I think that many people go to concert venues to get away from life issues and all the corruption/evil/hypocrisy of the world. Soulsfrik I have one more Big Artist to see this month and thats all I got. "In the Flesh"13. Roger is focused more on his solo albums this tour that the previous Us + Them tour. [21][22][23][24], In September 2022, Waters wrote an open letter to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska in response to her interview in Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, in which he criticized the country's stance in the Russo-Ukrainian War, blaming the West and Washington particularly for supplying Ukraine with weapons and "extreme nationalists" for having "set your country on the path to this disastrous war", while calling for an end to the conflict. If there are financial considerations and tier is cheaper go with that. Sheep (from Pink Floyd, Animals, 1977), Set 2 But its those fans who understand without question Waters passion and dedication to his craft. August 5 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Any Colour You Like (from Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973) Australian songwriting legend Brian Cadd and music educator Jamie Rigg have written a song for the Wayside Chapel and put an all-star cast together to perform it. On March 27, 2020, Waters posted a statement on his website and social media, announcing the postponement of the tour to the following year due to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, declaring that the situation was a "Bummer, but if it saves one life, its worth it". This show did that fabulously. 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! Paul Kelly, along with musicians Charlie Owen, Jex Saarelaht and Yuri Pavlinov, serenaded Australian soul great Rene Geyer on her last day on Earth. (from Is This The Life We Really Want, 2017) Roger Waters The Wall - Special Appearance by David Gilmour, O2, London - May 12, 2011 Offical video chords: Roger Waters - Amused to Death (cover) chords: Roger Waters "This is Not a Drill" opening chords: Roger Waters - Vera / Bring The Boys Back Home chords: Let me say I am as right wing as they come. September 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena "Outside the Wall". BTW, Waters isnt the singer that Gilmour is but he was perfectly fine and the guitar player sang a few. The live show format is perfect for Waters and his band. Eclipse (from Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973) In the end he realized that these were my lyrics and not a forced propaganda on him. "The Powers That Be"6. So, I do appreciate their musicianship and music. 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. Pink Floyd legend launches 2022 North American tour. [11] In November 2021, a new show in Monterrey, Mexico, was announced, followed by three new shows in the United States announced later in March 2022. Waters will play 40 shows across 14 European countries, starting in Lisbon on 17 March 17 2023 at the Altice Arena. Amanda Belair - Backing Vocals This Is Not A Drill 2022. Waters was running both sonic and psychic roller coasters to his listeners in the hopes of consciousness- and/or hell-raising before breaking for a 20-minute intermission. [14], At the beginning of every concert, a voiceover described by journalist James Ball as "a plummy British announcer" requests audience members to turn off their cell phones, and to "fuck off to the bar" if they like Pink Floyd but "cant stand Rogers politics". Honestly, I was blown away. But our seats here while located on the floor initially gave us what was a weird view. The final setlist consisted of 23 songs (note the word "song is used loosely here as some are just snippets or intros) - 17 Pink Floyd songs and 6 solo Roger Waters offerings. Discover Premium. Set Times.. 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The rest of the time, we watched an abstract political rally on the big screen TV. September 23 San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center "This Is Not a Drill," Roger Waters Fans! In 2017, Waters released his fourth solo album Is This the Life We Really Want?, conceived as a radio play about a man and his granddaughter investigating why children are being killed in other parts of the world. 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?. [15], The following set list was obtained from the concert held on July 6, 2022 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.[35]. We sat behind the stage in what we thought would be great seats, only to see maybe three verses sung by Roger on our side. oscarnz505 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. So you see this big black structure with people sitting right up against it. [38], Waters explains, "Before lockdown I had been working on a demo of a new version of Comfortably Numb as an opener to our new show 'This Is Not A Drill'. I saw David Gilmore in 1983 in Buffalo and he was awesome. It had the same entertainment value as the drill at the dentist office. Been a Pink Floyd fan since I was 18 (now 53). . This is Not A Drill. Brain Damage, Money, Us and Them, Eclipse. What are the Roger Waters tour dates? Wish I could help but I doubt if Roger reads my blog. 2. Apparel. Rockfredo August 6 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center I caught the opening show in Pittsburgh. asoler This, then, was perhaps the most touching moment of the night. And our society may be selfish. [19] Waters has supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories since 2011. It actually snowed while we were there and it was quite beautiful. "Thats why were going on the road. At least theyll know the room. I thought Phantom was great. Then Waters (via typed narrative text on the screen) discussed the roots of his friendship with tragic genius and Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. He also mumbles words about a drill and it has the same agonizing effect. Whatever. At that point, the crew brought out some yellow caution tape, and while the band was playing the final number, one by one they marched off the stage. When I heard that Pink Floyd co-founder and, some would say, mastermind Roger Waters was miffed that news . My wife on the other hand couldnt care less if she ever goes back. terco99 The ruling class is killing us.[6]. I pitched it a whole step down, in A Minor, to make it darker and arranged it with no solos, except over the outro, where there is a heartrendingly beautiful vocal solo from one of our new sisters Shanay Johnson. Roger then gives up and walks off the stage, leaving Force Ghost Syd to finish the setlist. A guy shouted out We Love You Roger! and at that moment, we did. Wish you were here, Shine on you crazy diamond, Have a cigar. It began at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, United States, on July 6, 2022, and it's scheduled to end at the AO Arena of Manchester on June 10 . 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. Rene Geyer, one of Australia's greatest voices, has died at age 69. Rog comes back on stage, shoos Syd off stage, and plays the encore: -Crying Song. Still like Dave far better than Roger, funny that while they put aside their differences a few times, Roger still seems very tweeked at Dave. [16], In September 2022, contrary to what Waters expressed previously, the first concerts in Europe were officially announced on his website and social media, with more expected to follow. Yes you are very much right about Numb. Welcome to the Roger Waters Official Store! Comfortably Numb 2022 was recorded at various studio during Waters' This Is Not A Drill North American tour (including Bias Studios outside of Washington DC, Electric Lady Studios in NYC, Armoury Studios in Vancouver, and Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta)[37] and was produced by Roger Waters and Gus Seyffert. Roger Waters - The Bravery of Being Out of Range,,Roger Waters delivers hope, anger & Pink Floyd classics at ,Roger Waters Lp Cover, Roger Waters Artwork Roger Waters Music ,,Roger Waters Vinyl Records Rock Single for Roger Waters - The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range vinyl 7 sale ,Setlist for This Is Not A Drill Tour. The world will be far better off when that time comes! We paid for a show we DID NOT GET! In the fifth song of the night, the crowd enjoyed a brief reprieve from the emotional and provocative visual landscapes. Roger Waters' 2022 This Is Not A Drill tour - Official Setlist. Waters and his band loaded the setlist . Cats doesnt appeal to me at all. Mind blowing. September 17 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome Rehearsals for the tour began around June 13, 2022 in Southampton, with the first full rehearsal taking place on June 16. By far my favorite band. What is interesting is that The Wall tracks Comfortably Numb, In the Flesh and Run Like Hell are opening set one and two. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2. Roger Waters will embark on what hes cheekily teasing as his first farewell tour, officially dubbed This Is Not a Drill, next summer. Roger Waters has performed a "dress rehearsal" for the This Is Not A Drill tour and we can assume this will be the setlist. We were talking about, what should we call it? The world may be chaotic. What Changed? That said, afterward my son and I grabbed a beer at a bar across the street from the Garden. 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. Would have been nice to simply see the performers do their thing. [13] Sean Evans, Waters' tour creative director, reprises his role for this tour, creating all visuals and stage design. For a more in-depth review of Roger Waters tour kickoff + more videos from opening night, head to JamBase. He doesnt need to be traversing our highways spreading a message. [32] While the concerts no longer appear in his website,[33] Waters posted a letter in social media denying the decision to cancel was his and saying that if the cancelation is confirmed, "it will be a sad loss for me, because I have been looking forward to sharing my message of love with the people of Poland", and that Wantuch's "draconian censoring of my work will deny them the opportunity to make up their own minds". Totes + Keychains. Sure. Roger Waters brought his spectacular This is Not a Drill tour to NYC on Tuesday night (8/30) for the first of two shows at Madison Square Garden. LOL!! Skrillex Continues Singles Streak With Bobby Raps-Assisted Song Leave Me Like This, Amanda Bynes Plots First Public Appearance Since End of Conservatorship. The Happiest Days of Our Lives (from Pink Floyd, The Wall, 1979) That said, Springsteen tix go on sale next week and I will have a decision to make. If you've enjoyed this story, please share it: Setlist History: Van Halen Sparked "1984" Tour with Live Debuts, Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Debut Three Songs at ALTer EGO Fest, Dream Theater Kick Off Top of the World Tour w/Live Debuts. A spirited version of Run Like Hell followed, with that crucial line (Theyre gonna send you back to mother in a cardboard box, you better run!) stillcapable of turning your blood to Freon, decades after its release. Maybe theres something wrong with me, but I have to say not my idea of a good time. MarianaVanDeath Waters included two new songs - "The Bar" during set 1 and "Is This The Life We Really Want" - the title track from his 2017 album, during set 2. But the applause kept building and building and building and it was pretty clear that we were just thanking Waters not only for a great show but for all the years of incredible music and incredible epics you can just enjoy, get stoned to or be moved by. A great, unique tune in so many ways. I was correct. So the debate of Roger and David goes on, but not going to get into that. Waters' "This Is Not a Drill" tour arrived two years following a planned but . I guess I was thinking since then. Im a big Pink Floyd fan. This is Not A Drill. The ruling class is killing us., Roger Waters, This Is Not a Drill 2022 Tour Dates, Editors picks Waters grew up in a family with a coal miner father and school teacher mother, both of whom were devout left-wing activists. Bravery of Being out of Range. A word here about Waters politics if youre thinking of going and you dont subscribe to his largely left-wing views, best save your money. Drill that into you pea brain. Cut to random shots of the band. September 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center 2022 (45) . That said, I did find the videos about human rights to be affecting and yes, the show was great otherwise. Remaking Your Old Songs Used to Be Considered Lazy, Shady, and So Uncool. I wondered if that would happen in future shows or if it would get cut as being too much. So I hope youll all come to the shows. Heres the show opening: If theres one thing Floyd have always known how to do its set a mood. Never again. I got tickets to see Bruce today in Boston. The drill was the sound of a weakly aligned politician. Find and buy Roger Waters tickets at AXS.com. Quick note: Julian Assange is no longer up on rape charges. Yeah but Im tired of dropping hundreds of dollars on these things. Jul 8, 2022. I think we would have had a clear indication of what kind of show we were going to, but, surprise surprise surprise . And Waters was visibly moved, almost to tears. July 7, 2022 | 11:59am ET. A guy there asked me what I thought and I told him it was awesome. I have the best big sister right?? View. Hes spent over a decade being persecuted for the crime of journalism. First let me say that I am a very big Pink Floyd fan and grew up with them. JC-Rea So this is all your fault. 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. And, yes, the visuals, which well discuss in a moment, were stunning. Waters, Roger > Tour Statistics. Take his advice go to the bar. . Humbleay The proceedings began with a widescreen panorama of a skyline of dilapidated, semi-destroyed skyscrapers, best described as somewhere between such dystopian sci-fi classics as Blade Runner and I Am Legend. 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. 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