What is interesting is that The Wall tracks Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh and Run Like Hell are opening set one and two. After a 20-minute intermission, the second half was very similar to the first, but with a few exceptions: The lighting was more complex, the famous pig floated around for a couple of songs, and Waters briefly donned a long leather jacket and red armband for two songs off The Wall. At least they'll know the room. Those tracks have traditionally been kept for the encore or end of set two. I did not know that. He also profusely thanked this Boston audience for getting it. Now, Boston is notoriously liberal and so the message might have resonated better. "Wish You Were Here"10. During some concerts, part VIII of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" has been replaced with part V. Gus Seyffert bass guitar, guitar, vocals, accordion, Shanay Johnson background vocals, percussion, Amanda Belair background vocals, percussion, The touring band was confirmed on their appearance on, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 06:36. A federal Judge in Washington DC ruled on March 25, 2020 that Trump's Dakota Access Pipeline Executive order was ILLEGAL and demands an E.I.S (Environmental Impact Statement). Midway through his 23-song, two-hour-plus concert, Waters noted there were only patches of attendees up in the Nationwide Arena nosebleed sections. Initially they used the screen to give a countdown to the show and then a warning of sorts was written on it (and spoken in a sonorous British voice) thusly: If you dont like Rogers politics, feel free to fuck off to the bar. Pink Floyd, September 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center When he was originally planning it, he had timed it to run up to the 2020 election. They were dropped years ago when it became clear that they were trumped up to try and extradite him to Sweden, a country that would then extradite him to the US to face espionage charges. Im really glad Waters did Sheep (from Animals.) [29][30][31] Waters was also declared persona non grata in the city after a proposal from ukasz Wantuch, a member of the Krakw City Council. After Money it was mostly all Dark Side, then a tune I didnt know from The Final Cut called Two Suns in the Sunset. Then this utterly cool thing happened: At some point it became encore time and Roger came out by himself and sat at the piano. I will certainly look them up. You wont miss the action and you wont regret it. There are a lot of actors and Hollywood types I wouldnt cross the street to pee on if they were on fire, but I can separate their personal politics from enjoying their movies. My older sister bought tickets for my for the Albany, NY show for my fiftieth birthday. Roger Waters on Life in Isolation, His Postponed Tour, and More. July 30 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center The propaganda was just too much. Dumfries & Galloway Caledonia (aka Scotland), Roger Waters on Life in Isolation, His Postponed Tour, and More, Roger Waters Announces New 2022 Dates for Postponed Tour, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. erockaraizap Roger then gives up and walks off the stage, leaving Force Ghost Syd to finish the setlist. A note from Roger: THE BAD NEWS: I've had to postpone my THIS IS NOT A DRILL tour until next year. KevinJG, Roger Waters Kicks Off This Is Not a Drill Tour w/ Two New Songs. ), Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Song Statistics Stats; Tour Statistics Stats; Other Statistics; All Setlists. terco99 A portion of the show featured extensive anti-Donald Trump imagery set to songs released by Pink Floyd,[3] which led some attendees to boo or even walk out of the show. Even from an early age any of the lyrics that I could put together that Waters wrote I thought , Hey heres a guy that must have gone through some stuff at an early age that is causing him to be historical and vengeful. Elton John performed the first of his last two Melbourne shows at AAMI Park on Friday night (13 January, 2023) and while the night was full of memories and emotions fans were also treated to a full moon, thanks to Ian Molly Meldrum. Amanda Belair - Backing Vocals This Is Not A Drill 2022. Dumfries & Galloway Caledonia (aka Scotland) Roger has indicated that he wants this tour to be staged "in-the-round", here's an extract from an EMI Biography sheet from May/June 1969. Yes you are very much right about Numb. He met his future Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason and Richard Wright while studying . "This Is Not A Drill Tour!" Roger Waters is back for possibly his last major tour, the This Is Not A Drill tour, which will visit 31 cities across the US and Canada. Waters continued his activist awareness with passionate performances of Deja Vu and the pointed Is This the Life We Really Want?, Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 + Part 3'. That would be a record for me even though I did spend that much for 4 for Phantom of the opera on Broadway. 4,713 likes 21 songs, 1 hr 45 min # title. This Is Not a Drill is the seventh concert tour by English songwriter Roger Waters. In January 2020, Waters officially announced the tour, named This Is Not a Drill. After wrappingup the concert with Two Suns in the Sunset (Waters ode to the Doomsday Clock from Pink Floyds The Final Cut LP) and a reprise of The Bar segueing into Outside the Wall, Waters and band said farewell and played themselves offstage as a video crew followed them into their dressing room, projecting the exit onscreen in real time. When replied that the date coincided with the opening show of the Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour (which was ultimately postponed) and that his "wasnt the biggest in town that night", Waters declared not to know who the Weeknd is, and questioned why his concert was not reviewed on the following night. The songs that Roger Waters performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 15, 2022 concert at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico: Comfortably Numb. Is This the Life We Really Want? Man, you have caught some great shows recently! Says the group's ROGER WATERS: "We . Mind blowing. Roger Waters plays next at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on July 8th, with further North American shows scheduled through mid-October. October 1 Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena Waters and his band performed in the middle of the PPG floor, surrounded by catwalks, stage extensions and an elongated hi-tech screen system above the musicians. [18] As a result of this, the league decided to pull advertising for the tour in all its platforms and cut any ties to Waters. Get the Roger Waters Setlist of the concert at Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA on July 30, 2022 from the This Is Not a Drill Tour and other Roger Waters Setlists for free on setlist.fm! setlist.fm Add Setlist. July 8 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena. [4] Waters responded to the anti-Trump critics by saying, "I find it slightly surprising that anybody could have been listening to my songs for 50 years without understanding", and said to those critics if they didn't like what he was doing, "Go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians. On Wednesday, July 6, Roger Waters kicked off his This Is Not a Drill tour at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. I dont think I ever thought that rock stars were ever trying to force me to believe a certain way. Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill info along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more. Siamiesedreams Just terrible sound all together. He also mumbles words about a drill and it has the same agonizing effect. Very Very disappointed. Sit on your seat and stay there and enjoy the experience you will likely not get a chance to again. We have freedom of speech and your opinion is fine. Its in the round. July 28 Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum The first official show has now taken place in Pittsburgh. Definition of in rude health. August 16 Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena So, bottom line is Id go with floor all things considered. As Waters recounted, he and Barrett promised to start a band when they went to college, and then Syds mental health rapidly declined. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE, Youll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter, Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook, Tagged as: Not a setlist, however in the promo videos you could hear some of the songs they were rehearsing, including The Powers That Be!! I dont buy into every single thing Waters says and I too could have lived without the political diatribe. He accompanied himself on piano during The Bar, describing the song not as the place where naysayers who didnt like his beliefs could go, but rather as a place where people with shared beliefs can be better people for all our fellow human beings.. Leave being current to the new bands. All Rights reserved. Price? Two hundred dollars. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (from Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979) The Pink Floyd co-founder took the stage at 8:20PM and delivered a 23-song repertoire, split up into two sets. Sound and video was great tho. Want a This is Not a Drill jacket? libertine918 Im not clear on what songs he played that were current. Literally every song on the setlist were either Floyd or his solo stuff. oscarnz505 Definitely could do a show without "Numb" the film he put out from the last tour doesn't include it and his solo tours in '84'87 didn't either IIRC? This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking new rock & roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, Waters wrote in a statement. Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters launched the This Is Not A Drill Tour at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Nitefly Never imagined walking out of a concert, but theres a 1st time for everything. Waters, Roger > Tour Statistics. elmarco1df Concerts in North America took place between July and October 2022. Promising a show that is "more political" than his recent acclaimed "US + Them" Tour yet also "political and humane," the new tour will . Heres the show opening: If theres one thing Floyd have always known how to do its set a mood. Those shows sold 519,362 tickets. Mike, as someone who is your polar political opposite, I have to say I commend you heartily for your open-mindedness. Anyway, the show started with images on the screen (the visuals were incredible) and Waters standing in silhouette singing Comfortably Numb which segued into The Happiest Days of Our Lives and then Another Brick in the Wall Parts 2 and 3., I am of the opinion that Waters said fuck it, I am going to get the big ones out of the way so I can do my own stuff. Corny as shit but fun. Have seen (Roger-less) Floyd twice. But its those fans who understand without question Waters passion and dedication to his craft. Wish I could help but I doubt if Roger reads my blog. Stick to the songs that the 40-50 somethings want to hear. The Powers That Be from the 1987 solo album Radio K.A.O.S. had not been performed since 1999. But fans who came to This Is Nota Drill with a great sense of the apolitical were still rewarded. Do like every other American, go in to debt!!! We were listening to songs and looking at set lists today. This Is Not A Drill. Cadd, Morris, Shorrock, Schneider and Anderson Sing For The Wayside Chapel, Paul Kelly Serenaded Rene Geyer To The Great Gig In The Sky, Molly Meldrum Continues to Cop Flack Over Elton John Moon From Samuel Johnson, The Rolling Stones Share New Version of Wild Horses, Australian Soul Singer Rene Geyer Dies At Age 69, Brian Johnsons Former Band Geordie Is Still A Thing And They Have A New Song, Elton Johns Emotional Melbourne Farewell Included A Moondance From Molly Meldrum. Roger Waters is performing his Us and Them Australian tour. But Waters did not need to deny his past or come off cloying. Wed Jun 7, 2023 Roger Waters - EXTRA DATE ADDED. Half the time I wasnt sure if Waters was even on stage as I couldnt always see him (often played piano) and we spent a lot of time looking at the screen which was endlessly fascinating. My work is to think, 'Well, how can I make rock & roll more . The Bravery of Being Out of Range (from Amused To Death, 1992) The title track from Waters 2017 solo album Is This The Life We Really Want is in for the first time. This is my review of the Roger Waters concert at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI, which was part of his "This Is Not a Drill" 2022 tour.Facebook: https://w. [13] Sean Evans, Waters' tour creative director, reprises his role for this tour, creating all visuals and stage design. memowakeman This, then, was perhaps the most touching moment of the night. And Waters was visibly moved, almost to tears. Paul Kelly, along with musicians Charlie Owen, Jex Saarelaht and Yuri Pavlinov, serenaded Australian soul great Rene Geyer on her last day on Earth. I have seen plenty of interviews with him, and while he and I are polar political opposites, I think he is rational enough I would be able to sit down, have a few beers and talk rationally with him about our disparate views. Brain Damage, Money, Us and Them, Eclipse. August 5 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center 30 Years Ago Roger Waters Played "The Wall - Live in Berlin" Jul 21, 2020. I did see Mama Mia, but not by choice. 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A guy shouted out We Love You Roger! and at that moment, we did. Andraujo -Effervescing Elephant. This string of dates will include some canceled shows from 2020 and has Waters going across North America. Roger Waters has performed a dress rehearsal for the This Is Not A Drill tour and we can assume this will be the setlist. This is not anything more than a political rally. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2"4. Those who held onto tickets for the 2020 dates will get an email with further information about the new dates. There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives". We were talking about, what should we call it? September 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena September 23 San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center LOL!! The world will be far better off when that time comes! Cut to random shots of the band. The Wall. I felt sorry for him. ukasz Wantuch, "Leave Them Kids ALone! In the third song, the full force of Waters political vitriol roared to the surface. "Money"17. That is good, and bad at the same time. Somewhere in there, I forget where, the flying pig came rumbling out. Yes, Waters and his band played some of Pink Floyds greatest hits alongside some of Waters most breathtaking originals, and, yes, they played them all beautifully. Take his advice go to the bar. Was the band going to burst out of it? Thats why speak to each other in pubs. Bummer, but if it saves one life, it's worth it. ElGallo666 Drums were no where to be heard in the mix. On November 17, 2022, Waters released an official recording of "Comfortably Numb 2022" with an accompanying video that was produced and directed by Sean Evans. With one triumphant wave goodbye from the man himself, the camera cut off and the house lights went up. You can find the whole thing online in separate sets if youre so inclined. September 13 Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place July 23 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Sheep (from Pink Floyd, Animals, 1977), Set 2 Man, I will say time is an MFer.compare Roger now to Live at Pompeii, hell, compare any of them now to back then. Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Wish You Were Here', Watch Roger Waters Perform 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)', Roger Waters, 7/6/22, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.1. Some background: Roger Waters, who left Pink Floyd in the mid-1980s, has in recent years become a compulsive preacher of the anti-Israel boycott tactic. Run Like Hell (from Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979) The concert sucked ass and we struggled to make it through the third song before walking out in disgust. Sure. See the artists dive into their own setlist data. Roger Waters will embark on what hes cheekily teasing as his first farewell tour, officially dubbed This Is Not a Drill, next summer. July 17 Quebec, QC @ Videotron Centre Promising a show that is "more political" than his recent acclaimed "US + Them" Tour yet also "political and humane," the new tour will be . Drill that into you pea brain. Anyway.I will never attend a show by him ever again. If you want party music, I suppose you can fuck off to the bar and listen to Motley Crue whose message can best be reduced to Where are the hot chicks?. And we could barely walk for the massive crowds. "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"7. And, yes, the visuals, which well discuss in a moment, were stunning. Far more rude than Rogers politics. At 78, Roger Waters can stay at his home in the Hamptons with his wife and collect mechanical royalties from a career thats been both lucrative and alluring for well over half a century. That said, I did find the videos about human rights to be affecting and yes, the show was great otherwise. Instrument. I left happy, but disappointed, if that makes sense. 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