New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Columbia Records) Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of "
The Wall" to North
America in 2012. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in-its-entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. "
The Wall" live has played more than 120 shows around the world for more than 1.6 million fans making it one of the most successful tours of 2010 and 2011. Tickets for "
The Wall" 2012 go on sale beginning on Monday, November 7th at
LiveNation.com.
The 2012 tour will begin on May 1st in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center making a 36 show trek throughout North America, including several outdoor stadium performances with state of the art modifications transforming the arena production into magnificent outdoor events. The tour, promoted by Live Nation, includes stadium stops in San Francisco at AT&T Park on May 11th, Vancouver at BC Place on May 26th, Chicago's Wrigley Field on June 8th, Toronto at Rogers Centre on June 23rd and Philadelphia at the Citizens Bank Park on July 14th.
"Thirty years ago when I wrote 'The Wall,' I was a frightened young man," Waters recalls. "In the intervening years it occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with its concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns: Nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, whatever! All these issues and 'isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life."
Waters' first reinvented his iconic stage production of "The Wall" in 2010 utilizing modern day technological advances and special effects which have been embraced by audiences around the globe with countless sold out performances and multiple-night stands including a record-breaking 9 sold out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "The Wall" remains one of the most influential albums in the history of recorded music with a profound effect on pop culture, resonating with multiple generations of music fans.
Prior to 2010, "The Wall" show was simply too large to contemplate a tour, but new arenas and advances in touring technology have solved that dilemma. Waters has updated the look and feel of the show to ensure it matches the astonishing theatrical extravaganza that The Wall's live incarnation became so legendary for - thus allowing yet another generation to be inspired by the grandeur of the breathtaking visual and aural spectacle. The 1980 original production of the "The Wall" had been performed live-in-its-entirety just 29 times during Pink Floyd's 1980 tour in support of the album and once in Berlin in celebration of the fall of the Berlin wall.
"Roger Waters tore down the house Wednesday night in Toronto...He walked out to thunderous applause beginning with the first track of the seminal concept album, 'In the Flesh', and the adulation never stopped." - Associated Press (opening night 2010)
In addition to Roger Waters (lead vocals, bass), "The Wall" live touring ensemble includes: Snowy White (Guitar), Dave Kilminster (Guitar), GE Smith (Guitar & Bass), Jon Carin (Keyboards), Harry Waters (Hammond Organ), Graham Broad (Drums), Robbie Wyckoff (Vocals), Jon Joyce, Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon and Kipp Lennon (Backing Vocals).
Roger Waters "The Wall" North American Tour Itinerary:
| May 01 |
Houston, TX |
Toyota Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 03 |
Austin, TX |
Frank Erwin Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 05 |
Tulsa, OK |
BOK Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 07 |
Denver, CO |
Pepsi Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 11 |
San Francisco, CA |
AT&T Park |
On Sale 11/18 |
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| May 13 |
San Diego, CA |
Valley View Casino Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 15 |
Phoenix, AZ |
US Airways Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 19 |
Los Angeles, CA |
TBD |
On sale 11/18 |
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| May 22 |
Portland, OR |
Rose Garden |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 24 |
Seattle, WA |
Key Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 26 |
Vancouver, BC |
BC Place |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 28 |
Edmonton, AB |
Rexall Place |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| May 31 |
Winnipeg, MB |
MTS Centre |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 03 |
St Paul, MN |
Xcel Energy Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 05 |
Detroit, MI |
Joe Louis Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 06 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Van Andel Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 08 |
Chicago, IL |
Wrigley Field |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 10 |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 11 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 13 |
Atlanta, GA |
Philips Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 15 |
Ft Lauderdale, FL |
BankAtlantic Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 16 |
Orlando, FL |
Amway Center |
On Sale 11/18 |
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| June 19 |
Nashville, TN |
Bridgestone Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 21 |
Buffalo, NY |
First Niagara Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 23 |
Toronto, ON |
Rogers Centre |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 25 |
Ottawa, ON |
Scotiabank Place |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 26 |
Montreal, QC |
Bell Centre |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 28 |
Albany, NY |
Times Union Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| June 29 |
Hartford, CT |
XL Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| July 01 |
Boston, MA |
TBD |
On sale 1/30/12 |
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| July 03 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Consol Energy Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| July 06 |
New York, NY |
TBD |
On sale 1/30/12 |
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| July 09 |
Raleigh, NC |
RBC Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| July 10 |
Charlotte, NC |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| July 12 |
Washington DC |
Verizon Center |
On Sale 11/14 |
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| July 14 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Citizens Bank Park |
On Sale 11/7 |
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For complete ticket and tour information, please visit RogerWaters.com, Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
