Roger Waters To Bring 'The Wall' To Dublin Next Year - UK Stadium Tour To Be Confirmed Next Week?
Friday, 09 November 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of 'The Wall' to Europe in 2013. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in its entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. 'The Wall' live has played 192 shows around the world to more than 3.3 million fans making it one of the most successful tours in rock history.
The 2013 tour will consist of 18 open air/stadium shows, to include such iconic venues as Rome Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Arena and Berlin Olympic Stadium, as well as two Oslo Telenor Arenas. So far, it remains a mystery as to whether or not Waters will bring the tour to UK stadiums, however, there is Dublin show confirmed and a large gap in the tour schedule that could accommodate UK dates around mid-September 2013. Check out a list of 'The Wall' European tour dates below.
For these large open air stadiums, Roger Waters has re-designed and scaled up The Wall show to create the ultimate stadium event, bringing The Wall experience even closer to fans wherever they are sitting and making the production even more encompassing in large venues.
Roger Waters says: “I’m extremely glad to be playing The Wall in Europe again. It’s going to be a lot of fun for all of us. I’ve reworked the show to play outdoors in large stadiums. It’s really good. Even more moving, engaging, dramatic and thrilling than the Arena shows. I’ve had to rethink the whole thing about stadiums. This wide wall stadium show couldn’t have been done 40 years ago. We couldn’t have filled the space in a way that would have been emotionally, musically and theatrically satisfying. Technology has changed. Now we can.”
Waters’ first reinvented his iconic stage production of 'The Wall' in 2010 utilizing modern day technological advances and special effects which have been embraced by audiences around the globe with countless sold out performances and multiple-night stands including a record-breaking 9 sold out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Prior to 2010, 'The Wall' show was simply too large to contemplate a tour, but new arenas and advances in touring technology have solved that dilemma. Waters has updated the look and feel of the show to ensure it matches the astonishing theatrical extravaganza that The Wall’s live incarnation became so legendary for - thus allowing yet another generation to be inspired by the grandeur of the breathtaking visual and aural spectacle.
Roger Waters will be talking about the tour via a special web cast on www.rogerwaters.com and Facebook.com/rogerwaters on Thursday 15th November from 12:30pm (UK time), when more dates will be announced.
Check back to Stereoboard for further details on the European return of the historic production of 'The Wall'.
July 20th - Werchter Festival Site
July 23rd - Split Poljud Stadium
July 26th - Padova Euganeo Stadium
July 28th - Rome Olympic Stadium
Aug 7th - Prague Synot Tip Stadium (SLAVIA)
Aug 9th - Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena
Aug 11th - Copenhagen Parken Stadium
Aug 14th - Oslo Telenor Arena
Aug 15th - Oslo Telenor Arena
Aug 17th - Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium
Aug 20th - Warsaw Narodowy Stadium
Aug 23rd - Vienna Donauinsel
Aug 25th - Budapest Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Aug 28th - Bucharest Piata Consitutiei
Aug 30th - Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium
Sept 1st - Belgrade Usce Park
Sept 4th - Berlin Olympic Stadium
Sept 6th - Dusseldorf Esprit Arena
Sept 8th - Amsterdam Arena
Sept 18th - Dublin Aviva Stadium
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The 2013 tour will consist of 18 open air/stadium shows, to include such iconic venues as Rome Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam Arena and Berlin Olympic Stadium, as well as two Oslo Telenor Arenas. So far, it remains a mystery as to whether or not Waters will bring the tour to UK stadiums, however, there is Dublin show confirmed and a large gap in the tour schedule that could accommodate UK dates around mid-September 2013. Check out a list of 'The Wall' European tour dates below.
