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The last brick falls... Roger Waters The Wall Live ends Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Sunday, 22 September 2013

Roger Waters, Paris 2013 - the final bricks had fallenWell, the 2013 Roger Waters The Wall Live tour had to finish somewhere, and it would be hard to argue that the Stade de France in the north of Paris on Saturday night didn't make the most of such a momentous show.

From the bouyant atmosphere felt on the public transport approaching the stadium, to the joy and anticipation clear on the faces of those walking up to, and into, the Stade, to the 80,000 crammed into the venue and making the most of this final concert, Roger and the band couldn't have wished for a better conclusion! Even Nick Mason travelled to Paris for the performance - clearly not wishing to miss such a show.

Musically and visually, the show went without a hitch, with Roger clearly feeling quite emotional - he didn't really seem to want to leave the stage for the last time, on the warm Parisian night. Followers of our Facebook page were able to (when the phone network in the stadium allowed!) see pictures from the show throughout the evening. We hope you enjoyed them. Our review of the show, more (and better) pictures, and video clips, will follow as normal on the showpage.

If you've been to any of the shows since September 2010, we hope you had a good time. If you didn't manage to, we hope our coverage of the 219 shows has given you at the very least a taste of what The Wall meant to people. Hopefully now it will be all systems go to get the DVD of the show complete!

 
Roger Waters The Wall Live...the last few bricks Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Friday, 20 September 2013

Roger WatersDon't look now, but... the last few bricks are falling into place for the final show on the massive Roger Waters - The Wall Live tour, which started in September 2010 and some 219 shows later, comes to its inevitable conclusion in Paris tomorrow night.

It's been a wonderful tour, and we've hugely enjoyed all of your thoughts, pictures and other contributions from the concerts. Thanks so much for sending them in!

We still very much welcome your contributions, and especially the thoughts and images from those attending the show at the Stade de France tomorrow night. We're certain that it will be quite emotional, not least for the band and crew, who have gone through a lot together. We will try (technology permitting) to share an image or two from the show, as 'live' as we can, over at our Facebook page, so keep an eye out on there if you're not going to be in the French capital tomorrow night.

With the thoughts that it looks to be Roger's final tour, it really feels like the end of an era. Having said that, we do hope that he tours the new material he is working on (see the BBC interview for more), and we'd love to see him do a show of the new stuff, coupled with Amused To Death in its entirety. How about it, Roger?

 
Roger Waters presents Harry Belafonte with Amnesty International award Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Friday, 20 September 2013

Tuesday evening saw the 2013 Amnesty International 'Ambassador of Conscience' award ceremony at Dublin's Mansion House, which included an award to 16 year old Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot at point blank by the Taliban last year. She was given the award by Bono.

Also during the evening, legendary US singer Harry Belafonte was presented a special award honouring his civil rights work, by none other than Roger Waters - who of course was in town for his concert at the Aviva...

 
Roger Waters interviewed on BBC news HARDtalk Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Thursday, 19 September 2013

BBC HARDtalkWith apologies for the short notice: Roger Waters is the guest on the BBC's HARDtalk interview programme which airs today at 10:35am UK time on BBC2 television, and then shown again in the early hours of tomorrow, September 20th, at 00:30am and then at 4:30am, both on the BBC News Channel.

It is also being aired on the BBC World television channel, but due to the nature of that channel, you will need to check your local TV listings for exact times.

From comments already made in teasers, Roger talks about the acrimonious break-up with his former colleagues, and the subsequent court action to try and stop them continuing with the name Pink Floyd, but also reveals more about the new material he is working on with a view to a release in the not so distant future, hopefully.

The interviews are normally later made available on the BBC website to view on demand, and we will update the story accordingly once this is available.

UPDATE: The interview is now available in full via Youtube:

 
Roger Waters giving Keynote Q&A at Billboard Touring Conference Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Sunday, 15 September 2013

Roger Waters - 10th Annual Billboard Touring ConferenceRoger Waters has been announced as giving the Keynote Q&A at the 10th Annual Billboard Touring Conference in New York, set for November 13th-14th 2013 at the Roosevelt Hotel in the city.

"The Wall Live" is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed tours in history. By the time it finished this coming weekend, it will be among the Top 5 highest-grossing tours in history.

"Roger Waters is one of the most compelling subjects I've ever interviewed, and I am thrilled that he will be our Keynote Q&A at our 10th annual Touring Conference," says Ray Waddell, Billboard's executive director of content and programming, touring and live entertainment, who will conduct the interview with Waters. "His impact on music and the live experience is undeniable, but his interests and opinions transcend the music industry. This is guaranteed to be a fascinating session."

More details can be found at billboardevents.com/touring.

 
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