Yes, a one-time big-time reunion is on the way between former feuding Pink Floyd front men Roger Waters and David Gilmour, but the date hasn’t been set yet, or maybe it has but they won’t spill it out just yet.
It all began after the two rock icons performed together at a HOPING foundation charity event in Oxfordshire, England last weekend where they performed “To Know Him is to Love Him” by Teddy Bears and three of their greatest hits – “Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)”, “Wish You were Here” and “Comfortably Numb”.
»Read ArticleDavid Gilmour and Roger Waters, the two main forces that drove Pink Floyd, reunited onstage for the very first time in almost five years over the weekend at an English benefit event. The team-up was unannounced and occurred in front of 200 attendees in Oxfordshire at a benefit for Hoping Foundation that was raising money to benefit young Palestinian refugees.
The four song set from the duo included “To Know Him Is To Love Him” from Phil Spector, a sound check staple for Pink Floyd according to Gilmour’s blog, as well as band classics “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2,” “Comfortably Numb,” and “Wish You Were Here.”
»Read ArticleRoger Waters has planned quite a lineup for his North American leg of his revival “The Wall Tour,” where the founder of Pink Floyd will perform the band’s classic 1979 album. The tour will kick off in Toronto ON on September 15 and wrap up in Anaheim, CA on December 14. However, the whirlwind tour of 2010 isn’t the only thing on tap for Waters. Spring 2011 will see the rocker make an extensive tour of Europe.
»Read ArticleA dozen new concerts have been added by Roger Waters to his forthcoming fall tour. The former front man for Pink Floyd will be performing “The Wall,” the band’s 1979 album, in its entirety. For many of the markets the new dates are second or third nights, including Los Angeles, Montreal, New York City, Boston, Chicago and Toronto. On May 14 tickets will be going on sale for the date in Philadelphia. The additional shows in Anaheim, CA, Los Angeles and Chicago are going on sale on May 17, while the rest of the shows are already on sale.
»Read ArticleRoger Waters later this year will be celebrating “The Wall’s” legacy with his 30th anniversary tour. It will update what already was one of history’s greatest stage shows into a rock spectacle for the 21st century. However, David Gilmour, who furnished the soaring solos, riffs and shared vocals on the songs “Another Brick in the Wall,” “Run Like Hell” and “Comfortably Numb” won’t be joining the tour. According to Waters that was Gilmour’s call.
»Read ArticleAll is set for “The Wall Live” tour where former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters is set to relive the success and convey the message of global peace and political coexistence through Pink Floyd’s 1979 double-disc concept record “The Wall”.
The tour will be launched on September 15 in Toronto and will conclude in Anaheim on December 13. Presale tickets will be available tomorrow, May 5, however not everyone will have a chance at scoring those advance tickets as an electronic raffle or lottery will determine the select few for each city stop who will be entitled to partake in tomorrow’s presale event via Roger Waters’ official website.
The eligibility selection for the presale event will be held today. Fans who registered their names and email addresses through the tour’s official website were allowed to select a maximum of five city stops included in the tour and will receive a confirmation email whether they qualified for the presale or not.
»Read ArticleRoger Waters, before embarking on his extensive world tour, already has his eyes set on his next venture. In a recent Associated Press interview, the former frontman of Pink Floyd said he still is working to turn the legendary “The Wall” album of the band’s into a production on Broadway.
»Read ArticleDates have been confirmed by Roger Waters for his full album Pink Floyd “The Wall” performances. A North American tour of 33 cities will be launching this fall. The outing will kick off in Toronto on September 15, covering most of the US as well as several cities in Canada over the three month trek. There will be stops of multiple nights in Chicago on September 20-21, in Philadelphia on November 8-9 and in Los Angeles on November 29 and December 1.
»Read ArticleProgressive rock musician and Pink Floyd’s main songwriter and former vocalist Roger Waters has recently announced that he will be moving his originally planned Tel Aviv show to a more neutral ground, in Neve Shalom/Wahat at Salam located halfway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
“The suffering endured by the Palestinian people during the Israeli occupation of the last 40 years is unimaginable to us living in the west and I support them in their struggle to be free. I have moved the concert to Neve Shalom/Wahat al Salam as a gesture of solidarity with those voices of reason, both Palestinian and Israeli, that seek a nonviolent route to a just peace”, Water said through a released press statement.
»Read ArticleAccording to Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters, “The Wall” tells the story “of a young man who is alienated and defensive, because he’s fearful — could be an allegory for a more universal story. We’re all frightened of each other, and that makes us behave in ways that are sadly inhumane, like engaging in wars…”
“The Wall” is Pink Floyd’s concept album which was released in 1979. The record, which is one of the industry’s most successful, has been said to largely reflect Waters’ personal life as the album dealt with the tragic loss of the singer/songwriter’s father during World War II which was followed by a period of grief and isolation.
And now after 30 years since Pink Floyd performed the record in its entirety during their 1980-1981 tour, Roger Waters is set to embark on a very timely “The Wall” world tour not only to celebrate the success the album has had three decades since its release, but more importantly, to relive and convey the strong political message the record delivers. “…I wanted to make this show more political”, says the 66-year old progressive musician.
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