# Roger Waters performing "The Wall" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021 "2010-05-11T07:33:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/1 "2010-05-11T07:33:02Z")
This is a brag post because I just bought 4 tickets in the 19th row to see Roger Waters and co. perform “The Wall”. 201 dollars a ticket plus the Ticketmaster “Convenience Charge” seemed a little high ( a little high? I have seen The Who, Led Zepplin, CSN&Y, Black Sabbath, the Stones, ZZTop, Paul McArtney and many more without ever breaking a 50 dollar bill.)but I digress. The show isn’t till December 11th but I cannot tell you how jacked up I am to see this show. I mean Roger Freaking Waters doing “The Wall” Last night we saw James Taylor and Carole King, and they were awesome. Fantastic!!! It was the opening of their tour. See 'em if you can. Ok. I’m done now Still dancing around the room with the tickets in my hands. yeah, baby ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/2 "2010-05-11T11:53:46Z")
I would love to see it, but don’t really want to deal with the hassle of going to a concert. I am old. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/3 "2010-05-11T13:42:25Z")
I don’t have to wait as long (Oct 22), but I am excited to correct a musical oversight. I never took the opportunity to see Pink Floyd and this is as close as its ever going to get. Parking will be a hassle and it will almost certainly be raining that night. Oh well. This chance might not come again. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/4 "2010-05-11T14:43:46Z")
Found a few front row/section seats available for about $1,300 each. Um … no thanks. I miss GDTS ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/5 "2010-05-11T16:02:40Z")
I believe i’m going to the same show as the OP is (Tacoma Dome, right?), but I only paid a grand total of $73.10 for my seat in the balcony. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/6 "2010-05-11T16:43:53Z")
Even the low 3-digits for nosebleeds is a questionable call. My wife and I would like to go, but we’ll see (it’s also a weeknight in San Jose, so we’ll have to drive 2+ hours after work). ---
**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:** [May 11, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/7 "2010-05-11T17:25:54Z")
I’m 5 minutes away from the San Jose venue–my plan is to head over around showtime to see what the scalpers have to offer. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/8 "2010-05-11T17:57:05Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I’m 5 minutes away from the San Jose venue–my plan is to head over around showtime to see what the scalpers have to offer. Likewise for me in St. Paul (except for the 5 minutes part). ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/9 "2010-05-11T18:07:23Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Found a few front row/section seats available for about $1,300 each. > > Um … no thanks. > > I miss GDTS ☹ GDTS still exists (as GDTSTOO). They do the same bullshit for special shows where the first few rows cost a fortune. ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/10 "2010-05-11T18:59:30Z")
I bought a couple of tickets for the Vegas show. The $124 ones, not the $250 ones. I don’t have to be that close, in fact I’d prefer not to be on the floor. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to make it or not, but hopefully I won’t have any trouble getting rid of them if I can’t go. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/11 "2010-05-11T19:42:39Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > GDTS still exists (as GDTSTOO). They do the same bullshit for special shows where the first few rows cost a fortune. I miss the _old_ GDTS. 😃 (aside: caught the 'Dead exhibit at the NY Historical Society. One of the best parts of the small collection? They had the equipment, tapes and a couple scripts from the Hotline recording. They even had a listening setup where you could hear an old recording. Ah, nostalgia!) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/12 "2010-05-11T19:48:22Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > (aside: caught the 'Dead exhibit at the NY Historical Society. One of the best parts of the small collection? They had the equipment, tapes and a couple scripts from the Hotline recording. They even had a listening setup where you could hear an old recording. Ah, nostalgia!) _Thank you and stay in touch!_ Actually, GDTS has always been corrupt, especially for California shows. Those “in the know” knew a special code to put on the outside of the envelope to get the best seats. I knew people who knew the codes but not well enough to get them myself. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/13 "2010-05-11T19:51:07Z")
Roger Waters? The Wall? James Taylor? Carol King? Wow. Is it 1979 already? ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/14 "2010-05-11T20:29:38Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Roger Waters? The Wall? James Taylor? Carol King? > > Wow. Is it 1979 already? Really, get a copy of [“The Wall - Live in Berlin”](http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/film/berlvid.htm) and watch it on a bitching big screen hooked up to a monster stereo and enjoy the best seat in the house along with great guest artist i(like Bryan Adams and the Scorpians) in there heyday; not old Roger without any of the original band. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![clnilsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@clnilsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clnilsen)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/15 "2010-05-11T21:03:05Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Really, get a copy of [“The Wall - Live in Berlin”](http://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/film/berlvid.htm) and watch it on a bitching big screen hooked up to a monster stereo and enjoy the best seat in the house along with great guest artist i(like Bryan Adams and the Scorpians) in there heyday; not old Roger without any of the original band. ☹ This. I used to love going to concerts, but especially now-adays I can count on pretty much any band I want to see releasing some kind of Live DVD that, compared to triple digit tickets (never minding parking , fees, etc etc etc ad nauseum) gets me close enough. Oh, and I can pause to go to the Bathroom and not miss a song.😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/16 "2010-05-11T21:56:46Z")
This is a must. So glad I saw this thread. How did I miss this news before? ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/17 "2010-05-11T21:59:43Z")
So ya. Thought ya. Might like to. Go to The Show… ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/18 "2010-05-11T22:53:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Roger Waters? The Wall? James Taylor? Carol King? > > Wow. Is it 1979 already? Yeah, I love the Wall, have since it came out - but that was a looong time ago. For me, going to see it as a live show now would be just unbearable. When I see “live” acts, I prefer them to have some actual “life” left in them - this seems more like a show from beyond the grave. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/19 "2010-05-11T23:57:21Z")
> [@ShermanAter](#): > > 201 dollars a ticket plus the Ticketmaster “Convenience Charge” seemed a little high ( a little high? I have seen The Who, Led Zepplin, CSN&Y, Black Sabbath, the Stones, ZZTop, Paul McArtney and many more without ever breaking a 50 dollar bill.)but I digress. Good God. I’m sure I got change back from a ten the one time I saw Waters–_with_ the rest of Pink Floyd, playing all of _Dark Side of the Moon_, preceded by an hour’s worth of unreleased material that would later surface on _Wish You Were Here_ and _Animals_. I’m with **Si Amigo**. I’ll settle back with a glass of two-buck Chuck, fire up the _Live in Berlin_ DVD, and save myself the 200+ smackers. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/20 "2010-05-12T00:00:42Z")
I’ve seen him twice (Including his first show after a very long hiatus). It will be an amazing show. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021.md?page=2)