# David Gilmour joins Roger Waters performing The Wall **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984 "2011-05-15T14:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/1 "2011-05-15T14:02:45Z")
OK, this is really a Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share. Or even a sneak brag. Last July, when tickets for Roger Waters performing The Wall at the O2 in London went on sale, my friend and I picked Thursday 12th May out of the available dates. Oh my, how lucky we were. I was being utterly, utterly blown away by the show anyway, and then came the moment the spotlights swung upwards in Comfortably Numb and there was David Gilmour standing atop the wall singing “There is no pain…” Words fail me. Oh, and lets not forget Nick Mason joined them on stage for Outside The Wall as well. [YouTube Comfortably Numb](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L42YTWSJtI&feature=share) [YouTube Outside The Wall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zmYaxBFIP0) And I know he’s knocking on a bit, but Roger Waters is looking damn good for his age. Especially in that long leather coat… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/2 "2011-05-15T14:55:06Z")
Lucky bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/3 "2011-05-15T15:55:42Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Lucky bastard. You know, that’s exactly the reply I was hoping for. 😃 There’s now an official video of it on the Roger Waters Facebook page which is worth a look, but I can’t figure out how to share it here (if that’s even possible). ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/4 "2011-05-15T16:04:05Z")
Total fucking lucky bastard. I hate you now, just a little bit. Okay, not really, but I am \*exceedingly \*jealous. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/5 "2011-05-15T18:53:34Z")
Yup, totally green with envy. That had to completely blow your mind. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/6 "2011-05-15T18:57:42Z")
Holy shit awesome. (Anyone else stuck by a bit of irony in the crowd getting wild/noisy during _The Wall_?) ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/7 "2011-05-15T19:31:03Z")
> [@Jumpbass](#): > > Yup, totally green with envy. > > That had to completely blow your mind. There were tears. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/8 "2011-05-15T22:12:40Z")
I got goosebumps watching the video. I once was at a Robert Plant show in the late 80s in NJ when Jimmy came out to play a few songs. Same goosebumps. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/9 "2011-05-15T22:43:19Z")
I’m reporting your OP and your whole damn thread out of pure jealousy. You gotta pay, man!!! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/10 "2011-05-15T23:49:53Z")
You’re very lucky. I saw The Wall in the US last October. You’re right, Roger is looking very good these days 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmour-joins-roger-waters-performing-the-wall/581984/11 "2011-05-16T00:33:22Z")
I’m glad they’ve patched things up a bit, even if just for themselves.