Roger Waters embarks on what he brutally teases as his “first farewell tour,” officially called This Is Not a Drill, next summer. He was supposed to start the tour last year, but pandemic lockdowns have sidelined his plans. The new string of dates kicks off July 6, 2022 in Pittsburgh.
Tickets are on sale now through RogerWaters.com. Those holding tickets for the 2020 dates will receive an email with more information about the new dates. Those tickets are valid for the new dates.
“This Is Not A Drill is a groundbreaking new rock & roll / cinematic extravaganza performed in the round,” Waters wrote in a statement. “It is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to love, protect and share our precious and precarious planet home. The show features a dozen great songs from Pink Floyd’s Golden Era alongside several new – words and music, the same writer, the same heart, the same soul, the same man. It could be his last hurray. Wow! My first farewell trip! Do not miss it. Love, R. “
When Waters announced the tour last year, he promised an entirely new production, following his Us + Them and the Wall tours, which would be featured in the round.
When he was originally planning it, he had timed it through to the 2020 election.[The new tour] will be even more political than Us + Them was – political and humane, ”said Waters Rolling stone in 2019. “Today we listened to songs and watched setlists. We were talking about, what should we call it? I shouldn’t be giving this away but I don’t care because it will probably all change, but just imagine the iconic helicopter that normally comes for ‘Happiest Days’ and ‘Brick 2’ – that sound we all know and love – and imagine a megaphone, someone has abused this device before, I know – but, “This is not a drill.” I thought that might be a good title for the show: This Is Not a Drill. The ruling class is killing us. “
Roger Waters, This Is Not a Drill 2022 Tour Dates
July 6 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
July 8 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
July 9 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
July 12 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
July 15 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Center
July 17 – Quebec, QC @ Videotron Center
July 20 – Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
July 23 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
July 26 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 28 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
July 30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
August 2 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
August 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
August 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
August 16 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
August 18 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
August 20 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
August 23 – Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena
August 25 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
August 27 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
August 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
August 31 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
September 3 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
September 6 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
September 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena
September 10 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
September 13 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
September 15 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
September 17 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
September 20 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
September 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
September 24 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
September 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
September 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
October 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
October 8 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center