The Dark Side of the Moon Live

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The Dark Side of the Moon Live
Tour by Roger Waters
Dates June 2, 2006 -
Legs at least 3
Shows at least 42

After expressing an interest in reviving The Dark Side of the Moon following his performance with Pink Floyd at Live 8, Roger Waters announced that he would be staging "The Dark Side of the Moon Live", a worldwide concert tour. 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 staging designed by Mark Fisher (the architect of Pink Floyd's Wall tour), including giant puppets, large video screen displays and a 360° quadraphonic sound system. The performances were divided into two sets: the first 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.

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[edit] The band

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, and Graham Broad on drums. Guitarist Dave Kilminster, along with Waters and Jon Carin, sang much of the lead vocal parts performed by David Gilmour on the original Pink Floyd recordings.

Dave Kilminster performing with Waters at the Arrow Rock Festival, June 10, 2006
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Dave Kilminster performing with Waters at the Arrow Rock Festival, June 10, 2006

[edit] Personnel

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.

[edit] Setlist

Roger Waters live at Norwegian Wood festival on June 14 2006
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Roger Waters live at Norwegian Wood festival on June 14 2006
"Any Colour You Like" live at Hollywood Bowl on October 5 2006
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"Any Colour You Like" live at Hollywood Bowl on October 5 2006
"The pig" shortly after being released at the PNC Bank Arts Center, September 6 2006
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"The pig" shortly after being released at the PNC Bank Arts Center, September 6 2006

The tour's setlist remained constant after 8 June. Earlier shows' sets differed in that they featured "The Gunner's Dream" along with a different running order.[1] A power outage at the 29 June show forced an early intermission,[2] and so the second set featured "Leaving Beirut" and "Sheep" before The Dark Side of the Moon.

Set One

  1. In the Flesh
  2. Mother
  3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
  4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - V) (abridged)
  5. Have a Cigar
  6. Wish You Were Here
  7. Southampton Dock
  8. The Fletcher Memorial Home
  9. Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2
  10. Leaving Beirut
  11. Sheep


Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon)

  1. Speak to Me
  2. Breathe
  3. On the Run
  4. Time
  5. Breathe (Reprise)
  6. The Great Gig in the Sky
  7. Money
  8. Us and Them
  9. Any Colour You Like
  10. Brain Damage
  11. Eclipse

Encore

  1. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
  2. Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
  3. Vera
  4. Bring the Boys Back Home
  5. Comfortably Numb

[edit] Backing track

There has been some confusion among fans concerning the strength of Roger's live vocals. Some online concert reviewers noted unnatural variances between his timing and the sound heard by the audience during the songs "Have A Cigar", "Sheep", and "The Fletcher Memorial Home", indicating that the show contained at least some pre-recorded lead vocals. Others did not notice such discrepancies. However, during shows at least as early as the 1984 tour in support of The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Roger has employed backing tapes with additional vocals to strengthen the sound of his voice and stay true to the original studio recordings. Former band member Norbert Stachel confirmed that this technique was used on the 2002 leg of the In the Flesh tour.[3]

[edit] Tour dates

[edit] European tour dates

A 30-foot inflatable pig being released into the Los Angeles skyline during "Sheep" at the 5 October show. Afterwards, authorities informed Waters that he would face charges if this stunt was attempted again. On the remaining two dates, the pig was kept on a line.
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A 30-foot inflatable pig being released into the Los Angeles skyline during "Sheep" at the 5 October show. Afterwards, authorities informed Waters that he would face charges if this stunt was attempted again.[4] On the remaining two dates, the pig was kept on a line.

[edit] North American tour dates

  • 06 Sept - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • 08 Sept - Tweeter Center, Boston, Mass, USA
  • 09 Sept - Tweeter Center, Boston, Mass, USA [5]
  • 12 Sept - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA (with Nick Mason)
  • 13 Sept - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA (with Nick Mason)
  • 15 Sept - Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY, USA
  • 16 Sept - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA
  • 18 Sept - The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA
  • 20 Sept - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
  • 21 Sept - Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
  • 23 Sept - Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA, USA
  • 24 Sept - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • 27 Sept - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA
  • 29 Sept - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, USA
  • 30 Sept - Verizon Wireless, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  • 03 Oct - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • 05 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
  • 06 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
  • 08 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
  • 10 Oct - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
  • 12 Oct - Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA

[edit] Future tour dates

Waters announced to fans that he would be performing 62 more dates worldwide in 2007[6]. The tour is scheduled to resume in late January and February with shows in Australia, New Zealand, and China.[7] More shows in South America and Europe, including the UK, are expected to follow, with twenty US dates in the June and July.[8]

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Ian Ritchie's blog
  2. ^ Roger Waters - Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  3. ^ Norbert Stachel interview — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  4. ^ PRnewswire.com, retrieved 2 November 2006
  5. ^ Not a planned date, but due to overwhelming popularity of the Sept 8 show, an encore performance was booked
  6. ^ Roger Waters - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  7. ^ Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon LIVE tickets — Preferredseating.com.au
  8. ^ Pinkfloydz.com, A Fleeting Glimpse


Roger Waters
Discography
Studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking | Radio KAOS | Amused to Death | Ça Ira |
Soundtracks: Music from "The Body" | When the Wind Blows
Live: The Wall Live in Berlin | In the Flesh Live
Compilations: Flickering Flame
Singles: The Tide Is Turning | What God Wants, Pt. 1 | To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut
Videos and DVDs
Pink Floyd The Wall | The Wall Live in Berlin | In the Flesh Live | The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Tours
In the Flesh | The Dark Side of the Moon Live
Related articles
Pink Floyd | David Gilmour | Alan Parker | Gerald Scarfe | Ron Geesin | The Final Cut | The Wall | Amusing Ourselves to Death
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