The Dark Side of the Moon Live

Summary

The Dark Side of the Moon Live was a worldwide concert tour by Roger Waters, lasting two years. Waters and his band performed the titular album in its entirety at each show, beginning at the Rock in Rio festival on 2 June 2006.

The Dark Side of the Moon Live
Tour by Roger Waters
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumThe Dark Side of the Moon
Start date2 June 2006
End date6 June 2008
Legs7
No. of shows119
Roger Waters concert chronology

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 along with 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 was 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 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.

The Performers edit

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 was 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 2007

Tour band 2006–2007 edit

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 at Hyde Park 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 12 May at Earls Court in London, Mason was introduced on stage to play the second set, the whole of The Dark Side of the Moon and the encores by Waters.

Tour band 2008 edit

A small personnel change was made due to two of the band members having already booked April and May 2008.[1] Chester Kamen replaced Andy Fairweather-Low on guitars, bass and backing vocals. 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 (apart from Wall concert in Berlin in 1990, which utilized the male backing singers from the original tour.)

Set list edit

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 his band performing Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
  1. "In the Flesh"
  2. "Mother"
  3. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
  4. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts II–V)" (abridged)
  5. "Have a Cigar"
  6. "Wish You Were Here"
  7. "Southampton Dock"
  8. "The Fletcher Memorial Home"
  9. "Perfect Sense"
  10. "Leaving Beirut"
  11. "Sheep"
Set two – (The Dark Side of the Moon)
 
Roger Waters performing Dark Side of the Moon Live in 2007
  1. "Speak to Me" / "Breathe"
  2. "On the Run"
  3. "Time" / "Breathe (Reprise)"
  4. "The Great Gig in the Sky"
  5. "Money"
  6. "Us and Them"
  7. "Any Colour You Like"
  8. "Brain Damage"
  9. "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"

DVD release edit

According to an interview with Roger's manager, a DVD of the tour is in the works but until it is finished there will be no release date.[citation needed][4][5] At different points in 2009–2011, a DVD document was rumoured to be coming soon but to no avail.[6][7] Not much has been heard since.

Tour images edit

Tour dates edit

Waters announced that he would be performing 62 more dates worldwide in 2007.[8] The tour resumed in late January and February with shows in Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and China.[9] More shows in South America and Europe, including the UK, followed, with 27 US and Canadian dates in June and July.[10]

On 17 December 2007 it was announced that Roger Waters would play a single one off show in Odense, Denmark 13 May 2008.,[11][12] but on 19 December, only two days later than the first announcement, it was announced he would also play at the Pinkpop Festival in The Netherlands 11 May 2008.[13] 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.[14][15]

On 3 February it was announced that Waters would 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.[16] 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.[17] On 20 February, another European date was announced, this time in Granada, Spain, 9 May.[18]

On 26 February, what were supposed to be the last dates of the tour as confirmed by Roger Waters' manager, were announced, two concerts in England, 15 May in Liverpool and 18 May in London.[19] Finally, on 5 March a second London show was announced.[20]

The final show of the tour took place on 6 June at the Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia during White Nights.[21]

Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue
Leg 1: Europe
2 June 2006 (1) Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
4 June 2006 Verona Italy Verona Arena 22,000 / 26,000 $1,470,366
5 June 2006
8 June 2006 Berlin Germany Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide 13,422 / 15,000 $863,217
10 June 2006 (2) Lichtenvoorde Netherlands Achterhoek
12 June 2006 (3) Reykjavík Iceland Egilshöll
14 June 2006 (4) Oslo Norway Frognerbadet
16 June 2006 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 13,906 / 18,000 $750,692
18 June 2006 Attica Greece Terra Vibe Park
20 June 2006 Istanbul Turkey Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena 12,000 / 14,000 $967,624
22 June 2006 Latrun Israel Neve Shalom
24 June 2006 Moscow Russia Red Square
26 June 2006 Stavanger Norway Viking Stadion
29 June 2006 (5) Cork Ireland Marquee Showgrounds (with Nick Mason)
1 July 2006 (6) London England Hyde Park (with Nick Mason)
2 July 2006 (7) Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festivalgrounds
7 July 2006 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy 9,547 / 9,547 $722,783
10 July 2006 Swieqi Malta Luxol Fields
12 July 2006 (3) Lucca Italy Piazza Napoleone 10,795 / 11,000 $569,592
14 July 2006 (3) Nevers France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
16 July 2006 (8) Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande
Leg 2: North America
6 September 2006 Holmdel Township United States PNC Bank Arts Center 15,279 / 15,457 $1,068,411
8 September 2006 Mansfield Tweeter Center
9 September 2006 Tweeter Center[22]
12 September 2006 (3) New York City Madison Square Garden 29,488 / 29,488 $2,722,257
13 September 2006 (3)
15 September 2006 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 14,046 / 14,119 $1,068,651
16 September 2006 Camden Tweeter Center 24,963 / 24,963 $1,245,885
18 September 2006 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,101 / 14,693 $911,424
20 September 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 15,282 / 15,282 $1,381,277
21 September 2006 Montreal Bell Centre
23 September 2006 Bristow United States Nissan Pavilion
24 September 2006 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion
27 September 2006 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
29 September 2006 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
30 September 2006 Noblesville Verizon Wireless 19,734 / 24,474 $1,105,577
3 October 2006 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion
5 October 2006 (3) Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 50,321 / 50,321 $4,484,902
6 October 2006 (3)
8 October 2006 (3)
10 October 2006 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
12 October 2006 Seattle KeyArena
Leg 3: 2007 Australia, New Zealand & Asian tour dates
25 January 2007 Sydney Australia Acer Arena 10,668 / 12,607 $1,347,091
27 January 2007 Christchurch New Zealand AMI Stadium 14,032 / 14,733 $1,275,191
29 January 2007 Auckland North Harbour Stadium 19,425 / 19,885 $2,658,331
1 February 2007 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena 19,596 / 22,450 $2,510,478
2 February 2007
5 February 2007 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 9,505 / 9,588 $1,278,039
7 February 2007 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,864 / 6,990 $857,127
9 February 2007 Perth Perth Oval 11,215 / 11,615 $1,469,613
12 February 2007 Shanghai China Shanghai Grand Stage 6,212 / 6,800 $341,660
15 February 2007 Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre 6,748 / 6,991 $567,778
18 February 2007 Mumbai India MMRDA Grounds 12,137 / 12,200 $425,489
21 February 2007 Dubai United Arab Emirates Media City 12,251 / 12,300 $1,898,905
Leg 4: Latin America
2 March 2007 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Universitario 20,279 / 27,220 $886,909
4 March 2007 Guadalajara Estadio Tres de Marzo 21,707 / 22,224 $1,307,088
6 March 2007 Mexico City Foro Sol 54,344 / 54,344 $2,692,145
9 March 2007 Bogotá Colombia Simón Bolívar Park 15,536 / 18,200 $1,238,361
12 March 2007 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental 13,293 / 15,451 $966,003
14 March 2007 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional 46,166 / 50,000 $2,259,940
17 March 2007 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti 107,844 / 116,692 $4,803,326
18 March 2007
23 March 2007 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Praça da Apoteose 34,833 / 38,040 $1,650,950
24 March 2007 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 42,321 / 47,978 $3,067,106
Leg 5: Europe
11 April 2007 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
13 April 2007 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena
14 April 2007 Budapest Hungary Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
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 Manchester Evening Arena
8 May 2007 Birmingham NEC Arena
11 May 2007 London Earls Court
12 May 2007 (3)
14 May 2007 Dublin Ireland The Point Theatre 8,280 / 8,280 $970,182
Leg 6: North America
18 May 2007 West Palm Beach United States Sound Advice Amphitheatre 19,381 / 19,381 $1,000,052
19 May 2007 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre 19,366 / 19,366 $1,030,400
22 May 2007 Atlanta Philips Arena 12,204 / 13,525 $1,158,623
24 May 2007 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena 13,945 / 13,945 $1,271,704
30 May 2007 New York City Madison Square Garden 15,217 / 15,217 $1,411,844
1 June 2007 Philadelphia Wachovia Center 28,692 / 28,692 $2,753,651
2 June 2007
4 June 2007 Quebec City Canada Colisée Pepsi 9,414 / 9,530 $1,007,119
6 June 2007 Ottawa Scotiabank Place 10,937 / 12,898 $1,202,327
7 June 2007 Montreal Bell Centre 12,896 / 13,351 $1,413,522
9 June 2007 Chicago United States United Center 14,372 / 14,736 $1,498,817
13 June 2007 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl 16,790 / 16,790 $1,402,454
15 June 2007 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 16,037 / 16,037 $1,195,129
16 June 2007 Paradise MGM Grand Las Vegas 13,145 / 13,145 $1,386,402
19 June 2007 Oakland Oracle Arena 13,008 / 13,008 $1,357,056
21 June 2007 Vancouver Canada GM Place 12,678 / 14,202 $1,394,640
23 June 2007 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 11,642 / 12,254 $1,399,887
24 June 2007 Edmonton Rexall Place 10,654 / 12,369 $1,023,978
27 June 2007 Winnipeg MTS Centre 9,710 / 11,454 $1,105,123
29 June 2007 Omaha United States Qwest Center Omaha
30 June 2007 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,326 / 15,873 $1,091,829
2 July 2007 Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater
7 July 2007 (9) East Rutherford Giants Stadium 46,160 / 50,010 $6,090,704
9 July 2007 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
10 July 2007 Hartford New England Dodge Music Center
12 July 2007 Corfu Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
14 July 2007 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre
Leg 7: 2008 North America & Europe
27 April 2008 Indio United States Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
30 April 2008 Denver Pepsi Center
2 May 2008 Dallas SuperPages.com Center
4 May 2008 The Woodlands 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 Echo Arena 9,335 / 9,335 $906,913
18 May 2008 London The O2 Arena 24,817 / 26,000 $2,556,224
19 May 2008
6 June 2008 Saint Petersburg Russia Palace Square

(1) - The show of 2 June 2006 as part of Rock in Rio Lisboa

(2) - The show of 10 June 2006 as part of Arrow Rock Festival

(3) - These shows are with Nick Mason

(4) - The show of 14 June 2006 as part of Norwegian Wood

(5) - The show of 29 June 2006 as part of Live at the Marquee

(6) - The show of 1 July 2006 as part of Hyde Park Calling

(7) - The show of 2 July 2006 as part of Roskilde Festival

(8) - The show of 16 July 2006 as part of Moon and Stars Festival

(9) - The show of 7 July 2007 as part of Live Earth

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Roger Waters 2008 mini-tour band - line-up change Archived 7 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine — BrainDamage.co.uk
  2. ^ "tour blog". ian-ritchie.com.
  3. ^ Roger Waters - Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  4. ^ "Nothing found for News 555 New Roger Waters Pink Floyd Website And Dark Side Of The Moon Tour Dvd 404". neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk.
  5. ^ "New Roger Waters/Pink Floyd Website and Dark Side of the Moon Tour DVD". Neptune Pink Floyd. 29 April 2002.
  6. ^ "Roger Waters Dark Side of the Moon Tour DVD 2010". Neptune Pink Floyd. November 2011.
  7. ^ "Waters – The Dark Side of The moon DVD – Pink Floyd". fora.pl.
  8. ^ Roger Waters - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  9. ^ Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon LIVE tickets — Preferredseating.com.au
  10. ^ Pinkfloydz.com — A Fleeting Glimpse
  11. ^ Roger Waters to play Denmark in 2008 Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  12. ^ Roger Waters To Perform in Denmark — A Fleeting Glimpse
  13. ^ Second 2008 Roger Waters concert announced Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  14. ^ Coachella - Official News Archived 13 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine — coachella.com
  15. ^ Roger Waters confirmed for Coachella Festival 2008 Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  16. ^ Roger Waters - Denver in April — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  17. ^ Roger Waters - 2008 US concerts confirmed Archived 8 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  18. ^ Roger Waters - Granada, Spain concert announced Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  19. ^ Roger Waters to play UK in 2008 Archived 29 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  20. ^ Roger Waters - second London show just announced Archived 7 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine — Brain-Damage.co.uk
  21. ^ Matt. "Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage – June 6th – PALACE SQUARE, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA". brain-damage.co.uk.
  22. ^ Not a planned date, but due to overwhelming popularity of the 8 Sep show, an encore performance was booked