Roger Waters

Roger Waters on Sirius XM, CBS TV

Posted May 16, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Once Pink Floyd front-man Roger Waters will make two major appearances this week on network radio and television.

Tomorrow night he joins friend Jim Ladd on Ladd’s show on satellite radio’s “Deep Tracks” (Channel 27). The four-hour interview begins at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday.

Ladd left KLOS in Los Angeles last year and took a job with Sirius XM. He has a long history with Waters, and played the part of the DJ on the “Radio K.A.O.S.” (1987) album.

Sunday night Steve Kroft‘s interview with Waters will air on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” which starts at 7 p.m. EDT.

Full episodes of “60 Minutes” are freely available on the show’s Web site for some time after each broadcast.

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Roger Waters marries Laurie Durning

Posted January 21, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters married long-time partner Laurie Durning last weekend in Southampton, N.Y.

Only six guests attended the ceremony held at the couple’s home, according to The New York Post.

Waters revealed the ceremony had taken place during an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show this past week. It was originally believe to have been scheduled for this weekend.

Waters had announced in November that the couple planned to wed before his “The Wall” tour resumes next week in Australia.

He’s been married three times before: to Judy Trimm (1968 to 1975), Carolyne Christie (1976 to 1992) and Pricilla Phillips (1993 to 2001).

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Roger Waters, Laurie Durning to marry

Posted November 24, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will marry long-time partner Laurie Durning.

The pair have been a couple for several years, and will marry in early 2012 in what filmmaker Durning described to The New York Post as a “private and low-key” ceremony.

This will be Waters’ fourth marriage.

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More North American dates for ‘The Wall’ in 2012

Posted November 1, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters will return to North America beginning in May for 36 additional dates of his “Wall” tour.

Waters had hinted more U.S. and Canadian dates were in store for the new year, and indicated those concerts would be at larger venues, such as outdoor stadiums — ironic, considering his growing distaste for such venues in the ’70s was his impetus for writing “The Wall.” The schedule made public today confirms that:

May 01
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
On Sale 11/14

May 03
Austin, TX
Frank Erwin Center
On Sale 11/14

May 05
Tulsa,
OK BOK Center
On Sale 11/14

May 07
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
On Sale 11/14

May 11
San Francisco, CA
AT&T Park
On Sale 11/18

May 13
San Diego, CA
Valley View Casino Center
On Sale 11/14

May 15
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways
On Sale 11/14

May 19
Los Angeles, CA
TBD
On sale 11/18

May 22
Portland, OR
Rose Garden
On Sale 11/14

May 24
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
On Sale 11/14

May 26
Vancouver, BC
BC Place
On Sale 11/14

May 28
Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place
On Sale 11/14

May 31
Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre
On Sale 11/14

June 03
St Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
On Sale 11/14

June 05
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
On Sale 11/14

June 06
Grand Rapids, MI
Van Andel Arena
On Sale 11/14

June 08
Chicago, IL
Wrigley Field
On Sale 11/14

June 10
Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center
On Sale 11/14

June 11
Indianapolis, IN
Conseco Fieldhouse
On Sale 11/14

June 13
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
On Sale 11/14

June 15
Ft Lauderdale, FL
BankAtlantic Center
On Sale 11/14

June 16
Orlando, FL
Amway Center
On Sale 11/18

June 19
Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
On Sale 11/14

June 21
Buffalo, NY
First Niagara Center
On Sale 11/14

June 23
Toronto, ON
Rogers Centre
On Sale 11/14

June 25
Ottawa, ON
Scotiabank Place
On Sale 11/14

June 26
Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
On Sale 11/14

June 28
Albany, NY
Times Union Center
On Sale 11/14

June 29
Hartford, CT
XL Center
On Sale 11/14

July 1
Boston, MA
TBD
On sale 1/30/12

July 03
Pittsburgh, PA
Consol Energy Center
On Sale 11/14

July 06
New York, NY
TBD
On sale 1/30/12

July 09
Raleigh, NC
RBC Center
On Sale 11/14

July 10
Charlotte, NC
Time Warner Cable Arena
On Sale 11/14

July 12
Washington DC
Verizon Center
On Sale 11/14

July 14
Philadelphia, PA
Citizens Bank Park
On Sale 11/7

The tour originated in North America in 2010 before moving to Europe and South America. It’s played more than 120 times around the world for more than 1.6 million fans. Tickets for these 2012 dates go on sale beginning Monday, Nov. 7 at LiveNation.com.

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Video: Roger Waters, Foo Fighters on ‘Late Night’

Posted September 28, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters appeared on the ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” show last night for an interview with the host, and this performance of “In the Flesh” with Foo Fighters.

Waters confirmed he’ll be bringing his “Wall” tour back to North America for more dates.

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Jimmy Fallon to present week of Pink Floyd

Posted September 22, 2011 by Floydian Slip

“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” will feature a Pink Floyd song each night of the week next week. The band’s Roger Waters and Nick Mason will also appear on the show.

On Monday, The Shins will perform “Breathe” from “The Dark Side of the Moon,” with Mason appearing for an interview. Tuesday Waters will join Foo Fighters to perform “In the Flesh” from “The Wall.” He’ll also be interviewed by Fallon.

MGMT performs “Lucifer Sam” Wednesday; country artist Dierks Bentley will do “Wish You Were Here” Thursday; and Pearl Jam appears Friday to do “Mother.”

The program airs at 12:35 a.m. ET on NBC.

The week of Floyd is timed to coincide with the beginning of the Why Pink Floyd? remaster campaign.

Fire up those DVRs …

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Video: Gilmour joins Waters at the 02

Posted May 12, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Video from this evening’s performance of “The Wall” at London’s 02, featuring the reunion of David Gilmour and Roger Waters.

Gilmour joined Waters, along with drummer Nick Mason, for playing “Outside the Wall” at the end of the show, as well: Gilmour on mandolin, and Mason on tambourine.

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Gilmour joins Waters tonight

Posted May 12, 2011 by Floydian Slip

The nearly-year-long mystery was revealed on David Gilmour’s blog moments ago: When would he make good on his promise from last summer to join Roger Waters on stage to perform “Comfortably Numb” with former bandmate Roger Waters?

The answer: At tonight’s o2 show in London.

Gilmour’s post says the song will be recorded for posting on “various websites,” but is not intended for an eventual DVD of “The Wall” in the works.

“Look on the bright side: that means you’ll get to see it sooner,” the post reads, before adding tonight’s appearance truly is a one-off.

“David is not repeating his special guest performance at a later occasion, I’m sorry to disappoint those of you with fingers crossed and tickets for later shows.”

Waters joined Gilmour on stage at a charity event last July (“David Gilmour, Roger Waters perform together“). The deal, as it was revealed later, was Gilmour agreed to, in turn, join Waters during one show of his “Wall” tour, to perform “Comfortably Numb.”

“Floydian Slip” turned the upcoming pairing into a contest (“Reunion date contest: The results“), asking people to guess the date of the reunion for a chance to win Waters’ “The Wall Live in Berlin” from 1990. Guess the exact date, and we’d throw in a sealed copy of Classic Rock‘s excellent 3D Pink Floyd issue from Fall 2009, celebrating the 30th anniversary of “The Wall.”

We’ll be mulling over entries this evening to determine our winner.

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Greek ‘Wall’ shows to be filmed; Milan dates moved

Posted April 20, 2011 by Floydian Slip

“The Wall” will be committed to film when the show is performed by Roger Waters in Greece in early July.

To accommodate the filming, the tour’s Milan, Italy, dates have been rescheduled. The July 6 and 7 shows for Milan have been moved to July 3 and 4, respectively.

Ticket holders are instructed to hold on to their tickets, which will automatically become valid for the new dates. Those who cannot attend the new dates, should return to their point of purchase for a refund no later than June 15.

Waters previously announced the shows in London would be filmed, asking for close attention of the show’s no photography policy, since flash photos interfere with the show’s projections and affect filming.

We’ve been told to expect a possible theatrical release of the show, as well as a DVD.

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