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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.

Roger Waters Sets Rescheduled Tour Dates, Teases His ‘First Farewell Tour’

By Kory Grow

Roger Waters will embark on what he’s cheekily teasing as his “first farewell tour,” officially dubbed This Is Not a Drill, next summer. He was supposed to launch the trek last year, but pandemic lockdowns sidelined his plans. The new run of dates will kick off in Pittsburgh on July 6th, 2022.

Tickets are on sale now via RogerWaters.com . Those who held onto tickets for the 2020 dates will get an email with further information about the new dates. Those tickets will be valid for the new dates.

“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.”

When Waters announced the tour last year , he promised an all-new production, following his Us + Them and the Wall tours, that would be presented in the round.

When he was originally planning it, he had timed it to run up to the 2020 election. “[The new tour] will be even more political than Us + Them was — political and humane,” Waters told Rolling Stone in 2019. “We were listening to songs and looking at setlists today. We were talking about, what should we call it? I shouldn’t be giving this away, but I don’t give a shit because it will probably all change, but imagine the iconic helicopter that normally comes before ‘Happiest Days’ and ‘Brick 2’ — that noise that we all know and love — and imagine a megaphone, somebody abused this device before, I know — but, ‘This is not a drill.’ I thought that could be a good title for the show: This Is Not a Drill. The ruling class is killing us.”

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Roger Waters announces UK dates for 2023 farewell tour

He will play three dates on the 'This Is Not A Drill' tour next year

Roger Waters has announced new UK dates for his ‘This Is Not A Drill’ farewell tour – see full details below, with tickets available here .

The former  Pink Floyd frontman is currently on the US leg of the farewell tour, with 2023 dares in Europe announced last week.

Now, he has confirmed that he will bring the farewell tour to the UK next year for three shows.

The gigs begin in Birmingham on May 31 at the Utilita Arena, before he plays Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on June 2 and London’s The O2 on June 6.

“This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking new rock and roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, 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,” Waters said in a statement.

“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, the same man. Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it”.

Tickets for Roger Waters’ UK tour go on sale here on Friday, September 30 at 1pm BST.

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Waters is set to kick off the European leg of his tour in 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal on March 17. Other confirmed cities on what he has been teasing as his “first farewell tour” include Barcelona, Madrid, Milan and Krakow. The European tour finishes up in Prague on May 24.

Waters is currently playing shows in the US, continuing the ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour across the next month and finishing in Mexico City on October 15. Find any remaining tickets for the tour here .

Waters’ ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour was originally set to begin in 2020 but was postponed due to the  coronavirus  pandemic.

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Set List for Roger Waters of Pink Floyd in Michigan – Farewell Tour

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd brought his massive arena tour to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday (July 23). The show brought a mix of Pink Floyd favorites and some of his solo material, alongside some head-spinning projections and stage effects.

A glance at the set list shows that this concert was very heavy on Pink Floyd favorites. Audience members were treated to hits such as “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Money,” “Comfortably Numb,” “Have a Cigar” (why is my personal favorite), “Us and Them” and more. This tour very much highlights the classic rock band’s greatest songs, so it’s perfect for any longtime Floyd fan.

Waters’ 2022 tour is dubbed his “This Is Not a Drill tour. In a release, Rogers describes the tour as his “first farewell tour,” adding, “‘This is Not a Drill’ is a ground breaking new rock and roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, 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 along side 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.”

Waters’ tour isn’t near over. Following Detroit, the legend heads to Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, followed by Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a range of other North American cities before wrapping up his current North American tour in Texas in October. View the full Michigan Rogers Waters set list and videos from the current tour below. This list is via SetList.com .

Comfortably Numb

The happiest days of our lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6bNEPF9EKU

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 and 3

The powers that be, the bravery of being out of range, have a cigar, wish you were here, shine on you crazy diamond (parts vi-ix), in the flesh, run like hell, is this the life we really want, us and them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIER_E7gUTw

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Brain damage, two suns in the sunset, the bar (reprise), outside the wall, set list for roger waters of pink floyd at lca in detroit, michigan.

This set list is via SetList.com .

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 16: Recording artist Roger Waters performs at T-Mobile Arena on June 16, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 20: Musician Roger Waters performs during his Us + Them Tour at Staples Center on June 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 20: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally converted to black and white.) Musician Roger Waters performs during his Us + Them Tour at Staples Center on June 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Roger Waters announces UK farewell dates

Catch the Pink Floyd icon on his "first ever farewell tour"

Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters is bringing his This Is Not a Drill Tour to the UK in May and June 2023.

Currently in the middle of his extensive North American trek, which was delayed two years due to the pandemic, the politically charged rocker has added the dates to his recently-announced European tour.

The three UK dates announced today are in Birmingham, Glasgow and London.

Tickets will go on general sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 1pm on Friday 30th September

Roger Waters' farewell tour UK dates:

31st May 2023 – Birmingham Utilita Arena

2nd June 2023 – Glasgow OVO Hydro

6th June 2023 – London The O2

Waters last toured the UK in June and July 2018 when he played five UK arenas and BST Hyde Park as part of the Us + Them Tour.

When he first announced the This Is Not a Drill Tour, the 79-year-old indicated that it would be his swansong trek.

Watch: Roger Waters explains why he and David Gilmour fell out

"This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking new rock and roll, cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round,” Waters wrote.

“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."

In other Pink Floyd news, the band's long-delayed remixed ‘Animals’ album was finally released on 16th September, after Waters and David Gilmour came to a resolution on a years-long disagreement about liner notes .

As the ‘Animals 2018 Remix’ title suggests, the remixed album has been in the can for some four years.

Alongside enhanced music, Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals 2018 Remix’ comes with ‘bleak’ new artwork created by Storm Thorgerson’s Hipgnosis partner Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell. Thorgerson made the original iconic ‘Animals’ sleeve of Battersea Power Station in London.

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PINK FLOYD Legend ROGER WATERS Announces UK Farewell Shows

September 23, 2022, a year ago

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Pink Floyd icon, Roger Waters, has added three UK dates to his recently-announced "This Is Not A Drill" European farewell tour. The three newly-announced dates are listed below:

May 31 - Birmingham, England - Utilita Arena

June 2 - Glasgow, Scotland    - SSE Hydro 6 - London, England - The O2

Find Roger Waters' complete live itinerary and ticket links here .

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Roger Waters from the legendary Pink Floyd returns to Prague with his first farewell tour

Roger Waters from the legendary Pink Floyd returns to Prague with his first farewell tour “This Is Not A Drill”. The most famous songs and a breathtaking audiovisual show guarantee an extraordinary experience!

“This Is Not A Drill is a ground breaking new rock and roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, 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 along side 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.”

“Arms wide, Waters explored the stage’s expanse, playing to all sides. Returning to the Pink Floyd canon, the group soared toward intermission with a murder’s row, rolling out “Have a Cigar,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Shine on you Crazy Diamond” and ‘Sheep.’” ~ FORBES

“Roger Waters’ superpower is the ability to open difficult conversations through his music, and he knows it.” ~ Chicago Sun Times

The show features 20 Pink Floyd and Roger Waters classic songs, including: “Us & Them”, “Comfortably Numb”, “Wish You Were Here”, and “Is This The Life We Really Want?”. In addition, Waters debuts a new song, “The Bar”.

Waters is on lead vocals, guitars, bass and piano and will be joined on stage by, Jonathan Wilson on guitars and vocals; Dave Kilminster on guitars and vocals; Jon Carin on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Gus Seyffert on bass and vocals; Robert Walter on keyboards, Joey Waronker on drums; Shanay Johnson on vocals; Amanda Belair on vocals and Seamus Blake on saxophone.

Roger Waters is a seventy-nine-year-old English musician and composer, co-founder of Pink Floyd, one of the most important bands in the history of popular music, formed in 1965. Pink Floyd were, and still are, a part of the lives of millions of people around the world, critically acclaimed and commercially hugely successful.

Roger Waters left Pink Floyd in the early 1980s due to disagreements over the future direction of the group, but he left us with Pink Floyd many classic albums, most notably the concept album The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and his original magnum opus The Wall.

In the following years, Waters continued to release solo albums, most notably Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) and Amused to Death (1992). His last solo album to date is “Is This the Life We Really Want?” from 2017.

Roger Waters has been touring relentlessly since 1999, performing both The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall in Prague. His performances are always a treat for the ears and eyes, the music is always accompanied by impressive clips and various lighting effects. His upcoming tour ” THIS IS NOT A DRILL TOUR 2023″ will also take generously from the work of Pink Floyd. This may be the last opportunity to hear and experience live the music of a musical legend that will never be repeated.

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Fifty years ago, georgia tech hosted 11 live music shows by national acts, including eight eventual rock & roll hall of fame inductees. press play on our 1974 playlists on spotify, youtube, or apple music, and follow a trail of historic press clips, photos, and firsthand accounts from these concerts — for thousands of local music fans, often their first, or only, encounter with georgia tech..

1974 was not the first year Georgia Tech held concerts on campus, and certainly not the last, but it’s arguably the most historic.  

A remarkable nine-month stretch 50 years ago included Chicago; the Doobie Brothers; Earth, Wind & Fire; Kool & The Gang; Lynyrd Skynyrd; Traffic; and Yes — and arena rockers KISS were a show-stealing, opening act here.

The steel dome, open floor, and 8,600-person capacity made the Alexander Memorial Coliseum (since renovated and renamed the Hank McCamish Pavilion) one of Atlanta’s largest indoor venues before The Omni opened downtown in 1972. As with many mid-20th-century arenas, Tech’s Coliseum had no air conditioning, and all tickets were general admission “festival seating.” When the gates opened, attendees rushed for the best standing spaces or seats and often stayed put through the encore.

The Walrus , an alternative newspaper out of the University of Illinois, dubbed the Coliseum the “world’s largest echo chamber” in 1974. “It was loud, but no one there was worried about sound quality — we were there to have a good time,” recalled David Dean, who traveled with his brother from South Georgia to the Tech campus in November 1974 to see Black Oak Arkansas, fronted by the wild, flamboyant Jim “Dandy” Mangrum.

While a 19-year-old student at Valdosta State University, Dean learned about the show in Atlanta from columnist Scott Cain of the Atlanta Constitution . Long before bands announced tours on social media or apps, fans pored over concert listings and ads in city newspapers, university papers like The Technique , and independent, countercultural media such as Creative Loafing and The Great Speckled Bird . Buying tickets meant lining up early at venue box offices or record stores such as Mother’s Music and Peaches Records.

Tech students paid $5.50 (about $34.50 in 2024 dollars) to see progressive rock band Yes, the first act in the 1974 run of shows. Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Concert Committee (a precursor to today’s Student Center Programs Council), the Yes concert was advertised in The Technique , and to the broader community in alternative papers. 

Self-described “rock and roll band with horns” Chicago, Motown-rock blenders Rare Earth (with Kool & The Gang), and English rockers Traffic headlined shows in March and April. 

Ned Barbre of Woodstock, Georgia, attended three shows at Tech in ‘74, including Traffic, the Doobie Brothers, and Skynyrd. “First time I’d ever been to the Alexander Coliseum was to see those shows, so I didn’t know what to expect,” he said, fondly recalling the experience of buying tickets. “Standing in line at the record store was a party in itself, meeting a bunch of people with similar interests.”

Philip Auslander , professor of popular music history and performance studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, shared his perspective on this run. “The programming during this year was very coherent, and covered a lot of the era’s musical ground,” he said. “How come we don’t have concerts like these at Georgia Tech anymore?”

Larger-market concert promoters — including Los Angeles-based Concerts West and New York-based Howard Stein — brought some national acts to Tech. But the person most responsible for connecting the campus to classic rock was “the unofficial mayor of Atlanta music,” Alex Cooley. He briefly attended Georgia State University and the University of Georgia on his path to becoming one of the most notable promoters in the Southeast, starting with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969. His company began contracting with major performers for Atlanta venues in 1970, and in March 1974, Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom venue opened at the Georgian Terrace Hotel on Peachtree Street.

The last month of the spring semester included several Cooley Inc.-promoted performances at what local ads called the “Ga. Tech Coliseum.” Hard rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, and Georgia-based, southern rock band Hydra played May 4. Kool & The Gang returned on May 5 as a top-billed act, delivering an R&B showcase with Eddie Kendricks and the Bar-Kays. The Doobie Brothers performed top-40 hits like China Grove and Listen to the Music on May 11, at the peak of their popularity. Earth, Wind & Fire rounded out the May shows, along with comedian Richard Pryor and psychedelic soul group the Chambers Brothers.

Augusta, Georgia, native Ken Smith attended Georgia Tech on an athletics scholarship and experienced the Yes, Chicago, and Doobie Brothers shows during this time. “The Doobies show was on the day of, or after, the spring football game. I remember a lot of pyrotechnics and a great show,” he said.

The end of the school year came with a pause for shows at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, but the music scene a few blocks from campus stayed hotter than the weather. Summer nights at Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom included Aerosmith, Kansas, Rush, Rory Gallagher, and a brand-new foursome from New York, clad in leather, platform boots, and face makeup, called KISS. “They were almost like our house band in ‘74. Atlanta audiences took to KISS very early, and they became one of Atlanta’s favorite bands,” Cooley recalled in Nothin’ to Lose: The Making of KISS, 1972-1975 .

Shortly after the fall semester started, fans packed the Coliseum for Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon, and Hydra. Touring on the strength of their massive sophomore album Second Helping , the Florida band moved from opening for the Allman Brothers Band in June 1974 to the lead act in just a few months, with Cooley’s fervent backing. Just a year prior, the group opened for Little Feat at Landis Field, near the current location of the Ken Byers Tennis Complex. That September, the crowd was there for Skynyrd.

Attendee Ned Barbre recalled the scene as he and fellow fans waited outside the gates, “There was a long line to get into the Coliseum, and all the people waiting in line rushed in at the same time. I remember everybody just having a really good time, in anticipation of the bands coming out to play. It was over the top.”

The Georgia Tech show was cited in a story of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s rise to fame in the Oct. 24, 1974, issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Author Tom Dupree described the crowd’s response to the song Sweet Home Alabama : “The electricity almost became visible, and the entire Coliseum exploded in a triumphant roar,” he wrote.

Folk/pop duo Seals and Crofts brought their Summer Breeze through campus on Nov. 16. The following week, Jim Dandy and Black Oak Arkansas were billed as headliners for the final show at Alexander Memorial Coliseum — but coverage by the Atlanta Journal and Creative Loafing led with the opening act.

Teenagers David and Bill Dean (along with much of the crowd) were shocked and thrilled by openers KISS, who returned to Atlanta after releasing their second LP of 1974, Hotter Than Hell . “These Kabuki-ed, demon gargoyles assaulted our senses,” said David Dean, who became a lifelong fan on the spot.

KISS bassist Gene Simmons recalled in the band’s autobiography, “Black Oak had this theatrical curtain behind them. I spit fire, but that night — it was 10 feet high and it accidentally caught their curtain on fire.” A series of rare images by photographer Tom Hill captured the early-era energy of the New York rockers on stage.

Auslander, author of Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music (2006), noted, “It’s interesting that KISS was lumped in as a glam act. They certainly had a different take on glam than what was happening in the U.K. They’ve had an enormous legacy — any big-ticket concert like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé is now an intensely theatrical event — well beyond what one might consider a concert to be. I think KISS, along with David Bowie and others, deserves some of the credit for the move toward theatricality and self-awareness of persona in the performance of popular music across multiple genres.”

Nine months after the sold-out show at Tech, Yes played at The Omni Nov. 30 for more than 16,000 fans. The next night, rock icon David Bowie performed the final show of his Diamond Dogs tour at the same arena — and within a year of their Fall 1974 shows, KISS and Lynyrd Skynyrd would each return to Atlanta as headliners at The Omni.

Throughout the 1970s, Tech would continue to host many of the decade’s most prominent bands and artists at Alexander Memorial Coliseum and Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Dog Day Afternoon festival in 1977 and Alex Cooley’s Champagne Jam concerts in 1978 and 1979 brought massive, sweaty crowds of music fans to campus for acts including Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, Heart, The Cars, and Aerosmith.

The Georgia Tech Athletics Association has continued to open its facilities for music promoters in years since, and Tech has hosted Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Ludacris, Big Boi, and the Rolling Stones (twice!). “We are approached periodically about hosting external events, including concerts featuring popular acts,” an Athletics spokesperson said. “We are proud to provide great entertainment opportunities for the Georgia Tech community and are always looking to drive revenue that can help us provide additional resources for our student-athletes.” Most recently, Athletics welcomed thousands of Yellow Jacket supporters and music fans for the Helluva Block Party series of pregame concerts on North Avenue.

Five decades on, many of the bands whose sounds reverberated within the metal rafters of Alexander Memorial Coliseum are revered by millions. Auslander explained why he thinks the popular music of the 1970s persists. “Today, there are more shared musical tastes and experiences across generations than in the past. Youth in the 1970s mostly rejected the music and culture of their parents — now, we see parents and their children listening to the same music and going to concerts together,” he said.

Although his football experience was cut short due to injury, Ken Smith studied building construction, industrial management, and mechanical engineering at Tech and ran a successful HVAC company in the Augusta area. Over the past 50 years, Smith has seen the Doobie Brothers live more than 30 times, as well as Chicago and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

And Ned Barbre has continued returning to the Tech campus for concerts, including Pink Floyd, Jimmy Buffett, Arlo Guthrie, and the Stones.

Having experienced more than 40 KISS concerts from 1974 through the band’s farewell tour, David Dean said, “I will always remember that first show at Georgia Tech.”

Story and Words: Doug A. Goodwin Design and Web Development: Rachel Pilvinsky Editing: Stacy Braukman Acknowledgments and Sources: Atlanta Bands Facebook group | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Ned Barbre | Creative Loafing magazine | David Dean | Rick Diamond | Dupree, T. (1974, October 24). ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd in Sweet Home Atlanta.’ Rolling Stone | The Georgia Encyclopedia | Georgia State University Library Archives | Georgia Tech Alumni Association | Georgia Tech Library Repository | Getty Images / WireImage | The Great Speckled Bird magazine | Tom Hill | KISS Kreatures website | KISSOnline.com website | Alex McGee, University Archivist, Georgia Tech Library | Morris, Stephen, photographer | New Georgia Encyclopedia | Nothin’ to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975). Sharp, Simmons, Stanley. Harper Collins, 2013. Pages 305, 341. | Ken Smith | Mike Hatchett | Craig Swearingen | Steve Wehner | Forgotten Yesterdays website Disclaimer: This story is presented for nonprofit, educational, and informational purposes. This page may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner(s). Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976: allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. See copyright.gov/fair-use/

Brit Floyd to return to Wilson Center as part of 2024 ‘P-U-L-S-E’ tour

W ILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Pink Floyd tribute Brit Floyd is scheduled to return to the Wilson Center Thursday, July 25, as part of the 2024 P-U-L-S-E World Tour.

According to Cape Fear Community College, the performance, set for 7:30 p.m., will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell album.

“Pink Floyd, an unparalleled pioneer in progressive and psychedelic rock, left an indelible mark on the music industry with their groundbreaking sound and captivating live performances,” the CFCC announcement states. “ The Division Bell , released in 1994, is a testament to their mastery, and three decades later, its enduring impact continues to resonate with fans old and new.

“Brit Floyd P-U-L-S-E is not just a tour; it’s a journey through time, a tribute to the timeless artistry of Pink Floyd. Known for their unwavering dedication to recreating the magic of Pink Floyd’s music, Brit Floyd is the perfect ensemble to honor The Division Bell. Audiences can expect a breathtaking audiovisual experience that pays homage to the original band’s unique music and visual effects blend.”

Tickets will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27 for Wilson Center Members. The public will be able to purchase tickets beginning Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. Those interested may purchase tickets online through the Wilson Center website or by contacting the Ticket Central box office at (910) 362-7999. The box office is open for telephone and in-person sales from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

“P-U-L-S-E will captivate fans with a stunning setlist featuring tracks from The Division Bell and the many beloved classics from Pink Floyd’s extensive discography,” the announcement adds. “Expect to be transported to the heart of Pink Floyd’s universe, complete with a state-of-the-art light show, immersive visuals, and the ethereal sounds that define a generation.”