This cinematic extravaganza is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive and will include 20 Pink Floyd and Roger Waters classic songs, including: Us & Them, Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here, and Is This The Life We Really Want?. Appearing on the track are Roger Waters (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, synth, percussion, vocals), Joey Waronker (drums), Dave Kilminster (vocals), Jonathan Wilson (harmonium, synth, guitar and vocals), Jon Carin (synth, vocals), Shanay Johnson (vocals), Amanda Belair (vocals), Robert Walter (organ and piano), and Nigel Godrich (strings, amp and backing vocals from Roger Waters' "The Wall Sessions"). He asked me to come to the UK and do a tour in Europe. It was so successful, Lemon stayed. On 17 November 2022, Waters released an official recording of "Comfortably Numb 2022" with an accompanying video that was produced and directed by Sean Evans. Roger Waters' 2022 Tour Brings Stunning Visuals, Fiery Politics to NYC Like or loathe what he has to say, the Pink Floyd veteran puts on one hell of a show. Originally, the final show in the United States was due to take place on 3 October 2020, exactly one month before the 2020 presidential election.[3]. [11] In November 2021, a new show in Monterrey, Mexico, was announced, followed by three new shows in the United States announced later in March 2022. [1] Waters described the play as "part magic carpet ride, part political rant, part anguish". We all step up to do whatever needs to be done regardless of job title, he says, adding with a laugh: We could not make it out alive if we didnt!, The audio crew, L-R: Front row Jamie Nelson, Katrina Rice, Alexi Wright, John Meusel; Back row Alex Moore, Jeff Stearns, Zoe Johnson, John Chadwick, Wayne Chan Teaster, Ken Fiedler. East floor 1 would definitely be good if all you care about is the music If you want to see the animations and political stuff on the big screens (which I thoroughly enjoyed), you'd probably be better off in the five seating sections I suggestedyou're pretty close to Roger and you can see the screens well. Waters performed in-the-round on a stage featuring large video boards. A large model plane slid down a cable from above & behind us, & "exploded" on stage 2 start the show. Roger Waters - This is Not A Drill - Live from Prague: In Cinemas COME DOWN FOR THE FIRST SHOW TONIGHT! Roger Waters 2022 This is Not a Drill Tour, Overview of the system hang at the Moody Center in Austin, TX. August 13 Orlando, FL @ Amway Center Get Tickets for Roger Waters - This is Not A Drill - Live from Prague: In Cinemas on the official site. Roger Waters performs at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30, 2022 in New York City. September 25 San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague (2023) NR, 2 hr 45 min | Thu, May 25, 2023 For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, "This Is Not A Drill", Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. August 22 Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum July 17 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena But I thought, No. Rock 'n' roll royalty, Roger Waters kicked off his 2022 'This Is Not A Drill Tour' on Wednesday 7th July at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. Syd and I had it completely figured out, read the screen during Shine on you Crazy Diamond. The rest is history.. Touted by Waters as his first farewell tour, the 78 year old rocker performs new songs as well as classics from Pink Floyds golden era across North America and Canada from July to October. CANNOT WAIT FOR PITTSBURGH!_____Official Website: https://rogerwaters.com/ Listen to Roger Waters on your favorite plat. For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, This Is Not A Drill, Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. Roger Waters: This Is Not A Drill - 2020 North American Tour. Roger Waters will play 36 shows across the US and Canada and will stop in Nashville on August 27, 2022 at Bridgestone Arena.Fans are encouraged to hold onto their original tickets as they will be valid for the new 2022 dates. The biggest challenge for the Wonder Works team was designing a system that would work across every venue throughout the four month tour. In 2018, he was on David Byrnes American Utopia world tour a complicated monitor gig if there ever was one, but for him it was a really fun year.. Pink Floyd founder member and principal songwriter, Roger Waters, is known for his spectacular live shows, so the brief for his This Is Not A Drill tour was always going to be something a little bit special. I honestly dont know if any other company could have done this tour, he says, pointing to rig hanging from the ceiling. July 25 Albany, NY @ Times Union Center Fk the patriarchy. Tickets for Roger Waters: This Is Not A Drill North American tour go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10:00 am local time. 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[34][15], In 2023, due to Waters' comments, German cities announced plans to cancel shows, which have been unsuccessful. October 3 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center. This cinematic extravaganza is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive and will include . Starting in 1977, he worked for Jands, which has supplied pro audio and lighting for Australian and New Zealand acts since 1970. All in all, Waters This Is Not a Drill tour serves as a reminder of two important truths: His visual and musical art remains as vital, timely and invigorating as ever, and if someone talks politics at you for two hours, theyre eventually going to say something that does indeed find you wishing you were at the bar instead. Old man, what the hell you gonna kill next, he sang. I don't care."[5]. Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill 2022 (Tour Announcement) Roger Waters has planned the tour dates for his upcoming This Is Not a Drill trek, which will find him playing in the round. Roger Waters 'This Is Not A Drill' Live Broadcast May 25 In the letter, Waters criticised the country's stance in the Russo-Ukrainian War, blaming the West and Washington particularly for supplying Ukraine with weapons and "extreme nationalists" for having "set your country on the path to this disastrous war", while calling for an end to the conflict. It was a fair warning, as the 78-year-old legends current tour rescheduled from 2020 due to the pandemic is as heavy on no-holds-barred political commentary as it is on music from the influential psych-rock band that made him famous. The hydraulic lifts are electrically synchronized using Navigator to ensure they operated seamlessly together to prevent motion of the lift system if either one of the paired hydraulic lifts moves outside of the acceptable range of the other one to prevent structural damage. Simulated sounds of gunfire accompanied the performance disarmingly. [2], To promote the album, Waters embarked on the Us + Them Tour, visiting the Americas, Europe and Oceania between May 2017 and December 2018. Fortunately, already here was [monitor tech] Jamie Nelson, who I had worked with on David Byrne, so that was tremendously helpful. Chadwick is also dedicated DiGiCo user and has been an SD7 user for over 10 years and today is on the Quantum 7. After learning how their system went together during their visits, they took Chadwick out to fill in on some of their other shows and this grew into regular FOH work with The Manfreds (Manfred Mann without the Mann) and The Blues Band in various venues around the UK during the late 90s. Thanks to our partners: Production Manager Chris Kansy, Stage Manager Jesse Thayer, Stage Manager Shawn Saucier, Head of Automation Doug Sager, Head Carpenter Niles Anderson, Tour Accountant Michael Zweck, and Photographer Brian Lima. Copyright 2023 Harkins Reel Deals, L.L.C. Its kind of an imperfect science due to the physical distance that they can be from the other [main system] speakers. In 2021, he called the show his "first farewell tour". (Plus, theres a delicious irony in watching hundreds of people reflexively pull out their cell phones the moment a giant sheep appears above their heads.). September 2 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arms wide, Waters explored the stages expanse, playing to all sides. With such a huge structure and so many other moving elements in the show operating within the same space, Navigator was essential to ensuring everything was perfectly synchronized and safe, The stage build itself was a mammoth undertaking with two giant runways intersecting the fully carpeted 52 x 39 ft stage, each with two hydraulic lifts at each end. Trans rights, his message continued. [36] Munich mayor Dieter Reiter said in March that it's "unspeakable" that Waters should appear in city, and so close to the site of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, however, he declared that "we do not currently see any legally secure possibility to reverse the decision already made". Regular visitors to the Students Union were audio company W&T Ultrasonics who dealt with the real bands, he says. Synopsis: For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, "This Is Not A Drill", Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. I keep my fingers on the faders for the background singers and take them out whenever they are not singing and push them back in time for their vocals., Chadwick is not bothering with Primary Source Enhancers because he says they only provide around 3 or 4 dB of reduction when I need in the realm of 8-10 dB, so Id still end up riding those faders anyway! One more bonus of being in the round? Cookie Notice Scan this QR code to download the app now. When discussing pulling off the impressive if not overwhelming audio feat daily, all point their fingers to Alex Moore, the system tech who manages to get the system working consistently every night, every show. Previous concerts. Yet, the 25-truck/8-bus show with all . Photo by Kevin M. Mitchell, Wireless Riedel Bolero units provided smooth crew communications. Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill - 2020 North American Tour Announced Stearns started off at the School of Arts in Philadelphia in 2011, taking recording classes. Center stage are four TAIT mod lifts that move up and down, allowing the drummer to be dropped below the stage clear of the video walls in their down position before being rotated on a turntable and re-emerging facing a different direction at several points throughout the show. "This tour will be part of a global movement by people who are concerned by others to affect the change that is necessary", said Waters in a video announcing the tour. August 5 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Before Roger Waters even took the stage Wednesday (Aug. 31) night for the second Madison Square Garden show on his This Is Not a Drill tour, the British rockers genial yet prickly voice issued forth a pre-recorded warning from the speakers: If youre one of those, I like Pink Floyd but I cant stand Rogers politics people, you might do well to fk off to the bar night now, he said with a laugh. Moore grew up in Elkhart, IN, and attended Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, majoring in audio recording and minoring in physics, electro-acoustics. For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, "This Is Not A Drill", Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. All the musicians are singing but the drummer and one of the keyboard players, making for a total of seven vocal mics for the general band. This tour will be part of a global movement by people who are concerned by others to affect the change that is necessary. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. [25][26][27] After Zelenska replied with a tweet, Waters posted a second letter calling for an end of the armed conflict, and the start of negotiations. For This is Not a Drill, Roger & Sean wanted to push this idea of visual storytelling even further to create a truly immersive experience. Roger Waters - This Is Not A Drill Tour - TAIT Roger Waters Pink Floyd founder member and principal songwriter, Roger Waters, is known for his spectacular live shows, so the brief for his This Is Not A Drill tour was always going to be something a little bit special. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. This is his first time engineering in the round, which means among other things those surround speakers are facing the band. All rights reserved. Above the stage is a cross shaped LED screen which mirrors the form of the stage. I cant go off around the world, and I dont really want to either". My style of mixing is to make it sound big but not necessarily loud, and I achieve that with various small touches of compression on the 2-bus.. July 10 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center The first tour I did for them was with Eric Clapton, and I moved onto Zac Brown Band as monitor system engineer, and then was the FOH system engineer after that. Author: Suicide Kings, Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games is Wrong and How Madness Shaped History. April 18, 2023. I shouldn't be giving this away, but I don't give a shit because it will probably all change, but imagine the iconic helicopter that normally comes before Happiest Days and Brick 2 that noise that we all know and love and imagine a megaphone, somebody abused this device before, I know but, This is not a drill. I thought that could be a good title for the show: This Is Not a Drill. He reminded everyone that MSG (and all of New York City) sits on land stolen from the Munsee-Lenape people centuries ago. Not his people, but the day crew hired for each venue, as that pool still suffers from the industry-wide labor shortage. August 18 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Theres always something to be working on!, Although a seasoned professional, Chadwick can be moved by the music. The screen presents 12 surfaces, enabling the audience to view video content wherever they are in the arena. September 30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena July 14 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena In 1996 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Achieving the right amount of energy from the mains and surrounds without blocking sight lines around the massive video screens and lighting rigs required finesse and a little trial and error. And when that inflatable sheep made the rounds above the heads of fans during, naturally, Sheep, the visible delight on everyones face was as life-affirming as the darker imagery was depressing. August 1 Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center In 2017, Waters released his fourth solo album Is This the Life We Really Want?, conceived as a radio play about a man and his granddaughter investigating why children are being killed in other parts of the world. [17], In February 2020, following the showing of advertisements for the tour on some Major League Baseball platforms, Jewish organisation B'nai B'rith criticised MLB's decision to showing the ads and sponsor the tour. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. While with them, an early break was working with renowned classical guitarist John Williams, who during the 1970s had a progressive rock band called Sky. Other P.A. Roger Waters kicked off his This Is Not A Drill 2022 North American Tour, after a four-year hiatus off the road, on July 6, at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [14], At the beginning of every concert, a voiceover described by journalist James Ball as "a plummy British announcer" requests audience members to turn off their cell phones, and to "fuck off to the bar" if they like Pink Floyd but "cant stand Rogers politics". Yet, the 25-truck/8-bus show with all those Clair Global speakers impressively felt loud without being loud. Roger Waters has planned the tour dates for his upcoming This Is Not a Drill trek, which will find him playing in the round. Lasers and such . Roger Water's This is Not a Drill is in the round, though literally it is made up of four stage sections that are an "x" formation. Roger Waters - THIS IS NOT A DRILL TOUR - YouTube On Becks tour that year I think I had the second console they made. Hes currently out with DiGiCos Quantum 5. This is not a drill.. Waters kicked off the set with a stripped down take on Comfortably Numb. Gone this time around is the iconic David Gilmour solo, replaced instead by organ and wails. Human rights, came the closing salvo, summing things up. We want to hear it. A longtime friend at W&T, Martin Walker, kidnapped him and took him out into the world of full production tours with Judas Priest. Rock n roll royalty, Roger Waters kicked off his 2022 This Is Not A Drill Tour on Wednesday 7th July at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. The entire project was managed and delivered from our Lititz, PA location. Concerts will take place between March and June 2023. A portion of the show featured extensive anti-Donald Trump imagery during the performance of Pink Floyd songs,[3] which led some attendees to boo or even walk out of the show. For the first time in history, Roger Waters was to perform in-the-round, but not as we know it. If you did, some days you could be introducing 50 to 100 msec of delay to the mains to align them back to the surrounds. But all the teams work together for the greater good, and nobody does anything that prevents someone else from doing their job., This is also Moores first time working with surround sound speakers. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. End Stage Concerts: 12,000 - 18,000 Center Stage Concert: 19,500 - 20,000 Hockey: 17,500 Basketball: 18,000 Sustainable Design: Designed for U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification Amenities: World-class Las Vegas-style design; Unrivaled Premium Seating Products; 50 luxury suites; More than two dozen private loge boxes;
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