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Concert Review: Roger Waters, June 28, 2007, Winnipeg, MTS Centre

Written by Triniman
Published July 03, 2007
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Waters sang less lead vocals when the band returned after an intermission to play The Darkside of the Moon in its entirety. Guitarist Dave Kilminster occasionally sang lead vocals as did keyboardist Jon Carin. Kilminster was very strong as one of the three lead guitarists, along with Snowy White and Andy Fairweather-Low, who also played bass, once in a while. Fairweather-Low also looked a tad like Elvis Costello, with his balding head and glasses. Unlike the usually scowling David Gilmour, Roger Waters flashed plenty of smiles, confirming that the fans have remembered him and totally appreciate his contributions to music and his human rights interests.

Image Hosted by ImageShack.usOne of the three back-up singers sang lead on "The Great Gig In The Sky," and she wailed away for quite a while and really won the audience over.

The encore tracks included "Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2," which had the audience singing along and the evening's closer, "Comfortably Numb," which is what many no doubt felt as the show concluded.

I'm not sure how they could have improved the show. I could hear some of the people behind me calling for keyboardist Jon Carin to get off the stage when he sang lead vocals on the Darkside material. Sure, there were several more songs the audience would have loved to have heard (I wanted to hear the "pop" hit "Radio Waves" from Radio KAOS, but every good artist leaves them wanting more.

My rating for this show is .

The setlist:
1. In The Flesh?
2. Mother
3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part One)
5. Have A Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Southampton Dock
8. The Fletcher Memorial Home
9. Perfect Sense (Part I)
10. Perfect Sense (Part Ii)
11. Leaving Beirut
12. Sheep

~Intermission~

Dark Side Of The Moon:
13. Speak To Me / Breathe
14. On The Run
15. Time
16. The Great Gig In The Sky
17. Money
18. Us And Them
19. Any Colour You Like
20. Brain Damage
21. Eclipse

Encore:
22. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
23. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2
24. Vera
25. Bring The Boys Back Home
26. Comfortably Numb

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Triniman's BlogAlmost weekly, Triniman catches new movies, and adds one or two CDs to his collection. Due to time constraints, he blogs about only 5% of the CDs, books and DVDs that he purchases. Holed up in the geographic centre of North America, the cultural mecca of Canada, and the sunniest city north of the 49th, Winnipeg, Triniman blogs a bit when he's not swatting mosquitoes, shovelling snow or golfing.

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Concert Review: Roger Waters, June 28, 2007, Winnipeg, MTS Centre
Published: July 03, 2007
Type: Review
Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Music: Live Concerts, Music: Progressive Rock
Writer: Triniman
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