The Dark Side of the Moon Live

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The Dark Side of the Moon Live
Tour by Roger Waters
Dates	June 2, 2006 -
Legs	at least 6
Shows	at least 108

After expressing an interest in reviving The Dark Side of the Moon following his performance with Pink Floyd at Live 8, Roger Waters announced that he would be staging "The Dark Side of the Moon Live", a worldwide concert tour. Waters and his band performed the title piece in its entirety at each show, beginning at the Rock In Rio festival on 2 June 2006.

The tour featured elaborate staging designed by Mark Fisher (the architect of Pink Floyd's Wall tour), including giant puppets, large video screen displays and a 360° quadraphonic sound system. The performances were divided into two sets: the first a collection of Pink Floyd material and songs from Roger's solo career, and the second The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, plus encores.

[edit] The Performers

Waters retained much of the backing band from his 1999-2002 In the Flesh tours, including guitarists Snowy White and Andy Fairweather-Low, backing vocalists Katie Kissoon and P. P. Arnold, and Graham Broad on drums. Guitarist Dave Kilminster, along with Waters and Jon Carin, sang much of the lead vocal parts performed by David Gilmour on the original Pink Floyd recordings.

Dave Kilminster performing with Waters at the Arrow Rock Festival, June 10, 2006

[edit] Personnel

• Roger Waters – Vocals, bass guitar and acoustic guitar
• Andy Fairweather-Low – Guitar, bass and backing vocals
• Snowy White – Guitar
• Dave Kilminster – Guitar, vocals and additional bass
• Jon Carin – Synthesizer, guitar, lap steel guitar and vocals
• Harry Waters – Hammond organ and synthesizer
• Ian Ritchie – Saxophone, EWI and additional bass
• Graham Broad – Drums and percussion
• Katie Kissoon, P. P. Arnold, Carol Kenyon – Backing vocals

Waters' former Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason played drums alongside Broad at the 12 June show in Iceland, the 29 June show in Ireland, the 1 July show in London, the 12 July show in Italy, and the 14 July show in France. During the North American tour, he performed at both Madison Square Garden shows and all three nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

[edit] Setlist

Roger Waters live at Norwegian Wood festival on June 14 2006

"Eclipse" live at Hollywood Bowl on October 5 2006

"The pig" shortly after being released at the PNC Bank Arts Center, September 6 2006

The tour's setlist remained constant after 8 June. Earlier shows' sets differed in that they featured "The Gunner's Dream" along with a different running order.^[1] A power outage at the 29 June show forced an early intermission,^[2] and so the second set featured "Leaving Beirut" and "Sheep" before The Dark Side of the Moon.

Set One

1. In the Flesh
2. Mother
3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts II - V) (abridged)
5. Have a Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Southampton Dock
8. The Fletcher Memorial Home
9. Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2
10. Leaving Beirut
11. Sheep

Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon)

1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Breathe (Reprise)
6. The Great Gig in the Sky
7. Money
8. Us and Them
9. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse

Encore

1. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
2. Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
3. Vera
4. Bring the Boys Back Home
5. Comfortably Numb

[edit] Backing track

There has been some confusion among fans concerning the strength of Roger's live vocals. Some online concert reviewers noted unnatural variances between his timing and the sound heard by the audience during the songs "Have A Cigar", "Sheep", and "The Fletcher Memorial Home", indicating that the show contained at least some pre-recorded lead vocals. Others did not notice such discrepancies. However, during shows at least as early as the 1984 tour in support of The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Roger has employed backing tapes with additional vocals to strengthen the sound of his voice and stay true to the original studio recordings. Former band member Norbert Stachel confirmed that this technique was used on the 2002 leg of the In the Flesh tour.^[3]

[edit] Trivia: Flying Pig's Graffiti

During the Australian leg of the tour, graffiti on the side of the iconic flying pig included "Bring David Hicks home", a reference to the Australian citizen held by US authorities without trial in Guantanamo Bay. In the Mexico City concert, the flyin' pig showed this anti-Bush message, "Bush pig, kick down the border wall", and the kids for the chorus in "Another brick in the wall" have t-shirts with the legendary "The fear builds walls". In Colombia, the pig had "Give back the land to the people". In the Peru concert, the graffiti included this message "All Peruvians are equal, No discrimination". In Argentina, the pig said "Lock Bush up before he kills us all". In Brazil, the graffiti read: "Save the Amazonia Forest", and "Order and Progress?", a reference to the motto on the Brazilian flag.

[edit] Tour dates

[edit] 2006 European tour dates

• 02 June - Rock In Rio Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
• 04 June - Anfiteatro Arena di Verona, Italy
• 05 June - Anfiteatro Arena di Verona, Italy
• 08 June - Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
• 10 June - Arrow Rock Festival, Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
• 12 June - Egilsholl Arena, Reykjavik, Iceland (with Nick Mason)
• 14 June - Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway
• 16 June - Olimpico Stadium, Rome, Italy
• 18 June - Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece
• 20 June - Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
• 22 June - Monastery Grounds, Latrun, Neve Shalom, Israel
• 24 June - Vassilyevskiy Spusk, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
• 26 June - Viking Stadium, Stavanger, Norway
• 29 June - Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland (with Nick Mason)
• 01 July - Hyde Park Calling Festival, London, UK (with Nick Mason)
• 02 July - Roskilde Festival, Denmark
• 07 July - Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 10 July - Luxol Fields, Swieqi, Malta
• 12 July - Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, Italy (with Nick Mason)
• 14 July - Magny-Cours F1 Race Circuit, Nevers, France (with Nick Mason)
• 16 July - Moon and Stars Festival, Locarno, Switzerland

A 30-foot inflatable pig being released into the Los Angeles skyline during "Sheep" at the 5 October show. Afterwards, authorities informed Waters that he would face charges if this stunt was attempted again.^[4] On the remaining two dates, the pig was kept on a line.

[edit] 2006 North American tour dates

• 06 Sept - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
• 08 Sept - Tweeter Center, Boston, Mass, USA
• 09 Sept - Tweeter Center, Boston, Mass, USA ^[5]
• 12 Sept - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA (with Nick Mason)
• 13 Sept - Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA (with Nick Mason)
• 15 Sept - Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 16 Sept - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA
• 18 Sept - The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA
• 20 Sept - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
• 21 Sept - Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
• 23 Sept - Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA, USA
• 24 Sept - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• 27 Sept - Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 29 Sept - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, USA
• 30 Sept - Verizon Wireless, Indianapolis, IN, USA
• 03 Oct - Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 05 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
• 06 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
• 08 Oct - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA (with Nick Mason)
• 10 Oct - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
• 12 Oct - Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA

[edit] 2007 World tour dates

Waters announced to fans that he would be performing 62 more dates worldwide in 2007^[6]. The tour is scheduled to resume in late January and February with shows in Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and China.^[7] More shows in South America and Europe, including the UK, are expected to follow, with twenty US dates in June and July.^[8]

[edit] 2007 Australia, New Zealand & Asian tour dates

• 25 Jan - Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia
• 27 Jan - Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
• 29 Jan - North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
• 01 Feb - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
• 02 Feb - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
• 05 Feb - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Australia
• 07 Feb - Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Australia
• 09 Feb - Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Australia
• 12 Feb - Grand Stage, Shanghai, China
• 15 Feb - Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong SAR
• 18 Feb - MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai, India
• 21 Feb - Media City, Dubai, UAE

[edit] 2007 Latin American tour dates

• 02 Mar - Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
• 04 Mar - Estadio 3 de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico
• 06 Mar - Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 09 Mar - Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia
• 12 Mar - Estadio Monumental, Lima, Perú
• 14 Mar - Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
• 17 Mar - Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 18 Mar - Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 23 Mar - Sambadrome Praça da Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 24 Mar - Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil

[edit] 2007 European tour dates

• 11 Apr - Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland
• 13 Apr - Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
• 14 Apr - Papp Laszlo Arena, Budapest, Hungary
• 16 Apr - Cologne Arena, Germany
• 18 Apr - Leipzig Arena, Germany
• 19 Apr - Colour Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• 21 Apr - St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 23 Apr - Datchforum, Milan, Italy
• 25 Apr - Sportpaleis Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium
• 27 Apr - Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
• 29 Apr - Vestlandshallen, Bergen, Norway
• 01 May - Augustenborg, Soenderborg, Denmark
• 03 May - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 05 May - Gelredome, Arnhem, Holland
• 07 May - MEN Arena, Manchester, UK
• 08 May - NEC Arena, Birmingham, UK
• 11 May - Earls Court, London, UK
• 12 May - Earls Court, London, UK
• 14 May - The Point Theatre, Dublin, Éire

[edit] 2007 North American tour dates

• 18 May - Sound Advice Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• 19 May - Ford Amphitheater, Tampa, Florida, USA
• 22 May - Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• 24 May - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
• 30 May - Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
• 01 June - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 02 June - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 04 June - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• 06 June - Colisée Pepsi Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
• 07 June - Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 09 June - United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 13 June - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA
• 15 June - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, USA
• 16 June - MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• 19 June - Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, USA
• 21 June - GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 23 June - Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 24 June - Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• 27 June - MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• 29 June - Qwest Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
• 30 June - Xcel Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
• 02 July - Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
• 09 July - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• 10 July - The Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• 13 July - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, New York, USA
• 14 July - Skydome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[edit] Notes and References