# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/21 "2010-05-12T00:23:59Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 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. Yeah, it’s at the Tacoma Dome Dec.11. My wife’s Birthday is the 19th and mine is the 15th so were making a weekend out of it. Staying in nice hotel and may just rent a limo to and from the show. I bought an extra pair that I should have no trouble getting rid of if the friends I have in mind either can’t or don’t want to go. ---
**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, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/22 "2010-05-12T00:34:19Z")
Wow, I just looked at tickets for a show in Chicago $150/$250 plus other charges (plus driving down there). I guess I’ll take a pass. I’m glad I’ve seen him already otherwise I’d be buying those tickets. ---
**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 12, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/23 "2010-05-12T05:09:54Z")
I got my ticket for the Oct. 11 show at Verizon Center in Washington DC. I got the $250 ticket as Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time, so I treated myself. I am so excited! Also if you are on Facebook be sure to befriend Roger’s page - he updates it himself about all sorts of details on The Wall tour: [Roger Waters](http://www.facebook.com/rogerwaters) ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/24 "2010-05-12T15:45:08Z")
Wow, I think I am glad I am too old to care much about rock concerts any more. I saw the _Pink Floyd_ in 1971 (in an auditorium holding about 2,000 IIRC). Price: £1 (yes, one pound). What is more, that was the most I had ever paid for a concert ticket. I saw the _Stones_ and _Zeppelin_ the same year and they were both cheaper than that. Of course, most people only earned about half-a-crown a month back then. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/25 "2010-05-13T00:40:43Z")
There are no tickets under $500 for the shows near me ☹ Oh well. At least I saw him on the DSotM tour. ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/26 "2010-05-13T00:46:52Z")
Got 3rd row for Sprint Center KCMO and 12th row at Quest Center Omaha. I signed up for his website and got in on a presale for both venues. ---
**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 13, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/27 "2010-05-13T13:44:41Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > So ya. Thought ya. Might like to. Go to The Show… Well I thought about it and broke down and got a ticket for the Detroit show; the vetern concert goer in me just couldn’t pass up that single seat that was available 23 rows back dead center stage.🆒 It is Roger Walters after all and the Wall is still totally cool. And it’s been awhile since I’ve felt that Space Cadet Glow; I’m due.😃 ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/28 "2010-05-13T14:40:11Z")
I saw him for the Radio KAOS tour. I got my Wall fill from him then. Let’s face it, he had the shittier voice in Pink Floyd, and his take of songs that Gilmour sang are not as good. Plus The Wall does have filler (hate to burst bubbles) so there is no need to have it done in its entirety. ---
**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 13, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/29 "2010-05-13T15:02:45Z")
> [@BwanaBob](#): > > I saw him for the Radio KAOS tour. I got my Wall fill from him then. > Let’s face it, he had the shittier voice in Pink Floyd, and his take of songs that Gilmour sang are not as good. Plus The Wall does have filler (hate to burst bubbles) so there is no need to have it done in its entirety. I have no illisions that the show will be anywhere as great as the original tour, but still its a great work of art that Walters pretty much owns separate from Gilmore. Simiarly I saw the Who do complete sets of Tommy and Quadrophina when they were past thier prime and I’m glad I did. All concerts (and albums) have filler songs; gives people a time to go to the bathroom. 😃 But the show is what it is, a trip down memory lane that most likely will never happen again and for true fans thats reason enough to go. Alot of people seem to agree since the shows are booking up rather fast. Not bad for an old guy (without his orignal band) who must be pushing 65 or 70. And he still has his hair and looks to be in shape; Gilmores looked old and fat for 20 years now. ---
**Author:** ![Bexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Bexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bexan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/30 "2010-05-13T15:48:50Z")
Add me to the list! I have a pair of tickets on the floor in the 100 section for Phillips Arena in Atlanta on 11/18. I have never seen any part of Floyd live and it’s been on my bucket list for years. I am so excited!!! I’ve loved Floyd since I was 12. This really is my only chance of catching them live. Now the hard part is trying to find someone to go with me. Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/31 "2010-05-13T16:56:11Z")
> [@ShermanAter](#): > > 201 dollars a ticket plus the Ticketmaster “Convenience Charge” seemed a little high I’ll be another old timer to say back in my day, candy was a penny, sodas were a nickle, and I saw the original Wall tour in Long Island for $15…and we bitched about the price. Have fun! ---
**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 13, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/32 "2010-05-13T17:15:59Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Not bad for an old guy (without his orignal band) who must be pushing 65 or 70. And he still has his hair and looks to be in shape; Gilmores looked old and fat for 20 years now. Waters has aged remarkably well. He’s better looking now than he was in the Floyd days. It’s often noted that he resembles [Richard Gere](http://totallylookslike.com/2008/10/04/roger-waters-totally-looks-like-richard-gere/). ---
**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 13, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/33 "2010-05-13T17:24:29Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Waters has aged remarkably well. He’s better looking now than he was in the Floyd days. It’s often noted that he resembles [Richard Gere](http://totallylookslike.com/2008/10/04/roger-waters-totally-looks-like-richard-gere/). He’s hotter than the freakin’ sun. > [@Bwana Bob](#): > > Let’s face it, he had the shittier voice in Pink Floyd And his voice has _character_! ---
**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 13, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/34 "2010-05-13T18:14:14Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > I’ll be another old timer to say back in my day, candy was a penny, sodas were a nickle, and I saw the original Wall tour in Long Island for $15…and we bitched about the price. Get off my lawn! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/35 "2010-05-13T19:54:12Z")
I’ll never forget when the Stones toured when I was a freshman in college and tickets were … $25. TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS! We were incensed. Concert tickets were $12.50 throughout my high school years, so this was a total scandal. We’re talking c. 1981 here. ---
**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 13, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/36 "2010-05-13T20:03:59Z")
Even 10 years ago I think I paid $40 to see a bunch of bands (Jewel, Old 97s, Cake, etc) in Golden Gate Park in SF. And then 2 years ago I paid $95 to sit in the absolute worst seat in the Garden in Boston to see The Police. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/37 "2010-10-26T19:38:54Z")
Well the show was last weekend and it kicked arse! While Roger Walters was not as nimble and active as he was in his 89 Berlin performance the enhanced video technology and updated visuals were great. A most Excellant time had by all.🆒 ---
**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:** [October 26, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/38 "2010-10-26T19:54:54Z")
I am sick with envy, you 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:** [October 26, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/39 "2010-10-26T23:10:23Z")
I have to wait until next May to see the show at the O2 in London. I am very, very excited. On the 16th of June, 1981, I went with my best friend to Earls Court in London for The Wall. We were 16. We were blown away. The tickets were £8.50. And now to celebrate 30 years since that amazing experience, the two of us are going to the O2 next year. The tickets are £85. I’ve never really cared for the Berlin thing, I must admit. Too any guest artists that didn’t quite cut it for my taste. But I do agree that Roger Waters is smokin’ hot for his age. I would. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021/40 "2010-10-27T03:14:03Z")
Darlin’ Daughter said on the phone tonight that she’s going Wednesday night. She also is very excited. Lucky kid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-waters-performing-the-wall/539021.md?page=3)