Roger Waters is back on the road, having kicked off his “This Is Not A Drill Tour” on Wednesday night (July 6th) at Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena. Waters, who performed in the round on a massive, rectangular stage, pushed some fans' buttons with a printed message reading: “If you’re one of those 'I love Pink Floyd but I can’t stand Roger’s politics people,' you might do well do well to f*** off to the bar right now.”
The 23-song show was broken into two sets and opened with an acoustic version of The Wall's “Comfortably Numb.” Alongside newer solo material were Pink Floyd classics from The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall — along with a new song, titled “The Bar,” which was also performed later in the show as a reprise.
Throughout the show the omnipresent video screens showed a barage of political statements by Waters and at one point showed a bloody red stamp deeming both Presidents Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump “WAR CRIMINALS.” Under Joe Biden the tag was amended by adding, “Just getting started. . .”