He had just gotten home to Australian from another tour when he got the call asking if he could be on the plane that day. September 21 Portland, OR @ Moda Center September 14 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena Yet, the 25-truck/8-bus show with all those Clair Global speakers impressively felt loud without being loud. And during a thumping version of Run Like Hell that segued into an acoustic Dj Vu from his most recent solo effort, Is This the Life We Really Want?, he made us Americans confront the bone-chillingly blas footage of U.S. troops gunning down two Reuters journalists in a peaceful public spaceafter they mistook cameras for weapons back in 2007. Up until now, weve done those songs and then Ive wandered over to the piano. Critics, including Waters, describe Myrotvorets as a "kill list". September 2 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 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. On a show this big, its important to develop a consistent workflow and commit some of that to muscle memory., Moore agrees the room itself is the biggest challenge, but there again, the provided tools help with that. Clairs standard is to bring in a new person into the shop to learn all their proprietary products. When one of their tours comes through nearby Philly (an 80-minute drive), the new hires get some field 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. Im 16 and live in the uk, my mum is a really big Floyd fan as well and were genuinely 50/50 on whether to try and get tickets to Rogers msg show, would you guys say, from past experiences, the concert is worth the whole cost of the trip (I would be saving 500) and do you think he'd tour anywhere closer to home In the near future? Beneath the seven-foot-tall elevated section in the main stage was a subdeck for the drummer and technicians to operate under the stage. 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. A longtime friend at W&T, Martin Walker, kidnapped him and took him out into the world of full production tours with Judas Priest. The tour is taking a short break and then the crew is off to Europe in 2023. [15] Waters debuted a new song at the show, titled "The Bar", which was written during lockdown. Sign Up Today. Roger puts on a good show, particularly in the last decade. 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. After the encore, a model rocket 'launched" from behind the stage, 2 give the illusion of that being their departure. A massive two-tiered stage set at the center of the arena floor was flanked by runways on each side, plenty of room for the nine band members on stage, while presenting Waters and company more or less in the round. In 2017, Lemon got the call to take the FOH chair for Waters Us + Them tour that year. This Is Not a Drill is the seventh concert tour by English songwriter Roger Waters. I didnt know the live industry, but then I had one class that was about live sound, and that teacher would take the class to different live venues to meet house engineers. At 16 when Lemon was told he had macular degeneration and would be profoundly blind by 21, he did not let that slow him down in pursuing an interest in pro audio (he would retain some of his sight, though hes legally blind). July 8, 2020. 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. Being used are Clair Cohesion 12s with 36 double-18 CP-218 subs spread around. This means no matter where we are playing, all of the speaker arrays have the same distance relationship to each other. All of that went down during a driving, funky take on The Powers That Be from his 1987 solo album Radio K.A.O.S., which sounds pretty dated if youre listening to the studio version (the MOR 80s rock production is strong on that one) but boasts a weightier urgency when delivered by his current touring band. As the clock ticks faster and faster and faster down to extinction, it seemed like a good thing to make a fuss about it, so thats why Im going on the road, he said. Photo by Todd Kaplan, Clair Global Hangs 224K Pounds of Surround Sound Quad Speakers, I realized six months before going out on this tour that this was the heaviest show I have ever worked on, says FOH Jon Lemon about the 224,000 pounds of speakers flying in the air. He too confirms its a complicated tour. He grew up in Manchester, England, and went to Loughborough University. One of the others was Depeche Mode who he was with in the early 1990s, during which time he got a call to go out with Pink Floyd. Trans rights, his message continued. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. It was worth it. What we are doing, poking sticks in Russian bears, is completely insane, he offered, while seated at a piano toward the end of the show. Rolling Stone commented on the controversy that "it is unclear by which metric Waters measures importance". Roger Waters performs at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30, 2022 in New York City. Some purposely dont have acoustic ceilings or treatment because they want [sports] crowd noise as loud as possible when their team plays there, and thats another adjustment. Visit Billboard Pro for music business news, JoJo Learned to Be More Vulnerable and Open by Playing Satine in Broadways Moulin Rouge!, How a Bob Dylan Drawing From Basement Tapes Era Ended Up for Sale at an Antiquarian Book Fair, Motherboard Connection: Technologys Impact on Music Through the Decades. [16], In September 2022, contrary to what Waters expressed previously, the first concerts in Europe were officially announced on his website and social media, with more expected to follow. 262K views, 6.8K likes, 2.7K loves, 2.6K comments, 4.6K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Roger Waters: THIS IS NOT A DRILL The new tour from Roger Waters On Sale Friday, January 31 rogerwaters.com THIS IS NOT A DRILL | THIS IS NOT A DRILL The new tour from Roger Waters On Sale Friday, January 31 rogerwaters.com | By Roger Waters During some concerts, part VIII of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" has been replaced with part V. Gus Seyffert bass guitar, guitar, vocals, accordion, Amanda Belair background vocals, percussion, Shanay Johnson background vocals, percussion, The touring band was confirmed on their appearance on, This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 22:42. The audience, at that point, was either too hypnotized by the music or stoned off second-hand smoke to do much other than exchange quizzical glances, wondering if theyd heard him correctly; presumably, not everyone in attendance was familiar with Waters recent comments on Russias invasion of Ukraine, where he has faulted both Biden and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for insufficient negotiations with Russia, which many have seen as a victim-blaming stance, considering that Russia was the invading aggressor. A little over a year after wrapping his monumental Us + Them Tour, Roger Waters will return to the road this summer for a North American tour summer dubbed This Is Not a Drill. Roger Waters: 'This is Not a Drill' in Los Angeles By Jim Brock on October 1, 2022 Roger Waters: 'This is Not a Drill' in Los Angeles This was definitely not a drill, but Roger Waters ' Los Angeles stop at Crypto.com Arena was certainly one of the more brilliant concert experiences in recent memory. We spent months working on the technical design and load studies, planning how to tour this sizeable show across so many venues and its a relief to see it working and wowing fans across North America.. [20], In July 2022, during an interview with The Globe and Mail, Waters questioned the journalist about the lack of coverage of the first of his two shows in Toronto, Canada. We have incredible consistency, as all the motors are pre-rigged in our clouds, with the latter being a truss system that acts as a sub grid to fly all those speakers from. August 25 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center speakers are flown, and finally the stage gets rolled in. Its very big and effective, though it certainly took me a while to nail the mix down., Monitor tech Jamie Nelson, monitor engineer John Chadwick and stage tech Alexi Wright. Privacy Policy. The worldwide live event will be distributed by Trafalgar Releasing in over 1,500 cinemas across more than 50 countries in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment. Besides solo vocals, Waters also switched between piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass from every corner of the stage. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at . Psychology Professor by day. I pushed into the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle without the sex, he jokes. Thats why speak to each other in pubs. If any of you get to my age, youll learn that: you have to hydrate., Tuesday nights performance was at times almost autobiographical, videos addressing topics like the singers first marriage and Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. 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. 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. Philando Castile. July 17 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena 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. 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. Concerts in North America took place between July and October 2022. Hes also worked with the Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman configuration of Yes; Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band; and more recently, Nine Inch Nails. Rehearsals for the tour began around 13 June 2022 in Southampton, with the first full rehearsal taking place on 16 June. [33], Waters' name appears on Myrotvorets, a controversial website that maintains a list of people it deems enemies of Ukraine. Concerts will take place between March and June 2023. The first task when designing this show was carrying out a detailed weight study. Roger Waters: This Is Not A Drill is promoted by AEG Presents' Concerts West. (2) Tubetech CL 2A; (2) Midas XL42; (2) Maag EQ4, Maag Magnum K Channel; Alan Smart C2 compressor; SSL Fusion, The Bus+; (2) Bricasti M7; and 64 channels of UAD inserts via UAD2 live racks. One of the most striking element of this spectacular show was the immense LED video wall, built in six levels with ladders and work platforms for technicians to easily service the wall and to provide extra structural support. Roger Waters has planned the tour dates for his upcoming This Is Not a Drill trek, which will find him playing in the round. We want to hear it. Waters will be joined on stage by Jonathan Wilson, Dave Kilminster, Jon Carin, Gus Seyffert, Robert Walter, Joey Waronker, Shanay Johnson, Amanda Belair and Seamus Blake to deliver an unforgettable performance with a call to action to love, protect, and share our precious planet home. systems would have had to hang additional amp racks in the rig up there to make it work, and believe me, were close to maxing out every arena as it is., For Stearns, labor is the biggest challenge. "Thats why were going on the road. It's a big band: Drums, bass player, two keyboards, sax, two backing vocalists and Roger Waters who jumps between piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass. Esta gran obra cinematogrfica refleja una asombrosa denuncia de la distopa corporativa en la que nos esforzamos por sobrevivir, e incluir 20 canciones clsicas de Pink Floyd y . Punishment: Death, read the screen early, localizing the show in a sad way as Waters put forth The Powers That Be, from his 1987 solo album Radio K.A.O.S. [1] Waters described the play as "part magic carpet ride, part political rant, part anguish". 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. design is to deliver the most even sound possible throughout a given venue, Lemon continues. 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]. I don't care."[5]. August 27 Chicago, IL @ United Center The outspoken rocker was scheduled to play Frankfurt's Festhalle on 28th May as part of his first farewell This Is Not A Drill Tour, however in February the show was axed by Frankfurt City Council over his alleged "persistent anti-Israel behaviour." [37], Waters threatened legal action against both cities,[36] and the concerts still appear on his website. He reminded everyone that MSG (and all of New York City) sits on land stolen from the Munsee-Lenape people centuries ago. Location: Chicago, IL, USA. 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. Simulated sounds of gunfire accompanied the performance disarmingly. That means were the last to get power and the clock never stops ticking. The enormous video rig is hung, P.A. Fk the patriarchy. Jeremy Lloyd, co-director, Wonder Works: After a two-year pandemic delay, it is great to finally see this ground-breaking show on tour. For more information, please see our I turned it down, because I had given my word to Depeche Mode to stay with them on their next tour, he says. Indigenous rights. Tickets for Roger Waters: This Is Not A Drill North American tour go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10:00 am local time. 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. Photo by Kevin M. Mitchell. Theres always something to be working on!, Although a seasoned professional, Chadwick can be moved by the music. In 2017, he was a P.A. As for mixing an act in the round, quite honestly, I have tried to avoid it! Pink Floyd are an English rock band that achieved international success with their progressive and psychedelic music marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and elaborate live shows. This is his first time engineering in the round, which means among other things those surround speakers are facing the band. The city plans shows of solidarity promoting tolerance on the same day as the show, and calls for public boycott instead. THIS IS NOT A DRILL Tour info: https://rogerwaters.com/tour/_____Listen to Roger Waters on your favorite platform: https://rogerwaters.lnk.to/streaming . The brand new tour. In January 2020, Waters officially announced the tour, named This Is Not a Drill. Its tough for a sound person to do. But after testing the Clair Global system designed for this specific spectacular, Lemon was onboard. We all look after each other.. 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. August 20 Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena 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. That relationship meant that TAIT was a natural choice to build critical elements for his This Is Not A Drill tour. July 14 Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Breaks Down His Killer White House Correspondents Dinner Set, Bernie Sanders: Many GOP Leaders 'Don't Even Believe in Democracy'. 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?. As well as the cross-shaped screen, the show also features 16 lasers that form giant triangles surrounding the entire length of the LED screen above the stage, unrivalled surround sound audio, and Pink Floyds famous giant inflatable pig, all of which work as a canvas for Roger Waters outspoken narrative against politics and war. Returning to the Pink Floyd canon, the group soared toward intermission with a murders row, rolling out Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here, Shine on you Crazy Diamond and Sheep., Im enjoying being here in this room with all of you people tonight. There are many challenges, including navigating around the huge video walls which hang directly above and correspond with the x stage set up as if general RF challenges werent big enough. With the huge 650 square metre LED screen, audio and lighting all suspended from the roof, this heavy rig required a lot of advance planning. Year 2022 This Is Not a Drill is the seventh concert tour by English songwriter Roger Waters. [18] As a result of this, the league decided to pull advertising for the tour in all its platforms and cut any ties to Waters. August 13 Orlando, FL @ Amway Center 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Im happy to be here, trust me.. [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. 30 Years Ago Roger Waters Played "The Wall - Live in Berlin" Jul 21, 2020. that he figured out how to run. July 21 Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre Sean Evans Creative Director, Pryderi Baskerville Lighting Director, Icarus Wilson-Wright Video Director, Jon Lemon Sound Engineer, Chris Kansy Production Manager, Jesse Thayer Stage Manager, Dave Dash Rowe Head Rigger, Niles Anderson Head Carpenter, Doug Sager Automation Crew Chief, Jeff Stearns Audio Crew Chief, David George Lighting Crew Chief, Nathan Barnier Video Crew Chief, Eric Baum Laser Crew Chief, Tait Set Construction and Automation, Upstaging Lighting, Clair Global Audio, Universal Pixels Video, Smoking Boots Props, Nimbus Dirigibles Inflatables, Strictly FX Lasers, Kinetic Lights Automated Masts, Wonder Works 400 Caledonian Road London N1 1DN United Kingdom, Rogers Waters plays his final show in Mexico City on the 15th October 2022, delivering what. The muted response to his cringe-worthy Ukraine comments could also have simply been a result of the crowd giving him a pass, considering how astonishing This Is Not a Drill looks and sounds; its an arresting spectacle complemented by an equally immersive sonic experience that manages to be loud as hell without veering into head-splitting levels that have you reaching for earplugs. I honestly dont know if any other company could have done this tour, he says, pointing to rig hanging from the ceiling. 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? Building off a presentation he introduced during the Us + Them outing in 2017, perpendicular screens hanging over the stage split the stadiums upper reaches into quadrants, symbolic of the division that continues to define the American experience.
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