Roger Water “The Wall Live” North America Tour Dates 2012

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Dave Kilminster, GE Smith, Graham Broad, Harry Waters, Jon Carin, North America Tour Dates, Roger Water, Snowy White, The Wall Live

Start the tour of the show in North America by Roger Water ”The Wall Live“. Accompanied by musicians Snowy White, Dave Kilminster, GE Smith, Jon Carin, Harry Waters and Graham Broad, Waters will perform in 36 concerts organized by Live Nation.

Inizia il tour in Nordamerica dello spettacolo di Roger Water “The Wall Live“. Affiancato dai musicisti Snowy White, Dave Kilminster, GE Smith, Jon Carin, Harry Waters e Graham Broad, Waters si esibirà in 36 concerti organizzati da Live Nation.

Tour date:

May
1: Houston, Tex. (Toyota Center)
3: Austin, Tex. (Frank Erwin Center)
5: Tulsa, Okla. (BOK Center)
7: Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center Pepsi Center)
11: San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)
13: San Diego, Calif. (Valley View Casino Center)
15: Phoenix, Ariz. (US Airways Center US Airways Center)
19: Los Angeles, Calif. (TBA)
22: Portland, Oreg. (Rose Garden)
24: Seattle, Wash. (Key Arena)
26: Vancouver, B.C. (BC Place)
28: Edmonton, Alb. (Rexall Place)
31: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)

June
3 giugno: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
5: Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena)
6: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
8: Chicago, Ill. (Wrigley Field)
10: Louisville, Kent. (KFC Yum! Center)
11: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
13: Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Arena)
15: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (BankAtlantic Center)
16: Orlando, Fla. (Amway Center)
19: Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)
21: Buffalo, N.Y. (First Niagara Center)
23: Toronto, Ont. (Rogers Centre Rogers Centre)
25: Ottawa, Ont. (Scotiabank Place)
26: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre Bell Centre)
28: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)
29: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)

July
1: Boston, Mass. (TBA)
3: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Consol Energy Center)
6: New York, N.Y. (TBA)
9: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)
10: Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
12: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
14: Philadelphia, Pa. (Citizens Bank Park).

On this day – accadeva oggi

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1973, 1977, 1981, andy roberts, Animals, careful with that axe eugene, Dortmund, Eugene, Obscured By Clouds, One Of These Days, Roland Petit's Ballets, Snowy White, Thin Lizzy, Wesfalenhalle, When You're In and Echoes

12 February 1973
Pink Floyd played the first of eight performances with Roland Petit’s Ballets de Marseille at the Palais des Sports in Paris. They performed One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Obscured By Clouds, When You’re In and Echoes to accompany Roland Petit’s choreographed ballet.

“Prima” di otto esibizioni dei Pink Floyd con il Roland Petit’s Ballett. Sounarono One Of These Days, Careful With That Axe, Eugene, Obscured By Clouds, When You’re In e Echoes accompagnate dalle coreografie di Rolan Petit.

12 February 1977
Animals was released in the US and reached No. 3 in the charts.

Esce negli Stati Uniti l’album Animals raggiungendo la 3^ posizione in classifica.

13 February 1981
The Wall was performed live for eight consecutive nights at Wesfalenhalle in Dortmund, West Germany. Snowy White joined Thin Lizzy and was replaced by Roy Harper’s touring guitarist Andy Roberts. The MC was German actor Willi Thomczyk.

Iniziarono al  Wesfalenhalle in Dortmund, 8 serate live del tour The Wall.

 

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Ace Young, Andy Bown, Jim Haas, Jim Ladd, Joe Chemay, John 'Willie' Wilson, John Joyce, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, MCs Cynthia Fox, Peter Wood, Snowy White, Stan Farber, The Last Few Bricks, The Surrogate Band, The Wall

7 February 1980
Pink Floyd played the first of seven consecutive nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The show comprised The Wall album in its entirety plus an additional instrumental titled The Last Few Bricks. The band were supplemented on stage by ‘The Surrogate Band’ made up of Andy Bown (bass guitar), Snowy White (guitar), Peter Wood (keyboards), John ‘Willie’ Wilson (drums), backing vocalists John Joyce, Joe Chemay, Jim Haas, Stan Farber, and MCs Cynthia Fox (for the first four shows), Ace Young (on 8 February) and Jim Ladd (on 10 and 11 February). The stage set comprised 450 foldable cardboard bricks which constructed a wall 33ft high and 260ft wide, plus animated projections, inflatables and a replica Stuka dive bomber. The first night’s show suffered a temporary delay when a stage curtain caught fire during the first number.

7 febbraio 1980
Pink Floyd hanno suonato il primo di sette concerti consecutive presso il  Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. Lo spettacolo comprendendeva l’album The Wall  più un ulteriore brano strumentale intitolato The Last Few Bricks. Il gruppo sul palco é stato affiancato  da ‘The Band Surrogate‘ composta da Andy Bown (basso), Snowy White (chitarra), Peter Wood (tastiere), John ‘Willie’ Wilson (batteria),  i vocalist John Joyce, Joe Chemay, Jim Haas, Stan Farber, e MCs Cynthia Fox (per i primi quattro spettacoli), Ace Young (8 febbraio) e Jim Ladd (il 10 e 11 febbraio). La scenografia composto da 450 mattoni di cartone costruivano un muro alto 10 metri  e largo 80 metri circa, con  proiezioni animate, gonfiabili e una replica del  bombardiere Stuka. Il primo concertò  ha subito un ritardo temporaneo quando un sipario ha preso fuoco durante la prima canzone.