The Last Few: Roger Waters startete UK-Tour in Birmingham

Die letzten sechs Shows von Roger Waters Europatour finden auf für ihn beheimateten Boden, im vereinigten Königreich, statt. Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass das etwas gelassener ablaufen wird, was die mediale Aufmerksamkeit angeht.

Die spannendste Frage: Lädt Roger Nick ein?

This Is Not A Drill UK-Tour 2023

• 31.05.2023 Birmingham, Utilita Arena
• 02.06.2023 Glasgow, OVO Hydro
• 03.06.2023 Glasgow, OVO Hydro
• 06.06.2023 London, O2 Arena
• 07.06.2023 London, O2 Arena
• 10.06.2023 Manchester, AO Arena

Guardian: Roger Waters beklagt Behandlung in Deutschland, wehrt sich gegen UK-Medien

When he launches into a 10-minute tirade in which he decries his “brutal” treatment in Germany and says that the Daily Mail, the Times and the Daily Telegraph are trying to destroy him over his support for human rights in Palestine. “They’re trying to cancel me like they cancelled Jeremy Corbyn and Julian Assange,” he rages. “I will not be cancelled.” By the time he thanks the crowd for their support, the 79-year-old is tearful. “I’m fucking dying here,” he pleads.

Waters chillingly suggests, “we’re closer to a nuclear confrontation than ever before”. However, apart from a screen slogan about “fucking oligarchs” and a fleeting image of Putin, references to Russia or Ukraine are conspicuously absent, which might be an attempt to defuse further controversy but seems an extraordinary omission from a supposed anti-war campaigner.

Guardian: Roger Waters review – embattled singer vows ‘I will not be cancelled’

The Telegraph: Roger Waters in Birmingham: An agitator at his best, showing Britain can’t cancel the sublime

Roger Waters opened his British tour with an emotional 10-minute rant about his mistreatment in Germany, how good it was to be back in Britain but how upset he was about a recent “hatchet job” in the “f Telegraph” and how this paper (and “the Times of London” in fairness) had come to his Birmingham Arena concert just to “rip my balls off.”

Apparently convinced the British press won’t be happy until his career has been destroyed, he defiantly roared, “I will not be cancelled! Especially when it’s all lies. I’m fighting back, Mr. Telegraph!”

Waters is under investigation by Berlin police for “incitement to public hatred” for wearing a “Nazi-style” uniform during concerts last week. “I’ve been wearing that leather coat since the Wall in 1980,” he bitterly pointed out onstage.

The satirical uniform was left in a backstage wardrobe in Birmingham, lest it prove a distraction. Not that Waters was repentant. 

Telegraph: Roger Waters – This is not a drill – Birmingham-Review

Konzert-Statistik:

• Tour: This Is Not A Drill 2023
• Termin: 31.5.2023, Mittwoch
• Spielstätte: Utilita Arena
• Plätze: 15.000
• Adresse:
• Einlass: 19:00 Uhr | Showtime: 20:20 Uhr

Band:

• Roger Waters: Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar
• Joey Waronker: Drums
• Jonathan Wilson: Guitars, Vocals
• Gus Seyffert: Guitars, Bass, Harmonica
• Dave Kilminster: Guitars, Bass, Backing Vocals
• Jon Carin: Keyboards, Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Robert Walter: Keyboards
• Amanda Belair: Vocals
• Shanay Johnson: Vocals
• Seamus Blake: Saxophon