Numerous lasers and video screens combine forces at a Roger Waters 2022 performance Keep in mind: This is a man who constructed a 40-foot-tall wall across the huge stage at Citizens Bank Park for the “Roger Waters: The Wall” tour 10 years ago-in the middle of the show. And that’s exactly what this show is - a production, filled with lasers and wild lighting and audio effects in true surround-sound. Say what you will about all that, the man puts on an astonishing production. Well, five years and one pandemic later, Waters hasn’t exactly mellowed out, as he makes clear before the show even begins with a message that appears on the several screens above the stage and is also spoken over the sound system: “If you’re one of those ‘I love Pink Floyd but I can’t stand Roger’s politics’ people… you might do well to fuck off to the bar right now.”Īnd sure enough, Waters made his positions quite clear in the show that followed, mostly with messages on those screens that supported causes like trans, reproductive, and Native American rights and spoke out against police, warmongering, capitalism, oligarchs, and every president from Ronald Reagan to the present commander-in-chief, designating them all as war criminals for one reason or another. When CNN asked Waters to comment on the audience response, he suggested those who didn’t like it should “go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians.” A pants-less Trump showing off a tiny penis. Some fans didn’t take too kindly to the anti-Trump messaging and imagery laced throughout the concerts: Trump in a Ku Klux Klan hood. Take, for example, his previous tour, launched four months after Donald Trump became president. Waters isn’t one to shy away from saying exactly what’s on his mind. Maybe wait until August 14th and catch Barry Manilow and his anemic Copacabana‘ing at the same venue. If you’re one of those people who think musicians should leave their politics and personal beliefs out of their shows, I suggest you look somewhere other than this for your big night out on the town. cities where Waters has a two-night engagement. The postponed tour commenced in early July and wraps up this October, with Philadelphia one of only four U.S. Like so many tours happening now, this one was supposed to hit the road in 2020 but became a victim of the pandemic. When I heard that Pink Floyd co-founder and, some would say, mastermind Roger Waters was miffed that news outlets weren’t reviewing his his latest tour because they prioritized more modern acts like Drake and the Weeknd - both performers Waters insisted he is “far, far, far more important than” in a recent interview - I knew I had to get to the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia on Friday night for “Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill.”
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame as seen on his 2022 “This Is Not a Drill’ tour
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