Roger Waters Commemorates 30th Anniversary of ‘The Wall’ Album With Historic Tour & Monumental Production of His Masterpiece

LOS ANGELES, April 12 /PRNewswire/ — Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original release of The Wall with a monumental tour featuring a full band and a newly-mounted state-of-the-art production of his epochal masterpiece of alienation and transformation performed in its entirety.

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Up to date details on Roger Waters’ The Wall Tour, and more, may be found on the artist’s newly relaunched and redesigned website, RogerWaters.com. Waters is personally involved with the site and will be communicating with fans through it.

The Wall has been previously performed live in its entirety by Waters just 31 times including Pink Floyd’s 1980-81 tour in support of the album. A spectacular Roger Waters solo staging and performance of the rock opera in July 1990, celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, drew nearly a half million fans to the Potsdamer Platz.

Roger Waters’ The Wall North American Tour, produced by Live Nation, will open September 15 in Toronto and runs through December 13 at the Anaheim Honda Center (please see full itinerary following).

The New York Times (March 2, 1980) declared that “The Wall show remains a milestone in rock history, it will be the touchstone against which all future rock spectacles must be measured.”

Originally released in November 1979, The Wall was America’s top-selling album of 1980, is one of the top-selling double albums of all time, and is still in the US Top 5 best-selling albums of all time.

The Wall was made into a metaphorical musical film, directed by Alan Parker with screenplay by Roger Waters, in 1982.

One of the most profoundly influential albums in the history of recorded music, The Wall continues to affect pop culture while resonating with generations of music fans.

Roger Waters’ The Wall North American Tour Itinerary

    September 15          Toronto             Air Canada Centre
    September 20          Chicago             United Center
    September 21          Chicago             United Center
    September 26          Pittsburgh          Consol Energy Center
    September 28          Cleveland           Quicken Loans Arena
    September 30          Boston              TD Garden

    October 5             New York            Madison Square Garden
    October 8             Buffalo             HSBC Arena
    October 10            Washington DC       Verizon Center
    October 12            Uniondale           Nassau Coliseum
    October 15            Hartford            XL Center
    October 17            Ottawa              ScotiaBank Place
    October 19            Montreal            Bell Centre
    October 22            Columbus            Schottenstein Center
    October 24            Detroit             Palace of Auburn Hills
    October 26            Omaha               Qwest Center
    October 27            St Paul             Xcel Energy Center
    October 29            St. Louis           Scottrade Center
    October 30            Kansas City         Sprint Center

    November 3            New York            Izod Center
    November 8            Philadelphia        Wachovia Center
    November 9            Philadelphia        Wachovia Center
    November 13           Fort Lauderdale     Bank Atlantic Center
    November 16           Tampa               St. Pete Times Forum
    November 18           Atlanta             Philips Arena
    November 20           Houston             Toyota Center
    November 21           Dallas              American Airlines Center
    November 23           Denver              Pepsi Center
    November 26           Las Vegas           MGM Grand Garden Arena
    November 27           Phoenix             US Airways Center
    November 29           Los Angeles         The Forum

    December 6            San Jose            HP Pavilion
    December 10           Vancouver           General Motors Place
    December 11           Tacoma              Tacoma Dome
    December 13           Anaheim             Honda Center

For additional ticket and tour information, visit RogerWaters.com and LiveNation.com.

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