Roger Waters performed The Wall to a sellout crowd at AT&T park on Friday night, and it was nothing short of spectacular. Having seen this show scaled down (for lack of a better term) inside of an arena, Waters took it above and beyond.
For the 8 stadiums scheduled on the tour, Waters has redesigned and scaled up The Wall significantly. The genius behind Pink Floyd’s finest work says, “The stadium show couldn’t have been done 40 years ago. We couldn’t have filled the space in a way that would have been emotionally, musically, and theatrically satisfying. Technology has changed. Now we can.”
The Wall is double the width of the indoor arena show, coming in at an enormous 500 feet wide and standing 40 feet from the floor. The 20,000 square foot wall is the largest projection surface ever toured in a live entertainment with over 1,000 bricks displaying hi-definition images from 41 state-of-the-art video projectors.
The set list was simply The Wall in its entirety played flawlessly. Robbie Wyckoff did a stellar job singing all of David Gilmour’s parts and ex Saturday Night Live axeman G.E. Smith made the guitar duties look effortless.
Bottom line: this is a once in a lifetime experience to see one of the greatest rock albums of all time come to life in front of your eyes. I have seen close to a thousand shows in my life and this is by far the most amazing. Seek out a tour date near you immediately.
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