Recorded by Daspyknows
Recorded from section 7 row C 3 seats off dead center (1 seat to right of Oakland)
Second Roger Waters show this week. When tickets put on sale bought a pair and helped get a pair for friends Melanie and Bob from Desert Trip who came up from San Diego. My second ticket was left wanting, friends either out of town or they wanted to watch Warriors game. My son didn't want to go either. Sold it Stubhub the day before. I drove up, met Melanie and Bob at their hotel a few hours early. They got to see the gear and how I prepare to get past security. We then made plans to meet at a restaurant next to the Arena. I had to buy new batteries on the way since I discovered the recorder was on when I got there and didn't know how long it had been running. Bought 2 at A Rite Aid for $6. That is robbery but I had no choice. We ate an early dinner and finished up as the place got crowded. I navigated security which was walk through metal detectors and wands and made my way in. I meet the guy who bought the seat and he is a nice guy who had never seen Roger. To my right are two women, one who is obviously fighting a bad cold. They lasted about 45 minutes and left. The music starts and it is like another ride on the amazing roller coaster. Same set but seeing and hearing different things. My favorite songs of the set were One of These Days and Welcome to the Machine and I enjoyed Picture That most among the new songs. My neighbor is enjoying it and a few times tries to talk to me. I did have a whistler who was luckily behind me. After the set I explained to my neighbor I was recording and gave him cds of Oakland. The beginning of the second set set starts with Dogs and Pigs (Three Different Ones) which sets the crowd off. My neighbor doesn't seem to like Pigs and you can hear him on the recording say "He's our President" twice. He ended up leaving during Brain Damage so at this point I have lots of room. As with Oakland the crowd also goes nuts during Brain Damage/Eclipse. After the band intros the show ends with stunning versions of Vera, Bring the Boys Back Home and Comfortably Numb. I really enjoyed how Holly and Jess have grown into their role as Roger's back up singers and you can see the emotion in their performance. Looking forward to seeing the shows later on in the tour and can say I was tempted by Las Vegas coming up. Enjoy this, the sound is comparable to Oakland.