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April 12, 2010 at 11:57am

Concert Alert: Roger Waters coming to Tacoma

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Live Nation just released the new that Roger Waters will hit the road with The Wall tucked under his arm. He will bring the show to the Tacoma Dome Dec. 11. Ticket prices haven't been announced, but they will go on sale May 10.

The full press release after the jump ...

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. 

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.  

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AP said on Apr. 12, 2010 at 5:06pm

Do they have a way to cover up the awful T-Dome neon? It would really be a clashing distraction alongside The Wall. Has anyone discussed removing it completely in recent months/years?

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Ron Swarner said on Apr. 12, 2010 at 5:13pm

So ya thought ya might like to go to the show.
To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that neon glow.

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AP said on Apr. 12, 2010 at 10:35pm

Ron, you really got me thinking. What if they incorporated the destruction of the neon into the tearing down of "the wall" at the end of the show??? Dare to dream.. Anybody local with connections to R.Waters?

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Steph DeRosa said on Apr. 13, 2010 at 4:47pm

Yeah, I do. He owes me fifty bucks.

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AP said on May. 14, 2010 at 8:23am

Volcano going to do a Wall ticket giveaway?

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Ron Swarner said on May. 14, 2010 at 9:51am

Good morning AP. We are looking into the possibility of a giveaway. Good call.

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Rick said on Sep. 08, 2010 at 6:15pm

Here's a cool animated map of the upcoming Roger Waters tour
http://tripline.net/trip/Roger_Waters%3A_The_Wall_Live-4214410506761003AF70B1B6DF2C73CA

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