# Roger Waters announces new Wall tour! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959 "2010-04-13T15:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/1 "2010-04-13T15:59:31Z")
[DUDE!](http://www.billboard.com/events/roger-waters-announces-the-wall-tour-dates-1004082382.story#/events/roger-waters-announces-the-wall-tour-dates-1004082382.story) šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/2 "2010-04-13T16:54:48Z")
I have a cousin who is pretty damn high up the Madison Square Garden ladder ā€“ itā€™s an ā€œinā€ that I donā€™t call on very often, but I do believe Iā€™m going to have to be there on October 5th. Wonder if itā€™ll be played in album order or movie order? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/3 "2010-04-13T17:01:36Z")
My friend just sent me this. I replied back, ā€œIs this his (RWā€™s) way of saying that heā€™s out of drug money?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/4 "2010-04-13T18:40:10Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > My friend just sent me this. I replied back, ā€œIs this his (RWā€™s) way of saying that heā€™s out of drug money?ā€ More like out of ideas for concept albums. But Iā€™ll be there. Last tour, my GF and I [interviewed Roger Watersā€™ son Harry backstage](http://www.isistelevision.com/galleries/harrywaters.htm) (thatā€™s me screwing up the sound:smack:). Maybe we can put the touch on him for free tix again. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/5 "2010-04-13T18:50:26Z")
Hmmm, I have a conference in Philadelphia right when the tour hits there. Maybe worth checking outā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/6 "2010-04-13T20:15:46Z")
Iā€™m a huge fan of that album and of the Floyd in general, but Roger flat out canā€™t sing anymore. His vocal cords are shot. Listen to him at Live 8ā€¦its painful. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11UUVzlI6hI) ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/7 "2010-04-13T20:54:38Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Iā€™m a huge fan of that album and of the Floyd in general, but Roger flat out canā€™t sing anymore. His vocal cords are shot. > > Listen to him at Live 8ā€¦its painful. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11UUVzlI6hI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11UUVzlI6hI) Maybe he was having an off night? Iā€™ll listen to that when I get home (donā€™t have speakers on the computer at work). But I saw RW in concert, um, was it last year or the year before? and he sounded fine to me. Great show! If I can afford the tickets and they arenā€™t sold out, Iā€™ll be up in LA rocking out to The Wall in December. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/8 "2010-04-13T20:57:56Z")
> [@Astroboy14](#): > > Iā€™ll listen to that when I get home (donā€™t have speakers on the computer at work). But I saw RW in concert, um, was it last year or the year before? and he sounded fine to me. Great show! > > If I can afford the tickets and they arenā€™t sold out, Iā€™ll be up in LA rocking out to The Wall in December. Maybe he just had voice issues on that particular night, but it sounded more like it was just deterioration. Rogerā€™s maniacal, cackling, screeching voice work on The Wall really defines the beautiful descent into madness that is that album. It would be a shame if that were sullied in any way just because heā€™s getting up there in years. Hell, I felt the same way about The Who on their Superbowl appearance. Its embarrassing. Maybe heā€™ll do like he did for the Berlin Wall shows and hire a bunch of other vocalists to sing all the songs. My dearest hope/dream would be that Nick Mason and Dave Gilmour somehow agreed to be involved. Then I would pay in blood to go see it! ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/9 "2010-04-13T21:39:29Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > My dearest hope/dream would be that Nick Mason and Dave Gilmour somehow agreed to be involved. Then I would pay in blood to go see it! That would be SO sweet! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/10 "2010-04-13T21:44:59Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > My dearest hope/dream would be that Nick Mason and Dave Gilmour somehow agreed to be involved. Then I would pay in blood to go see it! I think theyā€™d prefer money. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/11 "2010-04-13T21:51:03Z")
According to the usually pretty accurate fan site, A Fleeting Glimpse ([www.pinkfloydz.com](http://www.pinkfloydz.com)) : > [@](#): > > We are delighted to say that Dave Kilminster has been confirmed for the lead (and of Course Snowy is on board as reported below). The show will be a state-of-the art affair, featuring a 240-foot-wide and 35-foot-tall wall constructed and subsequently torn down during the concerts. Gerald Scarfe, who worked on the original tour and the1982 film, is providing new art and redesigning puppets and inflatable objects. (Video technology allows for projections twice the size of those in the original Wall dates). Roger has also said that this will probably be his last tour saying in one interview ā€œI have a swan song in me and I think this will probably be it.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/12 "2010-04-13T22:29:42Z")
If thatā€™s the case, I definitely have to try to get tickets! ---
**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:** [April 13, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/13 "2010-04-13T22:49:11Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > My dearest hope/dream would be that Nick Mason and Dave Gilmour somehow agreed to be involved. Then I would pay in blood to go see it! Theyā€™d agree if it were Rogerā€™s blood. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/14 "2010-04-14T02:28:18Z")
Did anyone watch the video of ā€œWish You Were Hereā€ from the Live8 concert? Roger sounds just bad. Perhaps thatā€™s an aberration and not the current state of his vocals. Last time I saw him was the _Radio KAOS_ tourā€¦to a mostly empty Washington Capital Center right before The Floyd sold out 3 consecutive shows there when I saw them during their _Momentary Lapse_ tourā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/15 "2010-04-14T07:44:08Z")
I recall mention of Waters miming parts on both his ā€œIn the Fleshā€ and ā€œDark Side of the Moonā€ tours. So that makes concerns about his vocals kinda moot. šŸ˜‰ Hereā€™s hoping he brings this to Sydney. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/16 "2010-04-17T19:04:33Z")
I absolutely forbid anyone to bump this thread! I forbid it!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/17 "2010-04-21T05:01:55Z")
Why havenā€™t I heard of Roger much at all since Floyd? I know itā€™s easier to promote the more famous name, but have his solo albums measured up to that bar? I know itā€™s very difficult. Iā€™d be interested in them if they were as listenable, but I suspect theyā€™re not. I heard of one of his solo albums when it came out, and then never again. Opinions/suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/18 "2010-04-21T05:28:40Z")
Iā€™ve heard (and enjoy) both _The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking_ and _Amused to Death_, but IMHO, his solo stuff is an acquired taste ā€“ very wordy and often heavy-handed. _Pros and Cons_ is more-or-less the third in a logical progression starting with _The Wall_ and continuing with _The Final Cut_. If you like _The Final Cut_, _Pros and Cons_ is more of the same, but with Eric Clapton instead of David Gilmour. I think itā€™s weaker, personally, but IIRC, the track ā€œSexual Revolutionā€ is from the _Wall_ demos, so that makes it more interesting already. Iā€™m more partial to Gilmourā€™s solo albums, though, and I think they carry the spirit of ā€˜70s Floyd better than Watersā€™ solo albums, which, to me, sound like pale imitations of _The Wall_. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-announces-new-wall-tour/535959/19 "2010-04-21T13:22:06Z")
Radio KAOS was (is) a great album, as well.