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The Dark Side of the Moon Live 
Tour by Roger Waters Legs 7 Shows 119 Roger Waters tour chronology In the Flesh
(1999–2002)The Dark Side of the Moon Live
(2006–2008)The Wall Live
(2010–2011)The Dark Side of the Moon Live was a worldwide concert tour by Roger Waters. Waters and his band performed the title piece in its entirety at each show, beginning at the Rock in Rio festival on 2 June 2006.
The tour featured elaborate stage design by Mark Fisher (the architect of Pink Floyd's The Wall shows), including giant puppets, large video screen displays and a 360° quadraphonic sound system. The performances were divided into two sets: the first being a collection of Pink Floyd material and songs from Roger's solo career, and the second The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, plus encores.
Pink Floyd's iconic pig has been used extensively during the Dark Side of the Moon tour, introduced on 6 September 2006, the opening night of the US leg, and since appearing at almost every venue. During the tour, the pig has often carried messages critical of the American government, Waters' socialist views, and the support of repressed Latin American populations, including indictments of discrimination and calls for the further prosecution of former dictators. A partial list of the pigs and messages featured at each show can be found at inflatable pigs on Roger Waters' tours.
Contents
The Performers
Waters retained much of the backing band from his 1999–2002 In the Flesh tours, including guitarists Snowy White and Andy Fairweather-Low, backing vocalists Katie Kissoon and P.P. Arnold, plus Graham Broad on drums. Guitarist Dave Kilminster, along with Waters and Jon Carin, sang much of the lead vocal parts performed by David Gilmour and Rick Wright on the original Pink Floyd recordings. Andrew Latimer, leader of the progressive rock group Camel auditioned to be lead guitarist and Gilmour's vocal replacement on the tour, but it was felt his voice could not reach the same high notes, although his guitar playing (often compared to Gilmour's) was exemplary.
Dave Kilminster performing with Waters at the Arrow Rock Festival, 10 June 2006
Graham Broad Performs "Time" with Roger Waters in Ottawa 6 June 2007Personnel 2006-2007
- Roger Waters – Vocals, bass guitar and acoustic guitar
- P.P. Arnold – Backing vocals (former backing band member for Ike and Tina Turner.)
- Graham Broad – Drums and percussion (part of former Rolling Stones member Bill Wyman's band The Rhythm Kings).
- Jon Carin – Synthesiser, guitar, lap steel guitar and vocals (has toured with Waters in the past, as well as with the post-Waters Pink Floyd, Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, and The Who).
- Andy Fairweather-Low – Guitar, bass and backing vocals (has toured and recorded with George Harrison, The Who, Who member Pete Townshend, and Eric Clapton).
- Carol Kenyon – Backing vocals (session singer who has recorded for Van Morrison and Tears for Fears).
- Dave Kilminster – Guitar, vocals and additional bass (has toured with Keith Emerson and Spinal Tap).
- Katie Kissoon – Backing vocals (backed the likes of Elton John, Clapton, Van Morrison, and many others).
- Ian Ritchie – Saxophone, EWI and additional bass
- Harry Waters – Hammond organ, synthesiser (Roger Waters' son).
- Snowy White – Guitar (former member of Thin Lizzy, played with Pink Floyd in 1977 and 1980).
Most of the touring band for Waters has toured with him and other Pink Floyd members for many years and even recorded with them in a few instances.
Waters' former Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason played drums alongside Broad at the 12 June show in Iceland, the 29 June show in Ireland, the 1 July show in London, the 12 July show in Italy, and the 14 July show in France. During the North American tour, he performed at both Madison Square Garden shows and all three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. On The 12 May London, Earls Court Mason was introduced on stage to play the second set, the whole of The Dark Side of the Moon and the encores by Waters.
Personnel 2008
A small personnel change has been made due to two of the band members having already booked April and May 2008.[1] Chester Kamen replaced Andy Fairweather-Low on guitars. Chester toured with Waters in 2002 during the third year of the In The Flesh tour, back then replacing Doyle Bramhall II. Kamen is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen. Sylvia Mason-James replaced Katie Kissoon on backing vocals. Mason-James also toured with the Pet Shop Boys. These Roger Waters concerts were the first without Fairweather-Low since 1984, when he replaced Tim Renwick, and the first ever without Kissoon.
Set list
The tour's set list remained constant after 8 June 2006. Earlier shows' sets differed in that they featured "The Gunner's Dream" along with a different running order.[2] A power outage at the 29 June 2006 show forced an early intermission,[3] and so the second set featured "Leaving Beirut" and "Sheep" before The Dark Side of the Moon.
- Set one
Roger Waters and band play Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"- In the Flesh
- Mother
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts II - V) (abridged)
- Have a Cigar
- Wish You Were Here
- Southampton Dock
- The Fletcher Memorial Home
- Perfect Sense
- Leaving Beirut
- Sheep
- Set two - (The Dark Side of the Moon)
Roger Waters performing Dark Side of the Moon Live in 2007- Speak to Me / Breathe
- On the Run
- Time / Breathe (Reprise)
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Money
- Us and Them
- Any Colour You Like
- Brain Damage
- Eclipse
- Encore
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
- Vera
- Bring the Boys Back Home
- Comfortably Numb
Backing tracks
Former band member Norbert Stachel confirmed that some prerecorded vocals were used on the 2002 leg of the In the Flesh tour.[4]
DVD release
According to an interview with Roger's manager, a DVD on the tour is in the works but until it is finished there will be no release date.
Roger Waters live at Wuhlheide, Berlin on 8 June 2006
Roger Waters live at Norwegian Wood festival on 14 June 2006
"Eclipse" live at Hollywood Bowl on 5 October 2006
Roger Waters at Simon Bolivar Park, Bogotá on 9 March 2007
Roger Waters. Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, on 21 April 2007
Roger Waters at the NEC Arena, England on 8 May 2007Tour dates
Waters announced to fans that he would be performing 62 more dates worldwide in 2007.[5] The tour resumed in late January and February with shows in Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and China.[6] More shows in South America and Europe, including the UK, followed, with 27 US and Canadian dates in June and July.[7]
On 17 December 2007 it was announced that Roger Waters will play a single one off show in Odense, Denmark 13 May 2008.,[8][9] but on 19 December, only two days later than the first announcement, it was announced he will also play at the Pinkpop Festival in The Netherlands 11 May 2008.[10] On 21 January 2008, a big rumour and a lot of speculation was finally put to rest when it was announced that Roger will also play the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, on Sunday, 27 April, as the final night's headliner.[11][12]
On 3 February it was announced that Waters will also play in Denver, Colorado, on 30 April, almost eight years since he last played there, on 3 July 2000, during the In The Flesh tour.[13] Two more US dates were confirmed, Dallas on 2 May and Houston on 4 May, both in the state of Texas, again almost 8 years since he has played in the area.[14] On 20 February, another European date was announced, this time in Granada, Spain, 9 May.[15]
On 26 February, what are supposed to be the last dates of the tour as confirmed by Roger Waters' manager, was announced, two concerts in England, 15 May in Liverpool and 18 May in London.[16] Finally, on 5 March a second London show was announced.[17]
The final show of the tour took place on 6 June at the Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia during White Nights.[18]
Date City Country Venue Leg 1: Europea 2 June 2006 Lisbon Portugal Rock in Rio 4 June 2006 Verona Italy Anfiteatro Arena di Verona 5 June 2006 8 June 2006 Berlin Germany Wuhlheide 10 June 2006 Lichtenvoorde Netherlands Arrow Rock Festival 12 June 2006 Reykjavik Iceland Egilshöll Arena (with Nick Mason) 14 June 2006 Oslo Norway Norwegian Wood Festival 16 June 2006 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 18 June 2006 Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park 20 June 2006 Istanbul Turkey Kurucesme Arena 22 June 2006 Latrun Israel Neve Shalom 24 June 2006 Moscow Russia Red Square Vassilyevskiy Spusk 26 June 2006 Stavanger Norway Viking Stadion 29 June 2006 Cork Ireland Marquee Festival (with Nick Mason) 1 July 2006 London England Hyde Park Calling (with Nick Mason) 2 July 2006 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival 7 July 2006 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy 10 July 2006 Swieqi Malta Luxol Fields 12 July 2006 Lucca Italy Piazza Napoleone (with Nick Mason) 14 July 2006 Nevers France Magny-Cours F1 Race Circuit (with Nick Mason) 16 July 2006 Locarno Switzerland Moon and Stars Festival Leg 2: North America 6 September 2006 Holmdel, New Jersey United States PNC Bank Arts Center 8 September 2006 Mansfield, Massachusetts Tweeter Center 9 September 2006 Tweeter Center[19] 12 September 2006 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden (with Nick Mason) 13 September 2006 15 September 2006 Wantagh, New York Jones Beach 16 September 2006 Camden, New Jersey Tweeter Center 18 September 2006 Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills 20 September 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 21 September 2006 Montreal Bell Centre 23 September 2006 Bristow, Virginia United States Nissan Pavilion 24 September 2006 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Post Gazette Pavilion 27 September 2006 Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena 29 September 2006 Tinley Park, Illinois First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 30 September 2006 Noblesville, Indiana Verizon Wireless 3 October 2006 Phoenix, Arizona Cricket Wireless Pavilion 5 October 2006 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Bowl (with Nick Mason) 6 October 2006 8 October 2006 10 October 2006 Mountain View, California Shoreline Amphitheatre 12 October 2006 Seattle, Washington KeyArena Leg 3: 2007 Australia, New Zealand & Asian tour dates 25 January 2007 Sydney Australia Acer Arena 27 January 2007 Christchurch New Zealand AMI Stadium 29 January 2007 Auckland North Harbour Stadium 1 February 2007 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena 2 February 2007 5 February 2007 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 7 February 2007 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9 February 2007 Perth Members Equity Stadium 12 February 2007 Shanghai People's Republic of China Grand Stage 15 February 2007 Hong Kong Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 18 February 2007 Mumbai India MMRDA Grounds 21 February 2007 Dubai United Arab Emirates Media City Leg 4: Latin America 2 March 2007 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Universitario 4 March 2007 Guadalajara Estadio Tres de Marzo 6 March 2007 Mexico City Foro Sol 9 March 2007 Bogotá Colombia Simon Bolivar Park 12 March 2007 Lima Perú Estadio Monumental 14 March 2007 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional 17 March 2007 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 18 March 2007 23 March 2007 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Praça da Apoteose 24 March 2007 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi Leg 5 Europe 11 April 2007 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13 April 2007 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena 14 April 2007 Budapest Hungary Papp Laszlo Arena 16 April 2007 Cologne Germany Cologne Arena 18 April 2007 Leipzig Leipzig Arena 19 April 2007 Hamburg Colour Line Arena 21 April 2007 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 23 April 2007 Milan Italy Datchforum 25 April 2007 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Merksem 27 April 2007 Stockholm Sweden Globen 29 April 2007 Bergen Norway Vestlandshallen 1 May 2007 Soenderborg Denmark Augustenborg 3 May 2007 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 5 May 2007 Arnhem Netherlands Gelredome 7 May 2007 Manchester England MEN Arena 8 May 2007 Birmingham NEC Arena 11 May 2007 London Earls Court 12 May 2007 Earls Court (With Nick Mason) 14 May 2007 Dublin Ireland The Point Theatre Leg 6: North America 18 May 2007 West Palm Beach, Florida United States Sound Advice Amphitheatre 19 May 2007 Tampa, Florida Ford Amphitheater 22 May 2007 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena 24 May 2007 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena 30 May 2007 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 1 June 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center 2 June 2007 4 June 2007 Quebec City, Quebec Canada Colisée Pepsi 6 June 2007 Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place 7 June 2007 Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre 9 June 2007 Chicago, Illinois United States United Center 13 June 2007 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Bowl 15 June 2007 Irvine, California Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 16 June 2007 Paradise, Nevada MGM Grand Las Vegas 19 June 2007 Oakland, California Oracle Arena 21 June 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada GM Place 23 June 2007 Calgary, Alberta Saddledome 24 June 2007 Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place 27 June 2007 Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre 29 June 2007 Omaha, Nebraska United States Qwest Center Omaha 30 June 2007 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Center 2 July 2007 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marcus Amphitheater 7 July 2007 East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium (as a part of the New York leg of Live Earth) 9 July 2007 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth Garden 10 July 2007 Hartford, Connecticut The Meadows 12 July 2007 Corfu, New York Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 14 July 2007 Toronto, Ontario Canada Rogers Centre Leg 7: 2008 North America & Europe 27 April 2008 Indio, California United States Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 30 April 2008 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center 2 May 2008 Dallas, Texas SuperPages.com Center 4 May 2008 The Woodlands, Texas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 9 May 2008 Granada Spain Campo de Futbol de Atarfe 11 May 2008 Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland 13 May 2008 Odense Denmark Fionia Park 15 May 2008 Liverpool England Liverpool Echo Arena 18 May 2008 London O2 Arena 19 May 2008 6 June 2008 Saint Petersburg Russia Palace Square See also
References
- ^ Roger Waters 2008 mini-tour band - line-up change — BrainDamage.co.uk
- ^ Ian Ritchie's blog
- ^ Roger Waters - Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Norbert Stachel interview — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon LIVE tickets — Preferredseating.com.au
- ^ Pinkfloydz.com — A Fleeting Glimpse
- ^ Roger Waters to play Denmark in 2008 — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters To Perform in Denmark — A Fleeting Glimpse
- ^ Second 2008 Roger Waters concert announced — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Coachella - Official News — coachella.com
- ^ Roger Waters confirmed for Coachella Festival 2008 — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - Denver in April — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - 2008 US concerts confirmed — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - Granada, Spain concert announced — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters to play UK in 2008 — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Roger Waters - second London show just announced — Brain-Damage.co.uk
- ^ Brain-Damage.co.uk Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - June 6th - PALACE SQUARE, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
- ^ Not a planned date, but due to overwhelming popularity of the Sept 8 show, an encore performance was booked
Roger Waters Studio albums The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984) • Radio K.A.O.S. (1987) • Amused to Death (1992) • Ça Ira (2005)Soundtracks Music from The Body (1970) • Monsieur René Magritte (1978) • When the Wind Blows (1986) • The Legend of 1900 (1999) • The Last Mimzy (2007)Live albums The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990) • In the Flesh – Live (2000)Compilations Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume I (2002)Singles "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking • "Every Strangers' Eyes" • "Radio Waves" • "The Tide Is Turning" • "What God Wants, Pt. 1" • "To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut" • "Hello (I Love You)"Films The Wall • The Wall – Live in Berlin • In the Flesh – Live • The Making of The Dark Side of the MoonTours The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking • Radio K.A.O.S. • In the Flesh • The Dark Side of the Moon Live • The Wall LiveRelated articles Discography • Pink Floyd • David Gilmour • Alan Parker • Gerald Scarfe • Ron Geesin • James Guthrie • The Final Cut • Jude Waters • The Wall • Inflatable pigsThe Dark Side of the Moon Related articles Dark Side of the Moon Tour · The Dark Side of the Moon Live · Mary Fahl: From the Dark Side of the Moon · Dark Side of the Rainbow · Dub Side of the Moon · Dubber Side of the Moon · The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon · Return to the Dark Side of the MoonSongs Side one: Speak to Me · Breathe · On the Run · Time · Breathe (Reprise) · The Great Gig in the Sky
Side two: Money · Us and Them · Any Colour You Like · Brain Damage · EclipseCategories:- Roger Waters concert tours
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