News of Roger Waters tickets going on sale for his latest tour schedule has spread fast. The most exciting part of the story is that he will be playing "The Wall" in its entirety for the first time in America in over 30 years. The last time Waters performed the album throughout a live concert tour was back when he was a member of Pink Floyd. The show will consist of two full sets and followed by encores and expect the usual dazzling light shows, props and sound.
The last time Roger Waters tickets were on sale for a concert tour was back in 2008-2009 and Waters himself was stated as saying it very well maybe his final tour. For fans the news that he has decided to do another full tour along with the material he will be covering could not be more excited. This is set to be the biggest concert for all of 2010 and a show that cannot be missed for any rock music fan. The U.S shows will finish at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on December 14, 2010. The tour will then take on its European leg starting in Spain and have a fitting final show in Berlin, Germany.
The Early Years
Of course Roger Waters is well known throughout the music world for being the bass player, songwriter and singer for Pink Floyd. Waters is the main founder of the band alongside fellow childhood friends Syd Barrett and Nick Mason. The band originally was named "Tea Set" until realizing another band on the London scene they were playing had the same name. Barrett quickly thought up the name "The Pink Floyd Sound" which came from a couple old blues musicians in his record collection, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. The band began to get attention from the music industry big wigs during the rise of the psychodelic movement. They signed with EMI and began working on their first album at the legendary Abby Road Studios in London. Their first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" was released in 1967 and the rest is history.
Parting Of Legends
David Gilmour would become the fifth member and second guitar player of the band in 1968. Barrett and Gilmour had been friends from earlier years when they attended Cambridge Tech where they would jam together during lunch. While many looked at Gilmour as an addition to the music the band was beginning to see him as Barrett's replacement. During the next months Barrett became impossible for the band to deal with from both a personal and business relationship. The band took Barrett off the stage but kept him behind the scenes as their songwriter, eventually those duties would dissolve, and he was officially out of the band all together.
The band would continue to record albums and go on tour with Gilmour as their main guitarist. They would go onto have their greatest success as a band with albums including "The Dark Side Of The Moon" and "The Wall". The members of Floyd eventually began recording solo material at which time Waters felt that "Floyd" was done altogether as a creative musical force. He went to the High Courts in order to dissolve the band and assure its name would never be used again. When news hit Gilmour and Mason, they had no intentions of letting the band dissolve and fought to hold onto the name, even if Waters was to leave. Eventually, Gilmour and Mason could keep the band's name and Waters asked EMI to release him from his contractual obligations. The relationship between Waters and Gilmour has been heavily strained throughout the years, but they could reunite one time for a 23 minute set at the Live 8 concerts on July 2, 2005.
Getting Roger Waters tickets for this amazing concert event is not going to be easy. These shows are sure to sell out fast in the U.S. and become quite expensive on the secondary market. Try to call the box office as soon as your venue releases the rickets for sale to assure great seats at a great price. If not be prepared to pay the top dollar for Roger Waters tickets around the date of the show.