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Roger Waters has told Digital Spy he’ll release a new studio album in 2016 and follow it with a tour.

He’s said he’s working on a “radio play” about a boy and his grandfather in Northern Ireland.

“I’m in the middle of making it now,” he says. “It addresses this basic question: Why are we killing the children?

“There’s two characters in it: a grandfather and a grandchild and they together try to find answers to this question, by wandering around.”

Some of the songs were written by Waters as many as 15 years ago.

As for the tour, Waters says he’s looking to perform a “full arena tour,” partly to generate revenue lost to piracy. “Particularly now that you can’t own a record — people just steal it the minute it’s out. They steal it and that’s the end of it,” he says.

“The only way to make a few quid would be to go out on the road and get bums on seat, because they can’t steal that!”

Roger Waters‘ camp has announced what they’re calling the “Super Deluxe Edition” of his upcoming concert film package. And at $500, it’s a whopper.

The film will come out Nov. 16 on DVD, Blu-ray and as a digital download; the soundtrack is set for release Nov. 20.

But the “Super Deluxe Edition” will take a bit longer. Considering its scope, it can be forgiven. The 25-pound, 9-disc package will arrive sometime in early 2016.

Here’s the scoop:

• 4 discs of 180 gram audiophile vinyl in red, white, clear and black, with a unique engraving. Only available in this package, the brand new score by Waters and the full live soundtrack
• 170-page color hardcover book showcasing live and behind-the-scenes images from the 2010-2013 tour and the film
• 2 CDs containing the full live soundtrack
• 3 Blu-ray discs containing the full feature length film and bonus features:
  • The Simple Facts — A Conversation with Nick Mason and Waters
  • A new documentary about the making of the tour
  • Buenos Aires Time Lapse
  • Athens Time Lapse
  • A Visit to Frank Thompson
  • Facebook Films (36 mini episodes)
  • Comfortably Numb Live at The O2 with special appearance by David Gilmour
  • Outside The Wall Live at The O2 with special appearance by Gilmour and Mason
• Download code for digital versions of all music included in the package

If you’d like to gift it for the holidays, they’ve got you covered: In November buyers will get a hard cover folio containing two art prints, presumably for the purpose of having something to stick under the tree to tease the real treat that’ll arrive after the New Year.

They’re taking pre-orders now.

Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release “Roger Waters The Wall,” a soundtrack to the film directed by Waters and Sean Evans, on Friday, Nov. 20.

It’ll be available as a double-CD, three-LP vinyl package, and digitally.

The soundtrack was produced by Nigel Godrich, who has worked with Radiohead, Beck and Paul McCartney.

It was previously announced that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the film on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, and a two-disc Blu-ray special edition. (See “Roger Waters The Wall coming to disc” [Sept. 30, 2015]).)

Band members appearing on the soundtrack are:

• Vocals, guitar and bass: Roger Waters
• Guitars: Dave Kilminster
• Guitars: Snowy White
• Guitars: G.E. Smith
• Keyboards: Jon Carin
• Hammond and piano: Harry Waters
• Drums: Graham Broad
• Vocals: Robbie Wyckoff
• Background Vocals: Jon Joyce, Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon, Kipp Lennon