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This Is Not a Drill
Tour by Roger Waters
File:Attachment-roger-waters-this-is-not-a-drill.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
Start dateJuly 6, 2022
End dateOctober 15, 2022
Legs1
No. of shows42 in North America
Roger Waters concert chronology

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This Is Not a Drill is a concert tour by English songwriter Roger Waters. The tour, originally scheduled to take place between July and October 2020, was suspended after the COVID-19 pandemic advance, and rescheduled to take place in 2022. Waters first talked about a new live spectacle following his Us + Them Tour on a Rolling Stone interview in September 2019.[1] In 2021, he called the show his "first farewell tour".[2]

Background[edit]

In 2017, Waters released his fourth solo album Is This the Life We Really Want?, conceived as a radio play about a man and his granddaughter investigating why children are being killed in other parts of the world.[3] Waters described the play as "part magic carpet ride, part political rant, part anguish".[4]

To promote the album, Waters embarked on the Us + Them Tour, visiting the Americas, Europe and Oceania between May 2017 and December 2018. A portion of the show featured extensive anti-Donald Trump imagery set to songs released by Pink Floyd,[5] which led some attendees to boo or even walk out of the show.[6] Waters responded to the anti-Trump critics by saying, "I find it slightly surprising that anybody could have been listening to my songs for 50 years without understanding", and said to those critics if they didn't like what he was doing, "Go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians. I don't care." [7]

After finishing the tour, a film about it, called Roger Waters: Us + Them, was released. In September 2019, in an interview promoting the film, Waters talked to Rolling Stone about his plans for the future, where he first mentioned the main concept for a following tour:

It will be even more political than Us + Them was — political and humane. We were listening to songs and looking at set lists today. We were talking about, what should we call it? I shouldn't be giving this away, but I don't give a shit because it will probably all change, but imagine the iconic helicopter that normally comes before “Happiest Days” and “Brick 2” — that noise that we all know and love — and imagine a megaphone, somebody abused this device before, I know — but, “This is not a drill.” I thought that could be a good title for the show: This Is Not a Drill. The ruling class is killing us.[1]

In the same interview, Waters stated the tour would only visit arenas, with no concerts held in outdoor venues, and it would visit cities in United States, Canada, "and maybe three gigs in Mexico City. And that’s all. I can’t go off around the world, and I don’t really want to either".

Development[edit]

In January 2020, Waters officially announced the tour, named This Is Not a Drill. "This tour will be part of a global movement by people who are concerned by others to affect the change that is necessary", said Waters in a video announcing the tour. "That’s why we’re going on the road. That’s why speak to each other in pubs. That’s why this conversation should be on everybody’s lips, constantly, the whole time, because it’s super important. So I hope you’ll all come to the shows."[5] The show will see him performing in a 360° stage for the first time. Originally, the final show on the United States was due to take place on October 3, 2020, exactly one month before the 2020 presidential election.[5]

On March 27, 2020, Waters posted a statement on his website and social media, announcing the postponement of the tour to the following year due to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, declaring that the situation was a "Bummer, but if it saves one life, it’s worth it".[8][9][10][11] In April 2021, tour dates in Canada and United States were announced to take place in 2022,[2] while the concerts in Mexico were announced later in June.[12] In a statement, it was specified that the show "includes a dozen great songs from Pink Floyd’s Golden Era alongside several new ones — words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man". Waters has called This Is Not a Drill his "first farewell tour".[2] In November 2021, a new show in Monterrey, Mexico, was announced. In March 2022, 3 new shows were announced in the United States.

Controversies[edit]

In February 2020, following the showing of advertisements for the tour on some Major League Baseball platforms, Jewish organization B'nai B'rith ciriticized its decision of showing the ads and sponsoring the tour. The organization wrote a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred where they stated Waters’ views on Israel "far exceed the boundaries of civil discourse".[13] The controversy led the league to the decision to stop the running of tour ads in all its platforms and cutting ties to Waters.[14] Waters has supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in solidarity with Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories since 2011.[15]

This is not the first time Waters faces this kind of situation. In October 2016, Waters lost $4 million in sponsorship after American Express refused to fund his Us + Them Tour due to his anti-Israel rhetoric at a previous festival sponsored by the financial company.[16] In November 2016, Citibank joined American Express in cutting ties to Waters.[17]

Tour dates[edit]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[2][18][19][20]
Date City Country Venue
North America
July 6 2022[lower-alpha 1] Pittsburgh United States PPG Paints Arena
July 8 2022[lower-alpha 2] Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
July 9 2022[lower-alpha 2]
July 12 2022[lower-alpha 3] Boston United States TD Garden
July 15 2022[lower-alpha 4] Montreal Canada Bell Centre
July 17 2022[lower-alpha 5] Quebec City Videotron Centre
July 20 2022[lower-alpha 6] Albany United States Times Union Center
July 23 2022[lower-alpha 7] Detroit Little Caesars Arena
July 26 2022[lower-alpha 8] Chicago United Center
July 28 2022[lower-alpha 9] Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
July 30 2022[lower-alpha 10] Minneapolis Target Center
August 2 2022[lower-alpha 11] Cincinnati Heritage Bank Center
August 5 2022[lower-alpha 12] Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
August 6 2022[lower-alpha 12]
August 10 2022 Columbus Nationwide Arena
August 16 2022[lower-alpha 13] Washington Capital One Arena
August 18 2022[lower-alpha 14] Raleigh PNC Arena
August 20 2022[lower-alpha 15] Atlanta State Farm Arena
August 23 2022[lower-alpha 16] Miami American Airlines Arena
August 25 2022[lower-alpha 17] Orlando Amway Center
August 27 2022[lower-alpha 18] Nashville Bridgestone Arena
August 30 2022[lower-alpha 19] New York City Madison Square Garden
August 31 2022[lower-alpha 19]
September 3 2022[lower-alpha 20] Kansas City T-Mobile Center
September 6 2022[lower-alpha 21] Denver Ball Arena
September 8 2022[lower-alpha 22] Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena
September 10 2022[lower-alpha 23] Portland Moda Center
September 13 2022[lower-alpha 24] Edmonton Canada Rogers Place
September 15 2022[lower-alpha 25] Vancouver Rogers Arena
September 17 2022[lower-alpha 26] Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome
September 20 2022[lower-alpha 27] Sacramento Golden 1 Center
September 23 2022[lower-alpha 28] San Francisco Chase Center
September 24 2022[lower-alpha 28]
September 27 2022[lower-alpha 29] Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena
September 28 2022[lower-alpha 29]
October 1 2022[lower-alpha 30] Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
October 3 2022 Glendale Gila River Arena
October 6 2022 Austin Moody Center
October 8 2022[lower-alpha 31] Dallas American Airlines Center
October 11 2022 Monterrey Mexico Arena Monterrey
October 14 2022[lower-alpha 32] Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
October 15 2022[lower-alpha 32]

Notes[edit]

  1. The concert in Pittsburgh on July 6, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 8, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The concerts in Toronto on July 8 and 9, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on July 17 and 18, 2020, respectively.
  3. The concert in Boston on July 12, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 28, 2020.
  4. The concert in Montreal on July 15, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 23, 2020.
  5. The concert in Quebec City on July 17, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 21, 2020.
  6. The concert in Albany on July 20, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 25, 2020.
  7. The concert in Albany on July 23, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 14, 2020.
  8. The concert in Chicago on July 26, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 27, 2020.
  9. The concert in Milwaukee on July 28, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 22, 2020.
  10. The concert in Minneapolis on July 30, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 25, 2020.
  11. The concert in Cincinnati on August 2, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 1, 2020.
  12. 12.0 12.1 The concerts in Philadelphia on August 5 and 6, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on July 10 and 11, 2020, respectively.
  13. The concert in Washington on August 16, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on July 30, 2020.
  14. The concert in Raleigh on August 18, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 11, 2020.
  15. The concert in Atlanta on August 20, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 20, 2020.
  16. The concert in Miami on August 23, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 15, 2020.
  17. The concert in Orlando on August 25, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 13, 2020.
  18. The concert in Nashville on August 27, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 18, 2020.
  19. 19.0 19.1 The concerts in New York City on August 30 and 31, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on August 5 and 6, 2020, respectively.
  20. The concert in Kansas City on September 3, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on August 29, 2020.
  21. The concert in Denver on September 6, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 2, 2020.
  22. The concert in Salt Lake City on September 8, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 30, 2020.
  23. The concert in Salt Lake City on September 10, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 21, 2020.
  24. The concert in Edmonton on September 13, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 16, 2020.
  25. The concert in Vancouver on September 15, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 14, 2020.
  26. The concert in Tacoma on September 17, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 19, 2020.
  27. The concert in Sacramento on September 20, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 23, 2020.
  28. 28.0 28.1 The concerts in San Francisco on September 23 and 24, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on September 25 and 26, 2020, respectively.
  29. 29.0 29.1 The concerts in San Francisco on September 27 and 28, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on September 10 and 11, 2020, respectively.
  30. The concert in Las Vegas on October 1, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on September 4, 2020.
  31. The concert in Dallas on October 8, 2022, was originally scheduled to take place on October 3, 2020.
  32. 32.0 32.1 The concerts in Mexico City on October 14 and 15, 2022, were originally scheduled to take place on October 7 and 8, 2020, respectively.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grow, Kory (September 30, 2019). "Roger Waters Talks 'Us + Them' Film, Why Pink Floyd's Songs Remain Relevant". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Grow, Kory (April 8, 2021). "Roger Waters Sets Rescheduled Tour Dates, Teases His 'First Farewell Tour'". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. "How Roger Waters Will Fight Trump With Upcoming Tour, Concept Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-26. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. "Roger Waters Talks New Album, Moving Past 'Spectacle' for Tour". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-25. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Grow, Kory (January 23, 2020). "Roger Waters Plots North American Tour, Calls on Human Race to 'Change' or 'Die'". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. Gaca, Anna (July 10, 2017). "Some Pink Floyd Fans in New Orleans Booed Roger Waters For Showing Anti-Trump Images Onstage". Spin.com. Spin. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. Maine, Samantha (August 5, 2017). "Roger Waters tells anti-Trump tour critics to 'go see Katy Perry' instead". NME.com. NME. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  8. "Roger Waters 2020 Tour Postponed". Roger Waters official website. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. Kreps, Daniel (March 27, 2020). "Roger Waters Postpones This Is Not a Drill Tour Due to the Coronavirus". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. Irwin, Corey (March 27, 2020). "Roger Waters Postpones 2020 Tour Due to Coronavirus". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. Mims, Taylor (March 27, 2020). "Roger Waters Postpones 'This Is Not a Drill' Tour Dates". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Media Group. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  12. "Roger Waters Official Facebook Page". Facebook. Facebook, Inc. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  13. Kreps, Daniel (February 8, 2020). "Major League Baseball Halts Roger Waters Ads After Advocacy Group's Criticism". Rolling Stone. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  14. "MLB cancels promotion of Roger Waters' tour due to BDS support". The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem Post Group. February 9, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  15. "Roger Waters voices support for Israel boycott". Haaretz. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  16. "Roger Waters Loses $4 Million Sponsorship Over 'anti-Israel Rhetoric'". Haaretz. 30 October 2016.
  17. "Wish You Weren't Here: Citibank Joins American Express in Cutting Ties to Roger Waters". The Tower.
  18. Reed, Ryan (April 8, 2021). "Roger Waters Announces New 2022 Dates for Postponed Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Townsquare Media. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  19. "Roger Waters Official Website". Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  20. "Roger Waters". Bandsintown.



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