Glasgow Hydro
| Data: 29 June 2018 Miejsce: SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland |
CD 1 1. PreShow 2. Speak To Me 3. Breathe 4. One Of These Days 5. Time 6. Breathe (Reprise) 7. The Great Gig In The Sky 8. Welcome To The Machine 9. Deja Vu 10. The Last Refugee 11. Picture That 12. Wish You Were Here 13. Happiest Days Of Our Lives 14. Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 15. Another Brick In The Wall Pt 3 CD 2 1. Battersea Power Station 2. Dogs 3. Pigs (3 Different Ones) 4. Money 5. Us And Them 6. Smell The Roses 7. Brain Damage 8. Eclipse 9. Crowd CD 3 1. Band Intros 2. Roger Speaks 3. Wait For Her 4. Oceans Apart 5. Part Of Me Died 6. Comfortably Numb |
Performed wonderfully by:
Roger Waters ¾ bass, lead vocals, guitars
Dave Kilminster ¾ guitars, bass, talk box, backing vocals
Gus Seyffert ¾ guitars, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Jonathan Wilson ¾ guitars, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Drew Erickson ¾ piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
Bo Koster ¾ piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
Jon Carin ¾ piano, keyboards, programming, lap steel guitar, guitars, lead and
backing vocals
Ian Ritchie ¾ saxophone, additional bass
Joey Waronker ¾ drums, percussion
Jess Wolfe ¾ lead and backing vocals, percussion
Holly Laessig ¾ lead and backing vocals, percussion
There arenåt many shows I eagerly anticipate these days more than Rog. The Wall
was a revelation, a demonstration of whatås possible in terms of sound and
stage, bringing new life and meaning to a modern classic of a piece of work.
So, how does one follow that?
Well, my guess is that Rogås dictionary is missing the word ôcompromiseö (and
has done for many years...).
This is a very different approach to the last run of shows, although in terms of
thought, production and delivery one common denominator is apparent. Excellence.
This is huge. Huge stage, huge songs, huge sound, huge effects, huge crowds,
huge meaning...itås an immersive and (at times) almost overwhelming experience.
The setlist is comprised of selections from Floydås commercial peak, seasoned
with a handful of more recent tunes from Rogerås latest album.
Everything is executed immaculately, and (sadly, in many respects) everything
has, if anything, more relevance today than it did ôback in the dayö.
Trump comes in for a lot of stick (tonight, among other observations, heås a
ôbawbagö) and, generally speaking, this show has a heavy political slant to it.
Whether you agree with it or not, or whether or not you feel this is the
appropriate forum...Rogerås always had something to say, and that wonåt change
anytime soon.
The accompanying stage show is...jaw dropping. Battersea power station
materialising from the ceiling, the animations on the huge backdrop, or ending
up finding yourself inside a 3-D manifestation of the DSotM cover...itås an
assault on the senses throughout.
How does one follow that? Thatås how.
Ticket prices are mad, these days. In that respect, this show is no different
from many others. Where it does differ, is that this oneås (probably) worth the
money.
After the main set, Rog took centre stage to speak. Slight ômomentö when he
lauded football fans from one side of the city for their support of
Palestinians. Slight irony, given what Roger preaches, but football allegiances
run very deep and divided in these parts.
I never saw Floyd on their halcyon tours of the seventies. This may be a ôsoloö
project, but I canåt help but feel Iåve come away with a taste of the very best
of what Pink Floyd had to offer 40+ years ago.
Dodano: 29.2.2020
