

As with much of Pink Floyd music there was a multitude of political statements, mostly critical of Trump and the shameful things going on in the United States today.

The music was a mixture of Roger's solo and Pink Floyd tunes, borrowing heavily from Darkside of the Moon, The Wall, and Animals. You don't have to be a Pink Floyd fan or a Roger Waters fan to love this show. It comes easily if you go by nothing more than spectacle. If you are a Pink Floyd fan you will look at the music in a whole new way. If that's even possible over all these years.

I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves rock 'n' roll, statement theatre, and high production values. The use of stadium sized HD video screens, and the pig and moon drones, followed by the laser pyramid at the end..., you have no idea what you are in for.

The Sprint Center was filled to near capacity with absolutely thrilled fans. There was no barring of video or photography, and there is no way that any one person could take all of the imagery in.

I think if you review setlist.com and look at YouTube videos of the show it will make you want to see the show more and not feel like you've already seen it. Video and photographs do not do justice to everything that was going on nor do they capture the scope and scale.

While watching, I thought of all my friends and family who would enjoy the show, and wish they could've been there with me to experience the sheer joy of this production.

I must also point out how genuinely appreciative and blown away Roger was by the positive response from the audience during his stage interactions. He was clearly pleased with his creation and it's effect on everyone present. As usual he delivers his message in a spot-on manner and clearly connects with what people are feeling in the age of Trump. It is impossible to comment on all the messages and imagery employed during Roger's commentary. Suffice to say that Roger is a master wordsmith and musician and proves it again with Us + Them. He is truly a treasure to be savored. I cannot wait to see him again. His polish, professionalism, and production values blow 99% of other rock acts completely out of the water. What an experience! I highly recommend this show.

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I saw the man, (the "legend"!), on his 2010 "The Wall" tour, at the Staples Center here in Los Angeles. I also went to see the "Pros and Cons.." & "Radio Kaos" tours, years back. I expected a lot from "Roger Waters' - The Wall", I have to admit; for I'd read & heard reviews, & knew that Roger was quite proud of the show. I've listened to the original "The Wall" album maybe a thousand or more times since it came out in 1980,(no exaggeration, either), for I truly do love the album. I know it word for word, & note for note. What I got to witness at this concert, though, even exceeded my expectations! It was far and away the best rock concert I've ever experienced 'in my life' - & I say this, after going to maybe 70 major rock concerts over the last 40 years. The sound was amazing, the visuals were mind-boggling, & Roger still sings and plays so incredibly well. Outside of his music, I see Mr. Waters (the man) as a pretty awesome person, too. A creative genius, a true humanitarian who 'cares' about others, & I very much relate to his political views. Just,.. if there is any 'one person' that I consider a "hero" of mine, I suppose it would have to be Roger Waters. In concert, there just is no better, (well, except for maybe Led Zeppelin)LoL; so, in a word, "GO!" (You won't be sorry.)

Roger Waters is an English musician, singer, songwriter and composer best known as the bassist and vocalist with Pink Floyd. However, as a solo artist, he still puts on great concerts. Waters has had a solo career for about thirty years and has come to recent prominence with his anti-war sentiment. During the United States invasion of Iraq led to two new tracks on the Internet: "To Kill the Child", inspired by the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and "Leaving Beirut", an anti-war song inspired by his travels in the Middle East.

Waters puts on a good show that is pretty simple in nature. The focus is on him on the stage as he generally is in skinny tattered jeans and a grungy t-shirt with just him, his guitar, and a microphone. He is still an amazing performer and fills the room with his powerful voice and lyrics. I've seen him play a stadium and he still managed to wow the whole place and it was impossible to stay seated. I wasn't the only one - everyone was standing up and singing along. The epic guitar riffs backed up by drums, keys and a light show and set that was just as epic, making it one scorcher of a concert.

You would be hard pressed to find another show that captures an amazing sound, displays some of the most cutting-edge theatrics, and packs a more powerful message all in one show.

If you are a fan of Pink Floyd, DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!!! If you are a casual fan, I suspect you would still enjoy this show immensely, though anyone who is an actual fan of the band/Roger knows he wears his political views on his sleeves. If you are completely oblivious to this you are either not a huge fan, or just don't care about politics anyway. It would be like me going to see Ted Nugent and expecting him to say something I wouldn't find repellent- that would be on me.

So, to summarize, if you love the work of Pink Floyd & specifically much of what Roger wrote, plus you are either left-leaning politically (or couldn't be bothered), them go. Otherwise, stay home so actual fans don't have to hear inane chit-chat behind us while trying to enjoy the show.

The music was excellent.

Every Pink Floyd song was spot on.

The sound system sounded great even in the cheap seats. The show was nearly, if not completely sold out and I saw no empty seats. The crowd was well behaved while security was thorough they were not obnoxious.

The only negative was the overbearing Anti-Trump rhetoric with a continuous "F" Trump message splashed across the big screen during many songs. The obligatory flying pig even had Anti-Trump slogans! It was sad that musical performances and artist feel they need to push a political agenda! I felt the whole time this was displayed that if identical slurs had been made against our previous President, the media would have a melt down! CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC would have been proud!

WOW! That is all one can truly say about this performance! The theatrics were incredible, the band was top-notch, and Waters himself, hasn't lost a thing, and obviously was deeply moved-by, and appreciative-of his fans. I was pleased to see a sold-out arena for the evening, composed of all age-groups and backgrounds. Personally, my favorite portion, or aspect, of the experience was the political critiques being cast through the imagery and music, with a nice-touch of synchronized youth from the Philadelphia area during 'Another Brick Part 2'. Very dark and thought provoking, as Floyd has been for me through my life. Please return next year! I can-not wait to see The Wall! Thank you for your work to assist in raising awareness! RESIST.

The show was spectacular a real treat for the ears and eyes, I have seen Pink Floyd live (1980, The Wall) David Gilmour live (2016, Royal Albert Hall) and now Roger Waters. All were superb.

What was amazing was the near 10 minute standing ovation near the end of the show - even Roger was somewhat taken aback.

A big age range was in the audience I saw one woman must be near 80 right down to kids around the 10 year old mark.

Sitting beside me was a girl around the 20 mark, who clearly knew all the lyrics and had never seen any Pink Floyd stuff done live before - she was in tears for about half the show, she enjoyed it that much.

Excellent show, pass it on to Roger and his superb band.

Most recent time I have seen Roger Waters was in Birmingham as part of the Us & Them tour. I expected something spectacular and it certainly was visually amazing, and musically excellent with some very good musicians and singers aswell. There was quite a lot of politics, most of which was very relevant, and the audience was very supportive.

If you are expecting more from Roger Waters than merely going through Pink Floyd songs then I definitely recommend seeing him. This show was excellent and definitely not boring - in fact on the 3 occasions I have seen him he has held my interest throughout.

Absolutely stunning! Roger once again managed to completely blow my mind. It was not the show I was expecting but in fact it surpassed my expectations - just the right balance of Floyd with his new material although I would have welcomed a track or two from his first three albums.

I discovered new meaning in all of the Floyd material which is a true testament to the magnitude of their greatness. Was wonderful hearing Roger call out Trump, Putin, et al but also hold the audience accountable - he owned us in the best way possible.

Worth every penny!

All I can say is AWESOME!!! Just what I expected! I can't get one of the new songs he played out of my head and I dreamed about it that night. VERY powerful! David Kilminster played all the Pink Floyd stuff spot on!!! The singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig helped make it an amazing show as well but all the people on stage did! Out show was in Vancouver and he got local kids up and singing for "Another Brick in the Wall" which also was spot on. Loved and agreed with all his comments to the audience.

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The Cinematic Experience of Roger Waters’ ‘The Wall Live’

Aside from being one of the greatest bands of all time, Pink Floyd is easily one of the most versatile bands ever to rock the face of the Earth. While this certainly applies to their music (“progressive” and “psychedelic rock” are hardly complete descriptions), Pink Floyd’s versatility goes far beyond the excellent music they’ve played over the decades.

Their live stage show is so peerlessly eye-popping that it has been touring without the band (as the “Laser Spectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd”) for years now. That’s right, a live concert without the band, completely Floyd devoid. If that sounds unprecedented, then bury yourself into Pink Floyd’s 1972 theatrically released film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii , in which the band performed a rousing and incredible live concert in the Roman amphitheater at Pompeii whose ancient, now uncovered seats remained completely empty. That’s right, a live concert with the band, but without any “live” audience. Somewhere in the limbo where these twain meet is the 1980 – 1981 tour in support of Pink Floyd’s 1979 LP The Wall , in which both the band and audience were present, but were literally isolated from each other by the growing, opaque, white brick divider that gave the album and tour its name.

When Pink Floyd’s founder and sole (to date) songwriter, Syd Barrett became unstable, the band brought in his friend David Gilmour to back him up and ultimately replace him before Syd’s brief solo career. The band carried on, ironically benefitting from the fact that no other members really knew how to write songs and continued to push the boundaries of experimental music. When bassist and co-lead singer Roger Waters left the band to pursue his own solo career, Gilmour, along with drummer Nick Mason and fired (but still present) keyboardist Richard Wright continued to record and play live even in the face of Roger’s lawsuits and publicly poured derision. Over their many years and incarnations, Pink Floyd turned out masterpiece after masterpiece, each of which deserves an article all its own. The focus of this article, however, is Waters’ concert tour, The Wall Live .

Almost synonymous with the name Pink Floyd, The Wall went from an idea to an operatic concept album to an incomparable multimedia concert experience to a full length movie to a post-Floyd concert special at the Berlin Wall itself and back to an experience as Roger Waters brought his concert tour The Wall Live to the world. Like the band itself, The Wall has so many “bricks” that each deserves its own analysis. As Hamlet said, “The play’s the thing”.

The Wall Live is, in and of itself, an intense and epic drama, packed with live action, garish puppetry, actors, musicians and enough projected motion pictures to warrant its coverage in a film column like The Next Reel. So dramatic and theatrical an experience was the original The Wall album and its subsequent tour that the initial plan for the 1982 Alan Parker film Pink Floyd – The Wall was to feature live concert footage from the tour, interspersed with the terrifying, yet breathtaking animation of Gerald Scarfe and a few extra bridging scenes featuring Waters himself as the main character of “Pink Floyd”, a rock star facing increasing isolation due to the many “bricks” he has built in “The Wall” around him.

While the character Roger created and originated was recast (with Bob Geldof, ironically or appropriately, also a rock star) and the live concert Floyd scenes were dropped in favor of recreations, The Wall remains a rock ‘n’ roll show piece, focused on Waters, his personal experiences an those of people close to him. The film remains an excellent and entrancing companion piece to all things The Wall , but the 2010 – 2012 tour proves that the film is no replacement for the live show. Waters’ return to the role in 2010 (yes, 30 years after he kicked off the first tour) is a triumph, no worse for the wear. Brick by Brick, this Wall is still a masterpiece.

Unlike Waters’ previous tour, the also-excellent “The Dark Side of the Moon Live”, there is no first set to prime the audience. No retrospective of the career of Waters is given, no Pink Floyd medley is played, no Waters singles are offered. This experience is The Wall , the whole The Wall and nothing but The Wall . The theatrical production begins with the limp body of the stuffed “Pink” being escorted onstage by black-clad soldiers. A clip from Spartacus is played as the puppet is thrown to the floor and abandoned, framed between the slopes of the barely begun Wall itself. Like a distant memory of an event yet to come, a light trumpet is heard over the crowd, playing the sweet melody of The Wall ‘s final track “Outside the Wall”.

Without warning, the stage, guitars and crowd all explode simultaneously as the first song “In the Flesh?” kicks off with a roar. The menace of what is to come is only hinted at as Waters emerges in full black regalia, flanked by soldiers bearing flags with the distinctive crossed hammer symbol. The “Surrogate Band” has arrived.

A staged plane crash continues the assault on the senses and we are pulled directly into the peaceful-cum-aggressive “The Thin Ice”, describing “a million tear-stained eyes” and “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)”, detailing the death of Pink’s (and, thus, Roger’s) father in World War II. It is almost easy to forget that Waters is, in fact, a staunch pacifist. However, at this point we get one of our fist glimpses at the (still far from complete) Wall as a movie screen. Images not just of Waters’ own father, but of a great many men and women lost in battles and attacks fill up the bricks in tribute.

Waters politics are only beginning at this point of the show. “The Happiest Days of Our Lives” introduces “The Schoolmaster”, a frightening nightmare of a teacher that could only be conceived by a terrified child. As the gigantic puppet Schoolmaster descends from the rafters and Waters’ band discos into “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” local children (chosen at each stop on the tour) storm the stage to lip-synch and ward off this monstrosity of a bully teacher with the admonishment “We don’t need no education!”

It’s only here that Waters actually addresses the audience for the first time, acknowledging the children for their own applause and setting up the next song, “Mother”. Waters then introduces himself as a much younger man and the huge round screen behind the Wall is filled with his own face, recorded on the 1980-81 Wall Tour. Waters duets with himself on “Mother”, perfectly matching his movie-projected self, while the wall around “them” is filled with political statements such as “Big Br Mother is Watching You”, and a rather profane answer to the lyric “Mother should I trust the government?” The inflated puppet representing Pink’s mother matches the disturbing cartoonishness of Pink’s Schoolmaster.

The arena/ theatre darkens during “Goodbye Blue Sky” and bombers are projected over most every surface, dropping not ordinance, but symbols like stars of David, crosses, hammers and sickles, dollar signs, crescents and the logos of McDonald’s, Mercedes Benz and Shell oil. The image is striking if none too subtle.

Up until now the Scarfe’s beautiful animation has been used somewhat sparingly, with newer CGI taking over many projections. As the gap in the Wall begins to close and more bricks are stacked, “What Shall We Do Now?” (the full version of the album’s “Empty Spaces”) is graced not by new computerized animation but by the original Scarfe sequence, filling up the round screen as well as the broken Wall’s bricks in a cinematic nightmare of startling sexuality, greedy consumerism and bombastic brutality.

These cartoon scenes give way to full-screen nudity accompanied by “Young Lust”, which starts a trilogy of depression, continuing through the almost detached nihilism of “One of My Turns” (with the confused cry of “Why are you running away?”) and ending with the complexly ironic lament “Don’t leave me now” (ending with a physical and frightening attack on Roger/ Pink by another monstrous puppet of Pink’s wife).

“Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)”, the working title of which was “Drugs”, completes Pink Floyd’s isolation, beginning with the defiant cry “I don’t need no arms around me!” to the same tune as part 1’s “Daddy’s flown across the ocean.” and part 2’s “We don’t need no Education!” In that this is the last of the three songs with this title and that the next number is the non-album track entitled “The Last Few Bricks”, it’s easy to guess that the Wall has been completed and is now one solid, inaccessible brick divider, blocking the audience from Waters and (the character of) Pink Floyd. The next song is the depressing “Goodbye Cruel World”, which suggests an end to much more than just what it is, the first set.

Part of the brilliance of The Wall is its Romantic reconciliation of opposites, often in a very ugly way. “One of My Turns” reads, on paper, like a list of possible activities for a date, but is sung in a furious scream by Waters as he (as Pink) trashes a hotel room. “The Thin Ice” turns an almost “do-wop” piano line into a desperate guitar attack. Set 2 of “The Wall Live” both amplifies these dichotomies and ultimately gives up all pretense of “pretty”.

The song “Hey You” starts out as a cry for help and human contact, but builds into the graphic description “And the Worms ate into his brain.” Continuing this theme, “Is there Anybody Out There?” is a nearly instrumental song with the title as its only, echoing, lonely lyrics rolling across a barren stage in front of the (now complete, 30 foot tall) Wall. Then, in an almost Broadway turn, the Wall opens to reveal Waters on a hotel room-reminiscent platform, folding out of one of the bricks. Waters almost passionately recites his list of the darkly mundane in the song “Nobody Home”.

The Wall , the album and show, shift into a more political gear with the classic, brass-infused double feature of “Vera” and “Bring the Boys Back Home”. Waters’ melodic shout is matched only by the crowd, standing and crying out “Don’t leave the children on their own” (many of us with tears in our eyes). The movie screen of a Wall is then filled up with the Dwight D. Eisenhower quote “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed.”

However, the movie versions of The Wall and the opera The Wall still have terrible thrills to show us. “Comfortably Numb”, one of only three songs co-written by Gilmour, is our last hopeful moment, even as the lyrics describe illness and hypodermic needles. The psychedelic colors and trippy motions of the Wall coming to animated life are breathtaking to witness, just as the song remains one of the best of the show. Still, there’s something sad about seeing singer Robbie Wyckoff and guitarist Dave Kilminster standing atop the wall instead of David Gilmour, in a position that Gilmour described as one of his favorite moments of his career. However, it’s noteworthy that it took two musicians to succeed (if not replace) Gilmour and (as the next song indicates) “The Show Must Go On”.

“In the Flesh” (note the lack of question mark this time) follows the Beach Boys-inspired vocal harmonies of “The Show Must Go On” with a thunderous and angry chord progression which segways into a political rally style of background ringing. Here Waters (and Pink) have become everything they hate, a fascistic dictator, barking out orders for every “different” audience member (from drug users to minorities to kids with freckles) to be pushed “up against the wall!”

As the aggressive guitar of “Run Like Hell” fills the theatre the famous “Pink Floyd Pig” who debuted on the cover of the album Animals makes her appearance. Combining the black-colored surface of the pig from the original The Wall Tour with the overt political graffiti of Waters’ “The Dark Side of the Moon Live”, this version of “Algie” is a remote-controlled floating nightmare of a blimp, seeming to seek out undesirables in the crowd with her red, glowing spotlight eyes. Up until the double hit of “In the Flesh” and “Run Like Hell” seeing The Wall Live is already like being inside a movie. As the Pig makes her terrible swoops around the audience, one has the strange feeling of both being inside a horror movie and, for unknown reasons, rooting for the bad guy to come find you.

The animation (both old and new) comes to a fascinating and disturbing crescendo during “Waiting for the Worms”. The nearly nauseating imagery of cartoon worms squirming through political structures as Waters’ dictator character shouts orders into his hammer-like megaphone (both on the big Wall screen and in person in front of it) is matched only by the haunting look at twin hammers marching over the countryside at his command. Taken out of context (and, sadly, this has), one could find every reason to “Run Like Hell” from what is on the screen and all around.

It’s Pink Floyd himself, no longer as the Dictator but as the good man Waters wants to be, that screams out “Stop” at the beginning of the song of the same name. He recognizes his wrongs (many of which were informed by Waters’ own elitist rock star experiences and Barrett’s excess-driven decline) and begs to go home, but accepts that he must be judged in “The Trial”. As in the film version (and previous tour) “The Trial” is an almost entirely animated affair with Scarfe’s animation taking over the entire Wall, replacing real bricks with animated bricks and real life with a surreal nightmare. Still, this movie-infused epic finale is so inspiring that nearly the entire crowd is on their feet shouting the repeated phrase “Tear Down the Wall!” to close the number… and as the animation stops, the Wall does indeed come down in a violent tumble of smoke and broken brick.

The Wall Live comes full circle with the final sounds of “Outside the Wall” with Waters on trumpet. He introduces the band, all of whom have come out to finish the song with Waters amid the rubble of the Wall. The touring band includes, amongst others, multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin (a rare player who also toured with a post-Waters Pink Floyd), G.E. Smith and Snowy White on guitar, Graham Broad on drums and Roger’s own son Harry Waters on Hammond organ. And when Waters says goodnight and leaves the stage, the lights rise. No encores are offered. This experience is The Wall , the whole Wall and nothing but The Wall .

The Wall has now officially been performed (as a live individual show) more times by Roger Waters solo than by Pink Floyd the band, with this 2010 – 2012 (and a rumored 2013 extension) far exceeding the mere 31 shows performed on the original 1980 – 1981 tour. There is so much more to Pink Floyd and, in fact, Roger Waters, than The Wall which was Waters’ second-to-last album of original songs with the band. It’s easy for truly inclusive Pink Floyd fans to resent The Wall ‘s singular popularity (it is second only to Dark Side of the Moon among Pink Floyd’s best sellers).

Still, there’s no denying that The Wall the CD is truly great , which is the way it will continue to be enjoyed the most.

As an immersive concert experience, however, The Wall is an entirely different beast. Its harsh, theatrical nature pulls the audience deep into its storyline and its visuals create the illusion of actually being inside a dynamic, frightening and engrossing movie. Yes, The Wall live is every bit as cinematic as its actual cinema-released counterpart film Pink Floyd – The Wall and will remain a milestone in Pink Floyd and Roger Waters history. The Wall Live has truly been more than a concert tour, but an anti-war, pro-music, theatrical, cinematic, brilliant, inspiring truly immersive, multi-media experience that compliments the history of The Wall and, perhaps, brings it one step farther in its story. That is, not to mention, making a 68-year-old man performing songs written over 30 years ago the biggest concert draw of 2012. When you see it and hear it, you’ll understand why. Until then, I’ll see you in the next reel.

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DAVE KILMINSTER RIG TOUR & INTERVIEW | ROGER WATERS 2023 | GUITAR INTERACTIVE

Published 10 months ago on July 4, 2023

By Jonathan Graham

Dave Kilminster talks to Guitar Interactive's Jonathan Graham during the UK leg of Roger Waters' 'This Is Not a Drill' tour at London's O2 Arena. Billed as the Roger Waters' farewell tour, Dave takes us through his live setup for these massive stadium shows—showcasing his selection of electric and acoustic guitars, amplifiers and effects pedals and gives us some unique insight into his impressive career in music to date.

Dave Kilminster Bio.

Guitar Virtuoso Dave Kilminster's radical techniques and mesmerizing sounds captivate fans and fellow musicians alike. Dave won the 'Guitarist of the Year' competition in 1991, run by 'Guitarist' Magazine.

That recognition propelled him on a super-charged career as a multi-faceted guitarist, vocalist, engineer, producer, writer and instructor. Dave is a familiar figure worldwide to fans of progressive rock, having played with the likes of John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson, UK), Carl Palmer (ELP) and Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep). He later toured with one of his musical heroes Keith Emerson, and Keith credited Dave for inspiring him to go on the road again.

In 2006 Dave was asked to join Roger Waters (ex Pink Floyd) band as lead guitarist and vocalist on the extraordinary global staging of 'Dark Side of the Moon - Live' and the subsequent (and even more successful) 'The Wall - Live' tour. In fact 'The Wall - Live' is the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist, and the third highest grossing tour OF ALL TIME!!!

In amongst these tours Dave still found time to collaborate with John Wetton and Geoff Downes on their 'ICon' Project (resulting in an album 'Icon 3' and a short tour), and remix/re-master his solo album 'Scarlet - The Director's Cut'. Not to mention perform at the special 12-12-12 concert for Sandy Relief, an event that was broadcast to over two billion people!!!

Around this time Dave also began a unique collaboration with vocalist Murray Hockridge, whose soulful voice has been compared to Prince, Sting, and Stevie Wonder and spans over three octaves. Their unique blend of vocals & acoustic guitars has been dubbed "Acoustic Soul" but is truly indescribable. The pair recorded a special album of covers together entitled 'Closer to Earth', and have completed several successful tours in Europe.

After 'The Wall' tour Dave went straight back into the studio.... the result is a brand new solo album for 2014 entitled '...and THE TRUTH will set you free...'

Fans and critics agree that Dave's work is in a class by itself, encompassing technical mastery and enormous power. A favourite because of his likeable enthusiasm and unmatched on stage energy, Dave wins rave reviews from fellow musicians. Dave's unusual and unexpected techniques add new dimensions to their work. Kilminster is one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge from the UK, and is sought after as a collaborator, band member and solo performer. "He is the best guitarist since Hendrix," enthuses Qango member John Young, adding that Kilminster's technical proficiency seems effortless.

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• Comfortably Numb ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
• The Happiest Days of Our Lives ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
• Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
• Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3 ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
• The Powers That Be Play Video
• The Bravery of Being Out of Range Play Video
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• Have a Cigar ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
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• Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) ( Pink Floyd  song) Play Video
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• Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 by Pink Floyd
• Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3 by Pink Floyd
• Any Colour You Like by Pink Floyd
• Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
• Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
• Eclipse by Pink Floyd
• Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd
• In the Flesh by Pink Floyd
• Money by Pink Floyd
• Outside the Wall by Pink Floyd
• Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd
• Sheep by Pink Floyd
• Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) by Pink Floyd
• The Happiest Days of Our Lives by Pink Floyd
• Two Suns in the Sunset by Pink Floyd
• Us and Them by Pink Floyd
• Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
• Is This the Life We Really Want?
• The Bar (Reprise)
• The Bravery of Being Out of Range
• The Powers That Be
• Déjà vu (Reprise)

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• Oct 08 2023 London Palladium London, England Start time: 8:10 PM 8:10 PM
• Oct 09 2023 London Palladium London, England Start time: 8:10 PM 8:10 PM
• Oct 24 2023 Arena BRB Mané Garrincha This Setlist Brasília, Brazil Start time: 9:20 PM 9:20 PM
• Oct 28 2023 Estádio Nilton Santos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Start time: 9:20 PM 9:20 PM
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"This Is Not a Drill," Roger Waters Fans!

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger Waters is launching the "This Is Not a Drill" Tour in 2024, a trek he's suggested may be his last one ever — so if you're a fan of his dense lyrics, his progressive rock instrumentation, and his pyrotechnic stage shows, you absolutely won't want to skip this unforgettable concert event!  Waters has been in the midst of a late-career renaissance the last few years, as his 2017 album Is This the Life We Really Want ? received near-universal acclaim for its complex themes and incredible musicianship, and inspired a massive 157-date tour that sprawled across several years.  But the Pink Floyd co-founder is doing something different with his new show, presenting it in-the-round for a more intimate concert experience, and he's sure to focus on music from across his incredible career.

So whether you love early Floyd psychedelia like "Flaming," peak arena hits like "The Wall," or solo songs like "What God Wants, Pt. 1" — or all of the above — then make sure you're there to experience this beloved rock icon, live on the road for what could be the last time.  Check out the Roger Waters Tour schedule below to learn more, and score your tickets right away!

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Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill 2023 Tour

Roger Waters has announced that he will be taking his This Is Not A Drill tour to Europe in 2023 on what he’s cheekily teasing as his “first farewell tour,” With dates in Spain, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic & additional dates still to follow.

Tickets are on sale now via RogerWaters.com .

“This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking new rock & roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round,” Waters wrote in a statement. “It is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to love, protect, and share our precious and precarious planet home. The show includes a dozen great songs from Pink Floyd’s Golden Era alongside several new ones — words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it. Love, R.”

Tickets may be purchased from Roger Waters.com  OR Ticketmaster

2023 Band Lineup Roger Waters – Bass Guitar / Guitars / Vocals Jon Carin – Keyboards / Guitars / Vocals Robert Walter – Organ Jonathan Wilson – Guitars / Vocals Gus Seyffert – Bass Guitar / Guitar Dave Kilminster – Guitar / Vocals Joey Waronker – Drums / Percussion Seamus Blake – Saxophone Amanda Belair  – Vocals Shanay Johnson   – Vocals

9th December 2023 – Roger Waters concludes his This Is Not A Drill tour in Ecuador! Congratulations to Roger and team! As of now there are no plans for 2024 but as always stay tuned for more information as we get it. 

31st October 2023 – THANK YOU, RIO! 

22nd October 2023 – This Is Not A Drill arrives in South America

10th October 2023 – Roger breaks down track by track The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, the video was shown live at the London Palladium on both nights before the band played the album in its entirety. The band consisted of a six piece string section fronted by Gabe Noel, a few of the members from Roger’s current touring band: Jon Carin (keyboards/guitars/synth), Jonathan Wilson (guitar), Gus Seyffert (bass), Robert Walter (keyboards/organ) and Joey Waronker (drums) along with Johnny Shepherd (organ, piano, and vocals), Via Mardot on the theremin, and Azniv Korkejian on vocals.

22nd September 2023 –  Longtime Roger Waters guitarist Dave Kilminster appears in a new video from That Pedal Show, its an intriguing interview preceded by a build of his current pedalboard he’s using on Roger’s This Is Not A Drill tour. This one is definitely for the gear enthusiasts! 

29th July 2023 –  Roger adds a 2nd performance for his DSOTM Redux live at the London Palladium taking place on October 9th, 2023. 

Due to demand, a second The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux live performance has been added for October 9th at The London Palladium. Tickets on sale starting today 7/28 at 10am BST here  BUY TICKETS NOW

Joining Waters on stage will be many of the musicians who worked with him on the new recording, including Gus Seyffert (bass), Joey Waronker (drums), Jonathan Wilson (guitars), Johnny Shepherd (organ), Via Mardot (theremin), Azniv Korkejian (vocals), Gabe Noel (strings), Jon Carin (keyboards) and Robert Walter (piano).

25th July 2023 – Roger announces his Dark Side of the Moon Redux being performed live at the London Palladium on October 8th 2023.

“We’re going to do it live at the London Palladium, in October,” confirms Waters. “We look forward to that… hopefully performing it live on other occasions in the future.”

Joining Waters on stage will be many of the musicians who worked with him on the new recording, including Gus Seyffert (bass), Joey Waronker (drums), Jonathan Wilson (guitars), Johnny Shepherd (organ), Via Mardot (theremin), Azniv Korkejian (vocals), Gabe Noel (strings), Jon Carin (keyboards) and Robert Walter (piano).   Tickets go on sale starting July 27th and can be purchased   here

11th June 2023 –   Roger concludes the 2023 ‘This Is Not A Drill’ EU/UK tour in Manchester, UK

26th May 2023 – UPDATED:  Roger adds more South American 2023 ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour dates!

• October 24th – ARENA BRB MANE GARRINCHA, BRASILIA, BRAZIL –  TICKETS
• October 28th –  ENGENHAO STADIUM, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – TICKETS
• November 1st –  ESTADIO BEIRA-RIO, PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL –  TICKETS
• November 4th – ARENA DA BAIXADA / ESTÁDIO JOAQUIM AMÉRICO GUIMARÃES, CURITIBA, BRAZIL –  TICKETS
• November 8th –  ESTADIO MINEIRAO, BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL –  TICKETS
• November 11th –  ALLIANZ PARQUE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – TICKETS
• November 12th – ALLIANZ PARQUE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – TICKETS 
• November 17th – ESTADIO CENTENARIO, MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – TICKETS
• November 21st – ESTADIO RIVER PLATE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – TICKETS
• November 22nd – ESTADIO RIVER PLATE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – TICKETS
• November 25th – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL DAVID ARELLANO, SANTIAGO, CHILE – TICKETS
• November 26th – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL DAVID ARELLANO, SANTIAGO, CHILE – TICKETS
• November 29th – ESTADIO NACIONAL DEL PERU, LIMA, PERU – TICKETS
• December 2nd – ESTADIO NACIONAL, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – TICKETS
• December 5th – COLISEO LIVE, BOGOTA, COLUMBIA – TICKETS 
• December 9th – ESTADIO OLIMPICO ATAHUALPA, QUITO, ECUADOR – TICKETS 

5th May 2023 – Roger announces South American 2023 dates! “This Is Not A Drill” is a new, surprising and extravagant rock and roll cinematic experience, it is an impressive denunciation of the corporate dystopia in which we all fight to survive, and a call to action to Love, Protect and Share our precious and precarious planet. The show includes a dozen great songs from the Golden Age of Pink Floyd along with several new ones. Lyrics and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. It could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it.” With love R. 

URUGUAY – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 17TH – CENTENARY STADIUM https://accesoya.com.uy/events/roger-… ARGENTINA   – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 21ST – RIVER PLATE STADIUM https://www.allaccess.com.ar/event/ro… CHILE – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 25TH – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL https://www.ticketmaster.cl/event/rog…

18th April 2023 – For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, “This Is Not a Drill”, Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. This cinematic extravaganza is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive and will include 20 Pink Floyd and Roger Waters classic songs, including: “Us & Them”, “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2”, “Wish You Were Here”, and “Is This The Life We Really Want?”. Waters will also debut his new song, “The Bar”.

29th March 2023 – A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Roger Waters current This Is Not A Drill Tour. The video is narrated by production manager Chris Kansy, who gives a detailed breakdown of the equipment and logistics used on Rogers current run of shows.

27th February 2023 – The city of Frankfurt on Friday announced that it was canceling the forthcoming concert of former Pink Floyd vocalist Roger Waters scheduled for May 28th 2023

A statement from the Central Council of German further urged venues in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Cologne hosting Waters’ “This is Not A Drill 2023” tour to reconsider however at the moment of writing no further German dates have been cancelled.

25th September 2022 – R oger Waters’ concerts in Poland have been canceled after he commented on the war in Ukraine. Krakow City Council has said it will discuss declaring the Pink Floyd musician “persona non grata.”

Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters have been canceled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organizers said on Sunday after the artist’s comments on the war in Ukraine sparked a storm of criticism.

“Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Krakow have canceled Roger Waters’ concert,” organizers said in a statement on the venue’s website. However, they did not elaborate on the reason for the cancellation.

On Saturday, state news agency PAP reported that a spokesman for Tauron Arena said Waters’ management had canceled the concert without giving a reason.

Waters was due to perform in Krakow in April 2023, but Polish media reports of an open letter he wrote earlier this month to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska sparked backlash.

In the letter, Waters said the West should stop providing arms to Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of allowing “extreme nationalism” in Ukraine and urging him to “put an end to this deadly war.”

Poland counts itself among Kyiv’s most loyal allies, and public support for the Ukrainian cause is very high.

The Krakow city council is scheduled to debate a motion on Wednesday that would declare Waters “persona non grata.” One of the councillors, Lukasz Wantuch, had urged city residents to boycott the Waters concerts.

“Roger Waters, an open supporter of Putin, wants to play in Krakow … It would be shameful for our city,” Wantuch said earlier on social media. “Let him sing in Moscow.”

In a social media post, Waters denied that he or his management had canceled the concerts and criticized Wantuch, accusing him of “draconian censoring of my work.”

“Lukasz Wantuch seems to know nothing of my history of working, all my life, at some personal cost, in the service of human rights,” Waters said.

Paraphrasing the words of his hit single “Another Brick in the Wall”, Waters also wrote: “Hey! Lukasz Wantuch! ‘Leave them Kids Alone!'”.

He said he had only wanted to urge the countries involved “to work towards a negotiated peace rather than escalate matters towards a bitter end.”

Wantuch said in a Facebook post on Sunday morning that he was in Ukraine and would respond to Waters’ statement in the evening.

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Berlin police investigate Roger Waters over Nazi-style uniform at concert

Pink Floyd singer wore costume during performance in which he imagines himself as fictional fascist dictator

Police in Germany have launched a criminal investigation into the Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over a Nazi-style uniform he wore at a recent concert in Berlin.

“An investigation has been opened over the costume displayed at the concerts on 17 and 18 May,” Berlin police spokesperson Martin Halweg told the Guardian.

Displaying symbols of Nazi rule, including the swastika or SS insignia, is illegal in Germany , with exemptions for educational purposes and in artistic contexts.

The legal concept of “incitement of the people”, which often applied to trials relating to Holocaust denial in Germany, makes it illegal to assault the human dignity of “national, racial, religious groups or a group defined by their ethnic origins”.

“The context of the clothing worn is deemed capable of approving, glorifying or justifying the violent and arbitrary rule of the Nazi regime in a manner that violates the dignity of the victims and thereby disrupts public peace,” Halweg said.

At the concert at Berlin’s Mercedes Benz Arena, Waters appeared on stage as the character Pink from the rock opera The Wall during a performance of the song In the Flesh, wearing a black leather trench coat with a red armband bearing two crossed hammers instead of a swastika.

In the rock opera, the song marks its protagonist’s descent into a drug-induced hallucination, in which he imagines himself as a fictional fascist dictator addressing a neo-Nazi rally.

When Waters and the German band Scorpions performed In the Flesh at a concert in the no-man’s land next to the recently toppled Berlin Wall in 1990, Waters wore a military uniform closer resembling those worn by the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet .

In the 1982 film version of The Wall, Bob Geldof performed the same song in a Nazi-style uniform, and Waters wore a similar costume as part of his 2010-13 The Wall Live tour, which included nine concerts in Germany.

As part of their investigation, police in Berlin would look at footage of his previous shows in Germany to assess whether the costume had been changed, Halweg said.

Israeli authorities have in recent days criticised Waters less for the costumes than a segment featuring the names of activists killed by authorities. Names on the list included Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager killed in a Nazi concentration camp, as well as that of Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American journalist who is believed to have been shot dead by an Israeli sniper in May 2022.

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter that Waters had compared the Holocaust victim Frank to “a journalist shot in an active combat zone”, adding: “Waters seeks to compare Israel to the Nazis.”

Berlin police will continue to gather evidence for approximately three months and then hand over their findings to the state prosecutor, who will assess whether Waters’s act can be considered as incitement to hatred.

Waters is due to play a concert in Frankfurt on Sunday that city magistrates had tried to cancel, accusing him of being “one of the most widely known antisemites in the world”. Waters, who has always denied accusations of antisemitism, took legal action against the decision . Frankfurt’s administrative court last month declared the singer’s right to go ahead with the event, while acknowledging that aspects of his show were “tasteless”. The Guardian has contacted Waters for a response.

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