Roger Waters Commemorates 30th Anniversary of 'The Wall' Album With Historic Tour & Monumental Production of His Masterpiece

Roger Waters Commemorates 30th Anniversary of 'The Wall' Album With Historic Tour & Monumental Production of His Masterpiece

Roger Waters' The Wall North American Tour Opens September 15 in Toronto Tickets Go On Sale May 10th at LiveNation.com

LOS ANGELES, April 12 -- Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the original release of The Wall with a monumental tour featuring a full band and a newly-mounted state-of-the-art production of his epochal masterpiece of alienation and transformation performed in its entirety.

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Up to date details on Roger Waters' The Wall Tour, and more, may be found on the artist's newly relaunched and redesigned website, RogerWaters.com.  Waters is personally involved with the site and will be communicating with fans through it.

The Wall has been previously performed live in its entirety by Waters just 31 times including Pink Floyd's 1980-81 tour in support of the album.  A spectacular Roger Waters solo staging and performance of the rock opera in July 1990, celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, drew nearly a half million fans to the Potsdamer Platz.

Roger Waters' The Wall North American Tour, produced by Live Nation, will open September 15 in Toronto and runs through December 13 at the Anaheim Honda Center (please see full itinerary following).

The New York Times (March 2, 1980) declared that "The Wall show remains a milestone in rock history, it will be the touchstone against which all future rock spectacles must be measured."

Originally released in November 1979, The Wall was America's top-selling album of 1980, is one of the top-selling double albums of all time, and is still in the US Top 5 best-selling albums of all time.

The Wall was made into a metaphorical musical film, directed by Alan Parker with screenplay by Roger Waters, in 1982.

One of the most profoundly influential albums in the history of recorded music, The Wall continues to affect pop culture while resonating with generations of music fans.

  Roger Waters' The Wall North American Tour Itinerary

  September 15          Toronto             Air Canada Centre
  September 20          Chicago             United Center
  September 21          Chicago             United Center
  September 26          Pittsburgh          Consol Energy Center
  September 28          Cleveland           Quicken Loans Arena
  September 30          Boston              TD Garden

  October 5             New York            Madison Square Garden
  October 8             Buffalo             HSBC Arena
  October 10            Washington DC       Verizon Center
  October 12            Uniondale           Nassau Coliseum
  October 15            Hartford            XL Center
  October 17            Ottawa              ScotiaBank Place
  October 19            Montreal            Bell Centre
  October 22            Columbus            Schottenstein Center
  October 24            Detroit             Palace of Auburn Hills
  October 26            Omaha               Qwest Center
  October 27            St Paul             Xcel Energy Center
  October 29            St. Louis           Scottrade Center
  October 30            Kansas City         Sprint Center

  November 3            New York            Izod Center
  November 8            Philadelphia        Wachovia Center
  November 9            Philadelphia        Wachovia Center
  November 13           Fort Lauderdale     Bank Atlantic Center
  November 16           Tampa               St. Pete Times Forum
  November 18           Atlanta             Philips Arena
  November 20           Houston             Toyota Center
  November 21           Dallas              American Airlines Center
  November 23           Denver              Pepsi Center
  November 26           Las Vegas           MGM Grand Garden Arena
  November 27           Phoenix             US Airways Center
  November 29           Los Angeles         The Forum

  December 6            San Jose            HP Pavilion
  December 10           Vancouver           General Motors Place
  December 11           Tacoma              Tacoma Dome
  December 13           Anaheim             Honda Center

For additional ticket and tour information, visit RogerWaters.com and LiveNation.com.

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CONTACT:  Fran DeFeo of Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5784,
fran.defeo@sonymusic.com, for Roger Waters; or Liz Morentin of Live Nation,
+1-310-975-6860, lizmorentin@livenation.com

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