In the Flesh (Roger Waters tour)

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In the Flesh
Tour by Roger Waters
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Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Africa
  • South America
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Europe
Associated album Amused to Death
Start date23 July 1999 (1999-07-23)
End date30 June 2002 (2002-06-30)
Legs4
No. of shows105
Roger Waters concert chronology

In the Flesh was a series of worldwide concert tours by Roger Waters that spanned three individual tours over the course of three years (1999, 2000, and 2002). [1] Returning from a 12-year-long hiatus from the road, [2] In The Flesh was a showcase of his best known work from his days with Pink Floyd, with that material dominating shows. [1] Songs were also performed from Waters' most recently released solo album, 1992's Amused to Death , being played live for the first time. [3] The tour's name is an allusion to the 1977 Pink Floyd tour for the Animals album, [4] as well as the two songs so titled on the album The Wall .

Contents

The tour was a financial success in the United States. [1] Because of Waters' long absence from the music scene, promoters and other industry figures were unsure of how well a Waters tour would do commercially, and were surprised when tickets began selling rapidly as soon as they were put on sale. [2] In a number of cases, dates booked in smaller venues such as theatres were moved into larger ones such as outdoor amphitheatres or arenas. [2] [1] The 1999 portion of the tour ended up grossing $6.7 million from 21 shows, with a total of some 243,000 people attending. [2]

Although Waters himself had no new music being released in conjunction with In the Flesh, [4] the 2000 portion of the tour coincided with the release of Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81 , commemorating Pink Floyd's historic live performance of The Wall, and the tour and the release were cross-promoted. [2] While the first two years of the tour took place only in North America, the third year stretched across the world. [4] During the tour, Waters played two completely new songs, "Flickering Flame" or "Each Small Candle", [4] often as the final encore to many of the shows. [1] In June 2002, he completed the tour with a performance in front of 70,000 people at the Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts. [1]

The 27 June 2000 performance at the Rose Garden Arena (Now Moda Center) in Portland, Oregon was later released as the primary source for the CD and DVD In the Flesh – Live . [1] [4] Several other shows were filmed as well for use in the CD/DVD, [4] with announcements being made alerting audience members that they were being filmed. [1]

1999

The concert show consisted of his most famous tracks from the beginning of his Pink Floyd career. Along with the popular acclaim, the show received critical praise from various artists and magazines. Most of the tour band had worked with Waters before, although guitarist Doyle Bramhall II was new. [4]

Tour band

Source: [5]

Set list

Set 1

  1. "In the Flesh"
  2. "The Thin Ice"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1"
  4. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  5. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" (Prior to 31 July 1999, "Happiest Days" and "Another Brick, Part 2" were played at the end of set two after "Amused to Death")
  6. "Mother"
  7. "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert"
  8. "Southampton Dock"
  9. "Pigs on the Wing, Part 1"
  10. "Dogs"
  11. "Welcome to the Machine"
  12. "Wish You Were Here"
  13. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–VII"

Set 2

  1. "Speak to Me"
  2. "Breathe"
  3. "Time"
  4. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (piano intro only, dropped prior to 15 August 1999)
  5. "Money"
  6. "5:06AM (Every Strangers' Eyes)"
  7. "The Powers That Be"
  8. "What God Wants, Part I"
  9. "Perfect Sense, Part I"
  10. "Perfect Sense, Part II"
  11. "It's a Miracle"
  12. "Amused to Death"

Encore

  1. "Brain Damage"
  2. "Eclipse"
  3. "Comfortably Numb"
1999 tour dates
DateCityCountryVenue
North America
23 July 1999 Milwaukee United States Milwaukee Auditorium
24 July 1999 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre
25 July 1999 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
27 July 1999 Cleveland Gund Arena
30 July 1999 Quebec City CanadaL'Agora
31 July 1999 Montreal Molson Centre
1 August 1999 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
4 August 1999 Mansfield United States Tweeter Center
6 August 1999 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
7 August 1999 Wantagh Jones Beach
8 August 1999 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre
10 August 1999 Albany Pepsi Arena
11 August 1999 Camden E-Centre
13 August 1999 Scranton Montage Mountain
14 August 1999 Corfu Six Flags Darien Lake
15 August 1999 Columbus Schottenstein Center
17 August 1999 Hershey Star Pavilion
18 August 1999 Burgettstown Star Lake Amphitheatre
20 August 1999 Baltimore Baltimore Arena
22 August 1999 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
24 August 1999 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center
25 August 1999 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
27 August 1999 St. Louis Riverport
28 August 1999 [lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Kemper Arena
  1. ↑ New song "Each Small Candle" performed for the first time

2000

Following the startling success of the 1999 tour, Waters mounted an even more extensive tour, touching areas of the country ignored on previous tours. [2] The set list was also altered with "The Thin Ice", "Another Brick In The Wall part 1", "The Powers That Be" and "What God Wants" being removed in favour of "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", "Bravery of Being Out of Range" and new song titled "Each Small Candle". The backing band was relatively the same as the previous tour, with an addition of a backup singer and a new saxophone player for the songs "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" and "Money".

Tour band

Source: [2]

Guest musicians
Set list

Set 1

  1. "In the Flesh"
  2. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
  4. "Mother"
  5. "Get Your Filthy Hand Off My Desert"
  6. "Southampton Dock"
  7. "Pigs on the Wing, Part 1"
  8. "Dogs"
  9. "Welcome to the Machine"
  10. "Wish You Were Here"
  11. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–VII"

Set 2

  1. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"
  2. "Breathe"
  3. "Time"
  4. "Money"
  5. "5:06AM (Every Strangers Eyes)"
  6. "What God Wants, Part I" (dropped after 2 June 2000)
  7. "Perfect Sense, Part I"
  8. "Perfect Sense, Part II"
  9. "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"
  10. "It's a Miracle"
  11. "Amused to Death"
  12. "Brain Damage"
  13. "Eclipse"

Encore

  1. "Comfortably Numb"
  2. "Each Small Candle"
2000 tour dates
DateCityCountryVenue
North America
2 June 2000 Tampa United States Ice Palace
3 June 2000 West Palm Beach Mars Music Amphitheatre
6 June 2000 Nashville AmSouth Amphitheatre
7 June 2000 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion
10 June 2000 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
11 June 2000 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre
13 June 2000 San Antonio Alamodome
16 June 2000 Phoenix America West Arena
17 June 2000 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
19 June 2000 Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre
21 June 2000Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre
22 June 2000
24 June 2000 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
25 June 2000 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
27 June 2000 Portland Rose Garden Arena
30 June 2000 George The Gorge Amphitheatre
1 July 2000 Boise Idaho Center
3 July 2000 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
6 July 2000 Minneapolis Target Center
8 July 2000 Tinley Park World Music Theater
9 July 2000 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
11 July 2000New York City Madison Square Garden
13 July 2000
15 July 2000 Bristow Nissan Pavilion
16 July 2000 Providence Providence Civic Center

Notes

2002

The success of Waters' two American tours encouraged him to make his 2002 tour a world tour. The set list for 2002 was similar to the previous tour with the addition of another new song, "Flickering Flame", [6] which was substituted periodically for "Each Small Candle" as the encore. The band also changed with the departure of Doyle Bramhall II, his wife and back up singer Sussanah Melvoin and Jon Carin. Brought in was Chester Kamen who replacing Bramhall on guitars and vocals as well as Carin's vocals, Linda Lewis as back up singer (who later was replaced by Carol Kenyon due to personal issues), and Harry Waters (son of frontman Roger Waters) to replace Carin on keyboards and occasional guitar. By far the most historical moment of this or any of Waters in the Flesh tours came at London's Wembley Arena as former Pink Floyd bandmate and drummer Nick Mason sat in and played both nights on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".

Tour band
Set list

Set 1

  1. "In The Flesh"
  2. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
  3. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
  4. "Mother"
  5. "Get Your Filthy Hand Off My Desert"
  6. "Southampton Dock"
  7. "Pigs on the Wing, Part 1"
  8. "Dogs"
  9. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (moved midtour, originally opened set two)
  10. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I–V"
  11. "Welcome to the Machine"
  12. "Wish You Were Here"
  13. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–VII" (On 7 June and 24 June 2002 the full "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX" was played instead)

Set 2

  1. "Breathe"
  2. "Time"
  3. "Money"
  4. "5:06AM (Every Strangers Eyes)"
  5. "Perfect Sense, Part I"
  6. "Perfect Sense, Part II"
  7. "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"
  8. "It's a Miracle"
  9. "Amused to Death"
  10. "Brain Damage"
  11. "Eclipse"

Encore

  1. "Comfortably Numb"
  2. "Each Small Candle" or "Flickering Flame" (On certain dates, such as 17 March 2002, among others, both "Each Small Candle" and "Flickering Flame" were performed)
2002 tour dates
DateCityCountryVenue
Africa/South America/North America/Asia/Australia
27 February 2002 Cape Town South Africa Bellville Velodrome
1 March 2002 Johannesburg MTN Sundome **
3 March 2002 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional **
7 March 2002 Buenos Aires Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium **
9 March 2002 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Sambódromo Carnival **
12 March 2002 Porto Alegre Olímpico Stadium
14 March 2002 São Paulo Estádio do Pacaembu **
15 March 2002
17 March 2002 Caracas Venezuela Caracas POP Festival **
19 March 2002 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
25 March 2002 Osaka JapanKoseinenkin Hall
26 March 2002
28 March 2002Tokyo Tokyo International Forum **
30 March 2002
31 March 2002
2 April 2002 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Olympic Stadium
5 April 2002 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
6 April 2002
8 April 2002 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
10 April 2002 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
13 April 2002 Bangalore IndiaPalace Grounds
15 April 2002 Dubai United Arab Emirates Golf & Yacht Club
17 April 2002 Beirut Lebanon B.I.E.L.
Europe
4 May 2002 Lisbon Portugal Atlantic Pavilion **
5 May 2002
8 May 2002 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
10 May 2002 Milan ItalyForum
11 May 2002 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
13 May 2002 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
15 May 2002 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
17 May 2002 Erfurt GermanyMesse Halle
18 May 2002 Cologne Kölnarena
20 May 2002 Oberhausen Arena
22 May 2002 Hanover Preussag Arena
24 May 2002 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
25 May 2002 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena
27 May 2002 Saint Petersburg RussiaNew Arena/Hermitage
29 May 2002Moscow Olimpiski Arena
31 May 2002 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
2 June 2002 Copenhagen DenmarkForum
4 June 2002 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
5 June 2002 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
7 June 2002 Warsaw Poland Gwardia Stadium
9 June 2002BerlinGermanyVelodrome
10 June 2002 Prague Czech Republic Paegas Arena
12 June 2002RomeItaly Stadio Flaminio
14 June 2002 Wien AustriaWiesen Festival
15 June 2002 Budapest Hungary Kisstadion **
17 June 2002 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
19 June 2002ParisFrance Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
21 June 2002 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
22 June 2002 Manchester MEN Arena
24 June 2002 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre
26 June 2002LondonEngland Wembley Arena *
27 June 2002
30 June 2002 Pilton Glastonbury Festival

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