In the Flesh (tour)

In the Flesh

Promotional tour poster
World tour by Roger Waters
Location North America, Africa, South America, Asia, Australia, Europe
Start date July 23, 1999 (1999-07-23)
End date June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)
Legs 4
Shows 105
Roger Waters tour chronology
Radio K.A.O.S.
(1987)		 In the Flesh
(1999–2002)		 The Dark Side of the Moon Live
(2006–2008)

In The Flesh was a series of worldwide concert tours by Roger Waters that spanned three individual tours over the course of three years (1999, 2000, and 2002). Returning from a 12-year long hiatus from the road, In The Flesh was a showcase of his best known work from his days with Pink Floyd to his most recently released solo album, 1992's Amused to Death. The title is an allusion to the 1977 Pink Floyd tour for the Animals album, as well as the two songs so titled on the album The Wall.

The June 27, 2000 performance at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon was later released as the CD and DVD In the Flesh – Live.

Contents

1999

The summers of 1999, 2000, and 2002 found Roger Waters playing his best works at the In The Flesh tour. The show consisted of his most famous tracks from the beginning of his Pink Floyd career. The demand for concert tickets were so great that the tour spanned over three years of touring. Along with the popular acclaim, the show received critical praise from various artists and magazines.

Lineup
Set list

All songs written by Roger Waters except as noted.

Set 1

  1. "In The Flesh"
  2. "The Thin Ice"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt 1"
  4. "Mother"
  5. "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert"
  6. "Southampton Dock"
  7. "Pigs On The Wing, Pt 1"
  8. "Dogs" (Gilmour/Waters)
  9. "Welcome to the Machine"
  10. "Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour/Waters)
  11. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond I: VII" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)

Set 2

  1. "Breathe" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
  2. "Time" (Mason/Waters/Waters/Gilmour)
  3. "The Great Gig in the Sky" * (piano intro only) (Wright)
  4. "Money"
  5. "5.06 A.M. (Every Strangers' Eyes)"
  6. "The Powers That Be"
  7. "What God Wants, Pt 1"
  8. "Perfect Sense, Pt 1"
  9. "Perfect Sense, Pt 2"
  10. "It's A Miracle"
  11. "Amused To Death"
  12. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" †
  13. "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt 2" †

Encore

  1. "Brain Damage"
  2. "Eclipse"
  3. "Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour/Waters)

† At Montreal (7/31/99), set list was revised so "Happiest Days" and "Another Brick, Pt 2" was moved from the end of set 2 to the beginning of set 1 after "Another Brick, Pt 1" (which remained for the rest of this and all through the '00 and '02 shows).

* "The Great Gig in the Sky" intro was dropped from the setlist prior to August 15, 1999

1999 tour dates
Date City Country Venue
23 July 1999 Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States Milwaukee Auditorium
24 July 1999 Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Theatre
25 July 1999 Clarkston, Michigan Pine Knob Music Theatre
27 July 1999 Cleveland, Ohio Gund Arena
30 July 1999 Quebec City, Quebec Canada L'Agora
31 July 1999 Montreal, Quebec Molson Centre
1 August 1999 Toronto, Ontario Molson Amphitheatre
4 August 1999 Mansfield, Massachusetts United States Tweeter Center
6 August 1999 Holmdel, New Jersey PNC Bank Arts Center
7 August 1999 Wantagh, New York Jones Beach
8 August 1999 Wallingford, Connecticut Oakdale Theatre
10 August 1999 Albany, New York Pepsi Arena
11 August 1999 Camden, New Jersey E Center
13 August 1999 Scranton, Pennsylvania Montage Mountain
14 August 1999 Corfu, New York Darien Lake
15 August 1999 Columbus, Ohio Schottenstein Arena
17 August 1999 Hershey, Pennsylvania Star Pavilion
18 August 1999 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Star Lake Amphitheatre
20 August 1999 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
22 August 1999 Atlanta, Georgia Lakewood Amphitheatre
24 August 1999 Noblesville, Indiana Deer Creek Music Center
25 August 1999 Grand Rapids, Michigan Van Andel Arena
27 August 1999 St. Louis, Missouri Riverport
28 August 1999 Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
New song 'Each Small Candle' played for 1st time

2000

Following the startling success of the 1999 tour, Waters mounted an even more extensive tour, touching areas of the country ignored on previous tours. The set list was also altered with "The Powers That Be" and "What God Wants" being removed in favour of "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "Bravery of Being Out of Range" and new song titled "Each Small Candle". The backing band was relatively the same as the previous tour, with an addition of a backup singer and a new saxophone player for the songs "Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun" and "Money".

Lineup
Set list

All songs written by Roger Waters except as noted.

Set 1

  1. "In The Flesh"
  2. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt 2"
  4. "Mother"
  5. "Get Your Filthy Hand Off My Desert"
  6. "Southampton Dock"
  7. "Pigs On The Wing, Pt 1"
  8. "Dogs" (Gilmour/Waters)
  9. "Welcome To The Machine"
  10. "Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour/Waters)
  11. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond I: VII" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)

Set 2

  1. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
  2. "Breathe" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
  3. "Time" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright)
  4. "Money"
  5. "5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes)"
  6. "What God Wants, Pt 1" †
  7. "Perfect Sense, Pt 1"
  8. "Perfect Sense, Pt 2"
  9. "The Bravery Of Being Out of Range"
  10. "It's A Miracle"
  11. "Amused To Death"
  12. "Brain Damage"
  13. "Eclipse"

Encore

  1. "Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour/Waters)
  2. "Each Small Candle" (revamped since '99, this was a staple throughout the '00 tour) (Waters/Rasmussen)

† The song was dropped after the first concert in Tampa, FL.

2000 tour dates
Date City Country Venue
2 June 2000 Tampa, Florida United States Ice Palace
3 June 2000 West Palm Beach, Florida Mars Music Amphitheatre
6 June 2000 Nashville, Tennessee AmSouth Amphitheatre
7 June 2000 Charlotte, North Carolina Blockbuster Pavilion
10 June 2000 Houston, Texas The Woodlands
11 June 2000 Dallas, Texas Starplex
13 June 2000 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome
16 June 2000 Phoenix, Arizona America West
17 June 2000 Paradise, Nevada MGM Grand Las Vegas
19 June 2000 Chula Vista, California Coors Arena
21 June 2000 Los Angeles, California Universal Amphitheatre
22 June 2000
24 June 2000 Irvine, California Irvine Meadows
25 June 2000 Mountain View, California Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 June 2000 Portland, Oregon Rose Garden *
30 June 2000 George, Washington The Gorge Amphitheatre
1 July 2000 Boise, Idaho Idaho Center
3 July 2000 Greenwood Village, Colorado Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
6 July 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center
8 July 2000 Tinley Park, Illinois World Music Theater
9 July 2000 Cincinnati, Ohio Riverbend Music Center
11 July 2000 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden
13 July 2000
15 July 2000 Bristow, Virginia Nissan Pavilion
16 July 2000 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center

Notes

2002

The success of Waters' two American tours encouraged him to make his 2002 tour a world tour. The set list for 2002 was similar to the previous tour with the addition of another new song, "Flickering Flame", which was substituted periodically for "Each Small Candle" as the encore. The band also changed with the departure of Doyle Bramhall II, his wife and back up singer Sussanah Melvoin and Jon Carin. Brought in was Chester Kamen (brother of Michael Kamen, replacing Bramhall), Linda Lewis as back up singer (who later was replaced by Carol Kenyon due to personal issues), and most interestingly Harry Waters (son of frontman Roger Waters) to replace Carin. By far the most historical moment of this or any of Waters In the Flesh tours came at London's Wembley Arena as former Pink Floyd bandmate and drummer Nick Mason sat in and played both nights on Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun.

Lineup
Set list

All songs written by Roger Waters except as noted.

Set 1

  1. "In The Flesh"
  2. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt 2"
  4. "Mother"
  5. "Get Your Filthy Hand Off My Desert"
  6. "Southampton Dock"
  7. "Pigs On The Wing, Pt 1"
  8. "Dogs" (Gilmour/Waters)
  9. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond I ~ V" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
  10. "Welcome To The Machine"
  11. "Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour/Waters)
  12. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond VI ~ VII" † (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)

Set 2

  1. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" *
  2. "Breathe" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
  3. "Time" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright)
  4. "Money"
  5. "5:06 AM (Every Strangers Eyes)"
  6. "Perfect Sense, Pt 1"
  7. "Perfect Sense, Pt 2"
  8. "The Bravery Of Being Out of Range"
  9. "It's A Miracle"
  10. "Amused To Death"
  11. "Brain Damage"
  12. "Eclipse"

Encore

  1. "Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour/Waters)
  2. "Each Small Candle" (Waters/Rasmussen) or "Flickering Flame"

† At Warsaw concert (7/06/2002) the full "Shine On You Crazy Diamond VI ~ IX" was played instead.

* "Set The Controls..." was moved midtour, so it played after Dogs.

2002 tour dates
Date City Country Venue
First leg
27 February 2002 Cape Town South Africa Bellville Velodrome
1 March 2002 Johannesburg MTN Sun Dome **
3 March 2002 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional **
7 March 2002 Buenos Aires Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium **
9 March 2002 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Sambódromo Carnival **
12 March 2002 Porto Alegre Olímpico Stadium
14 March 2002 São Paulo Estádio do Pacaembu **
15 March 2002
17 March 2002 Caracas Venezuela Caracas POP Festival **
19 March 2002 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
25 March 2002 Osaka Japan Koseinenkin Hall
26 March 2002
28 March 2002 Tokyo Tokyo International Forum **
30 March 2002
31 March 2002
2 April 2002 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Olympic Stadium
5 April 2002 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
6 April 2002
8 April 2002 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
10 April 2002 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
13 April 2002 Bangalore India Palace Grounds
15 April 2002 Dubai United Arab Emirates Golf & Yacht Club
17 April 2002 Beirut Lebanon B.I.E.L.
Second leg
4 May 2002 Lisbon Portugal Atlantic Pavilion **
5 May 2002
8 May 2002 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
10 May 2002 Milan Italy Forum
11 May 2002 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
13 May 2002 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
15 May 2002 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
17 May 2002 Erfurt Germany Messe Halle
18 May 2002 Cologne Kölnarena
20 May 2002 Oberhausen Arena
22 May 2002 Hanover Preussag Arena
24 May 2002 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
25 May 2002 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena
27 May 2002 Saint Petersburg Russia New Arena/Hermitage
29 May 2002 Moscow Olimpiski Arena
31 May 2002 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
2 June 2002 Copenhagen Denmark Forum
4 June 2002 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
5 June 2002 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
7 June 2002 Warsaw Poland Gwardia Stadium
9 June 2002 Berlin Germany Velodrome
10 June 2002 Prague Czech Republic Paegas Arena
12 June 2002 Rome Italy Stadio Flaminio
14 June 2002 Wien Austria Wiesen Festival
15 June 2002 Budapest Hungary Kisstadion
17 June 2002 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
19 June 2002 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
21 June 2002 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
22 June 2002 Manchester MEN Arena
24 June 2002 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
26 June 2002 London England Wembley Arena *
27 June 2002
30 June 2002 Pilton Glastonbury Festival

External links

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
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