It has been 30 years since Pink Floyd unveiled its now legendary rock opera The Wall. Second to 1973's Dark Side of the Moon, which has experienced a resurgence of late, the two-disc, 26-track LP would prove to be one of the band's more popular and influential albums, and would go on to be the best selling album of 1980. Some would call it brilliant. Others would call it a masterpiece. Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, who penned The Wall, would call it a personal narrative, and, come September 15th, the album which he'll be touring in support off during what will be a massive North American tour. As much rumored, Waters will be reliving The Wall on a multi-month endeavor, which currently keeps the acclaimed musician on the road through December. After launching in Toronto on September 15th, Waters will essentially circle the midwestern and eastern portion of the U.S. and Canada before ultimately heading to Texas in late November and wrapping things up with a series of dates across the west coast. Currently, 35 dates have been announced with at least 50 planned. “30 Years ago when I wrote The Wall I was a frightened young man,†explained Waters in an interview with Spinner.com. “Well, not that young - I was 36 years old. It took me a long time to get over my fears. Anyway, in the intervening years it has occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with it's 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.†He continued, “This new production of The Wall is an attempt to draw some comparisons, to illuminate our current predicament, and is dedicated to all the innocent lost in the intervening years.†Exact specifics regarding the tour's stage production are forthcoming, but rumors place it as similarly massive to that of Water's Dark Side of the Moon tour, which took place between 2006 and 2008. We'll post more info on that, as well as ticket information when it becomes available. Until then, check out the full list of announced dates below. Update: Dates are starting to appear on Ticketmaster.com, which lists a pre-sale beginning Monday, May 3rd and a general onsale on Monday, May 1oth. Prices range between $50 and $250. Update #2: Waters' new website has been launched. A ticket request form is now available. Roger Waters 2010 Tour Dates: 09/15 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 09/20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center 09/21 – Chicago, IL @ United Center 09/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center 09/28 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena 09/30 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden 10/05 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden 10/08 – Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena 10/10 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center 10/12 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum 10/15 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center 10/17 – Ottawa, ON @ ScotiaBank Place 10/19 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre 10/22 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 10/24 – Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills 10/26 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center 10/27 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 10/29 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center 10/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 11/03 – Meadowlands, NJ @ IZod Center 11/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center 11/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center 11/13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center 11/16 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum 11/20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 11/21 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 11/23 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 11/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena 11/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center 11/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 12/06 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion 12/10 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Palace Place 12/11 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome 12/13 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Centre
My brother and I wanna go see this. He is a huge Floyd fan, and told me Waters can't sing that well anymore due to his terodactyl screams and shit during Floyd's career. I want to go regardless. Re-fucking-gardless.
Fuck... no Milwaukee show. I saw him here in the summer of 2007 during his Dark Side tour. I guess I'll have to make it to a Chicago show (ewww... Illinois). He still gives you one hell of a concert experience. I highly recommend going.
i know where ill be september 30th. and imo hes still rigth on par with his old self. obviously not AS good but still amazing
You will find me at the Tachoma Domer in December. I can't believe it...my chance has finally come. I thought I'd have to invent time travel to go see Pink Floyd. Well, Roger Waters I guess. But hey close enough for me.
i would at least try to get tickets if it werent just the wall...the wall sucks...if he played animals or WYWH or almost any other album i would be cool with it...but the wall is floyds second worst album imo