Rogers Waters Live the point May 07

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Saw the ad for this in the Irish Times today, its a seriously high price but Roger Waters is a bit of a legend:D

Event Details
Aiken Promotions are proud to present…



THE CREATIVE GENIUS BEHIND PINK FLOYD,
TO TO PERFORM, "THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON,"
IN ITS ENTIRETY ON A WORLD CONCERT TOUR



ROGER WATERS



LIVE AT THE POINT THEATRE – 14TH MAY 2007



TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE THURSDAY 23RD NOV AT 9AM!



An Evening With Roger Waters To Reprise

Classic Songs From Pink Floyd Catalogue & Solo Works

Following from the tremendous success at the Live at the Marquee in Cork this summer, Aiken Promotions are again proud to present Roger Waters live at The Point Theatre, Dublin 14th May 2007, Tickets will go on sale Next Thursday 23rd November at 9am from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, booking line no.0818 719 300



Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive rock band Pink Floyd, will perform "The Dark Side Of The Moon," in its entirety, during his upcoming European concert tour.



The eagerly-awaited Roger Waters concert tour will combine an evening of music – comprised of two sets plus encores, with state-of-the-art staging, lighting and sound.



Set One will be a comprehensive overview of Waters' music including early Pink Floyd material; classic compositions from the masterpiece "The Wall"; beloved pieces from "Animals," "Wish You Were Here," and "The Final Cut"; and songs from Waters' solo tour de force: "Amused To Death" and "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking."



Set Two will consist of Roger Waters and his band performing "The Dark Side Of The Moon," one of the defining works of rock music history.



The band features Andy Fairweather Low (guitar and vocals), Snowy White (guitar), Dave Kilminster (guitar and vocals), Jon Carin (keyboards and vocals), Graham Broad (drums), Harry Waters (Hammond organ) and Ian Ritchie (saxophone) with Katie Kissoon, PP Arnold and Carol Kenyon on vocals.



The concerts will utilize elaborate large-scale video projections, theatrical staging, and a dazzling array of special effects to underscore and accentuate the power of the music which is delivered via a state-of-the-art 360° quadraphonic sound system.



Tickets priced at €96.25 Seated & €91.25 GA, and will go on sale Thursday 23rd Nov at 9am from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, booking line no.0818 719 300.

Mushy

*cries* Damn the Leaving Cert anyway, wont be able to go. But maybe at about a €100 a ticket...phew! but DSOTM...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

LundiMardi

YUS!!!! Cork gig was the best EVER.

But jebus, those prices are ****ing rediculous!!

honru

I'll keep my €90 thanks.

LundiMardi

You know what, it's totally worth it. I don't think i'd ever say that about any act but you will never see a gig as good as this.

GBX

I saw him in Cork, it was a great gig. Well worth it. Id recommend it, even at 90+ a ticket.
A friend was saying that the reason its so expensive for the ticket is to do with the tax exemptions for artists no longer applying and VAT going on the tickets. Might see an increase in ticket prices again

Wishbone Ash

Mushy wrote:

*cries* Damn the Leaving Cert anyway, wont be able to go

Does the LC not begin in June? (unless it's changed since I did it in 1986!)



Andy Fairweather Low - that's a blast from the past!

Léan

Oh man i'd love to go to this. Saw him when he played in cork, was unreal.
Really expensive though
Think i've exams too Ugh.

John

GBX wrote:

I saw him in Cork, it was a great gig. Well worth it. Id recommend it, even at 90+ a ticket.
A friend was saying that the reason its so expensive for the ticket is to do with the tax exemptions for artists no longer applying and VAT going on the tickets. Might see an increase in ticket prices again

I also imagine that tickets are expensive because it sounds like an expensive production with all the bells and whistles. I'm thinking hard about this, a lot of money but it sounds like a good show.

Roger Waters could use an international airport.

Alucard II

i adore Pink Floyd, and DSOTM is one of my all time favourite albums, but if someone thinks that im going to pay €90+ to see it being preformed live, they can suck my hairy ****in balls.

LundiMardi

Your loss man, your loss...

I'm heading over to Manchester to see his gig there the week before this:D

garthv

100 quid for a ticket!!!
I paid 180 euro for my Roskilde ticket and got to see Roger Waters and 80 other bands, bit of a f*cking rip if you ask me...
Still, its an experience and a half seeing dark side of the moon performed live

phantom_lord

Seeing him in cork was the best gig of my life. 90yoyos is just a joke tho. But I'll still go.

Jimmy81

Why do tickets have to go on sale now when im totally skint!! :mad:

Im assuming that this will sell out fairly lively yeah?

Alucard II

LundiMardi wrote:

Your loss man, your loss...

I'm heading over to Manchester to see his gig there the week before this:D

not really. i'll never get to see Pink Floyd, i've accepted that. Live8 was the last fling, i dont ever see them reforming. if they did, then yes, id probably pay the €90, but i can think of better ways to put said money to use.

LundiMardi

well if it's any consolation, Nick Mason played at the Cork gig, so at least i got to see half of Floyd:)

wer*

THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2006: THE 40 MUSIC MILLIONAIRES


Music Rank 2006 Name National Rank 2006 Wealth 2006 Wealth 2005
27= Roger Waters 716= GBP80m GBP78m

£80 million personal wealth and amongst the top 1000 richest people in Britain and tickets are €90+!! Has he not made enough already out of DSOTM?

Frank Bullitt

saw him a few weeks ago in madison square gardens,was quite an amazing show i must say,think ill pop along to this

*Tripper*

Fcuk it i'll be the with "division" bells on! Hahahaha Yusss!

Mushy

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Does the LC not begin in June?

Ya see, im not let go to any gigs anymore due to the Leaving. Bit of a contradiction when Im let go out whenever I want though. Im going to one more gig soon enough ,only cos I already have a ticket, but DSOTM live, what a killer to miss. Gonna have to look into foreign dates...he might be at Glastonbury if I go there

*Tripper*

Oh that sucks man, last year i was at metallica the night before maths and geography but a whole month before is just ridiculous!

phantom_lord

My college exams start that week

Mushy

Oh that sucks man, last year i was at metallica the night before maths and geography but a whole month before is just ridiculous!

Please lay off the sarcasm, its not fair, believe me, I really wanna go, but no can do. Not even let go to Tool tomorrow . Although if I went to a gig the day before Paper 2 of Honours Maths, something along the lines of the fate of jesus would happen me. Sure I might see him somewhere else anyway, its not the end of the world

phantom_lord

How many tickets are there for this? I'm guessing it would be safe to leave it a while before buying?

blastman

I saw him in the Point the last time he played there, on the In The Flesh tour. Great show, but it was only 65 Euro or thereabouts a ticket. An increase of a third in three years or so is a hell of a jump.

Still, as I missed him on Cork this year, I might still be tempted. Can't quite believe tickets are hitting 100 Euro though!

dolittle

i dont care how much the tickets are i`m still kicking myself for missing him in cork

Donegal Lass

im sooooooo going to this...dont care how much they are, it'l be worth it! im sure it'l be ages before he's in Ireland again (if ever). I have the dvd that came with his 'in the flesh' album and if he's anywhere near as good as that, it'l be money well spent! people wouldnt bat an eyelid at going out 2/3 nights at the weekend and spending way more, with only a headache to show for it! Not too expensive when ya think of it that way!!

bottlerocket

Got standing tickets. Looks like the seats went pretty quick though I had 3 held and they couldn't process my order on website for some reason! If anyone wants to swap 3 standing for seats let me know.

And yeah its a steep price but will be worth every penny. Roll on May!

Wishbone Ash

I've just got 2 for Block D in the balcony. I'll be taking Mrs Wishbone Ash but she's not a fan. Hopefully there will be a live conversion.

PS - I've never been to the Point.

phantom_lord

woot. I got mine. Why would anyone want sitting ticketS?

kc66

From the description of the show above it will be the exact same show as in Cork. A bit more variety would be nice.
The Cork show was definitely one of the best concerts I'v seen, power cut and all. He got an amazing reception from the crowd at the end.
Worth €100 imo but still expensive

LundiMardi

i actually forgot that the tickets went on sale today, ah well, manchester and stockholm will have to do instead... WUPPAH!!

Wishbone Ash

phantom_lord wrote:

Why would anyone want sitting ticketS?

Us more mature fans like our comforts and. I don't do 'standing'. I think the last concert I stood at was Bowie in Slane (1987).

LundiMardi wrote:

i actually forgot that the tickets went on sale today, ah well, manchester and stockholm will have to do instead

Are they sold out?

LundiMardi

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Us more mature fans like our comforts and. I don't do 'standing'. I think the last concert I stood at was Bowie in Slane (1987).


Are they sold out?

Don't think so, they've been on sale a while, the stockholm gig went on sale at the start of november.

Wishbone Ash

LundiMardi wrote:

Don't think so, they've been on sale a while, the stockholm gig went on sale at the start of november.

I thought when you said that Manchester and Stockholm will have to do, you meant that you couldn't get tickets.

LundiMardi

No i got tickets for both manchester and stockholm.

phantom_lord

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Us more mature fans like our comforts and. I don't do 'standing'. I think the last concert I stood at was Bowie in Slane (1987).

A guy told me to get a seating ticket, "Sure it's easier to roll joints sitting down"

hallelujah

And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness,
And then I see a darkness.
Did you know how much I love you?
Its a hope that somehow you,
Can save me from this darkness.

Wishbone Ash

Anyone going tomorrow night? I'm really looking forward to it.

"And when the band you're in, starts playing different tunes....."

.....you'll know where you'll see me.

HAZEMAN

Been looking forward to it ever since it was announced now I may not be able to make it ,hoping to get there though. If not may be stuck with spares.

Wishbone Ash

HAZEMAN wrote:

Been looking forward to it ever since it was announced now I may not be able to make it

:eek:

HAZEMAN wrote:

may be stuck with spares.

:eek: :eek:

sharkman

I'll be there , cant wait !!!

empirix

Oh yeah - roll on tonight, anybody know if there is parking near the point

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

you will probably have to park a good bit away from it, dont use the car park in the point, you will be all night trying to get out of it!!!

stomprockin

well never mind the price for the gig 2night!! its haveing it on a bloody monday night!:mad: id pay 150 euro`s no probs to see the man himself!
but i think it should of been on a sat nt!!

Wishbone Ash

stomprockin wrote:

well never mind the price for the gig 2night!! its haveing it on a bloody monday night!:mad: id pay 150 euro`s no probs to see the man himself!
but i think it should of been on a sat nt!!

Yes, it feels a bit weird to be going on a Monday.

honru

stomprockin, HAZEMAN, *dolly*

All banned for attempting to buy/sell tickets on this forum.

Grid.

Fantastic gig , well worth the money!!

Wishbone Ash

I was blown away by it. What a gig!

Dearg Doom

Last nights show was just incredible! Excellent sound system,great band,Waters himself in great form,and even the flying pig. Magic!!