New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Live Nation) Roger Waters' extraordinary production of The Wall has smashed attendance records in South
America with a record breaking 15 open-air stadiums shows in Chile, Brazil and Argentina, playing to over 750,000 fans. This is the largest number of stadium shows ever played in South
America by an international artist on one tour. The South American leg included a record breaking 9 sold out shows in Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium, exceeding the previous record of 5 nights, held by the
Rolling Stones (see link below to photos of The Wall in River Plate Stadium).
The Wall, an aural and visual masterpiece, has so far played 150 shows for a gross of US $218M in 27 countries. Due to overwhelming popular demand, The Wall returns to North
America in 2012 kicking off this weekend, April 27 and 28th, at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico for a historic run of 41 performances at stadiums and arenas. The U.S. and Canadian leg begins on May 1st at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX with dates through July 14th at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA, including 2 nights at New York's prestigious Yankee Stadium and 1 once-in-a-lifetime night at the world-famous Los Angeles Coliseum, for a total of 9 stadium shows. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
The Pollstar
Music Industry Awards, as voted by the music industry, has honored
Roger Waters and The Wall Live with two of the highest accolades - the coveted "Major Tour of the Year" and "Most Creative Stage Production" of 2010. The Wall also won the "Most Creative Stage Production" for a second consecutive year in 2011.
"The best arena show ever. Period." New York Post
"The Wall Live is flawless. Everyone should see it once before they die." Philadelphia Inquirer
Roger Waters The Wall - North American Tour Itinerary:
April 27 - Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
April 28 - Mexico City, MX - Foro Sol
May 1 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
May 3 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
May 5 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
May 7 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
May 11 - San Francisco, CA - AT&T Park
May 13 - San Diego, CA - Valley View Casino Center
May 15 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
May 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Coliseum
May 22 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
May 24 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
May 26 - Vancouver, BC - BC Place
May 28 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
May 31 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
June 1 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
June 3 - St Paul, MN - Xcel
Energy Center
June 5 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
June 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
June 8 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field
June 10 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
June 11 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
June 13 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
June 15 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
June 16 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
June 19 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
June 21 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
June 23 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
June 25 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
June 26 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
June 28 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
June 29 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
July 1 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
July 3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol
Energy Center
July 6 - New York, NY - Yankee Stadium
July 7 - New York, NY - Yankee Stadium
July 9 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
July 10 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
July 12 - Washington DC - Verizon Center
July 14 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park
