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Us + Them Tour

Us + Them Tour

2017–18 concert tour by Roger Waters


The Us + Them Tour was a concert tour by rock musician Roger Waters. The tour visited the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and countries in Europe and Latin America, showcasing songs from Waters' career with Pink Floyd and his 2017 album Is This the Life We Really Want? It opened on 26 May 2017 in Kansas City, United States[1][2] and ended on 9 December 2018 in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Background

In mid-October 2016, Waters announced that he would return to North America in 2017 with a pioneering new tour named "Us + Them", stating: "We are going to take a new show on the road, the content is very secret. It'll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things. Probably 75% of it will be old material and 25% will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It'll be spectacular like all my shows have been." The tour is named after the track "Us and Them", from Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.[1][2]

Tour band

The touring band saying good night on 24 January 2018 in New Zealand

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on September 12, 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.[7] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Notes about encore section

The following songs were performed during the tour, with each song noted the city and date it was performed:

  • "Vera"/"Bring the Boys Back Home" (medley) (all shows until 11 August 2017; Oslo, 14 August 2018; Stockholm, 18 August 2018)
  • "Mother" (Nashville, 13 August 2017; Boston, 27 & 28 September 2017; Québec, 6 & 7 October 2017; Ottawa, 10 October 2017; Toronto, 13 October 2017; Montreal, 16, 17 & 18 October 2017; Winnipeg, 22 October 2017; Vancouver, 28 October 2017; Auckland, 24 & 26 January 2018; Dunedin, 30 January 2018; Sydney, 2 & 3 February 2018; Melbourne, 10, 11 & 13 February 2018; Adelaide, 16 February 2018; Bologna, 21, 24 & 25 April 2018; Budapest, 2 May 2018; Zagreb, 6 May 2018; Lyon, 9 May 2018; Antwerp, 11 May 2018; Rome, 14 July 2018; Kraków, 3 August 2018; São Paulo, 9 & 10 November 2018; Brasília, 13 October 2018; Rio de Janeiro, 24 October 2018; San José, 24 November 2018)
  • "Wait for Her/Oceans Apart/Part of Me Died" (medley) (Vancouver, 29 October 2017; Perth, 20 February 2018; Bologna, 22 April 2018; Prague, 28 April 2018; Antwerp, 12 May 2018; Lisbon, 20 May 2018; Amsterdam, 18 June 2018; Glasgow, 29 June 2018; Gdańsk, 5 August 2018)
  • "Danny Boy" (Dublin, 26 & 27 June 2018)
  • "Broken Bones" (Copenhagen, 10 August 2018; Oslo, 15 August 2018; Helsinki, 21 August 2018; Bogotá, 21 November 2018)
  • "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" (Riga, 24 August 2018; Kaunas, 26 August 2018; St. Petersburg, 29 August 2018; Moscow, 31 August 2018)
  • "Two Suns in the Sunset" (Salvador, 17 October 2018; Belo Horizonte, 21 October 2018; Montevideo, 3 November 2018; Lima, 17 November 2018)
  • "The Gunner's Dream" (Santiago, 14 November 2018)

Reception

As of July 2017, the Us + Them Tour, which had cost $4 million to produce, had grossed over $25 million in North America and ranked 19th in highest grossing shows in North America for that year.[8] The tour has been highly praised for its setlist, which is heavy on songs from Waters' tenure in Pink Floyd, along with its visuals and technology.

Anti-Donald Trump imagery from the tour

One portion of the show features extensive anti-Donald Trump imagery, which led some attendees to boo or even walk out of the show.[9] Waters responded to the anti-Trump critics by saying, "I find it slightly surprising that anybody could have been listening to my songs for 50 years without understanding", and said to those critics if they didn't like what he was doing, "Go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians. I don't care." Waters also said that due to his anti-Trump images that he lost sponsors such as American Express, who refused to have their company associated with his shows in the U.S., although they are still sponsoring the tour in Canada, according to Waters.[10] In Brazil, Waters similarly attacked then presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro and was repeatedly booed by crowds on all shows.[11] Some imagery mentioned "neo-fascism is on the rise", and also cited multiple other politicians such as Vladimir Putin and Marine Le Pen.[12]

Waters also was met with some backlash, boycotts and even attempts to cancel his show by some lawmakers[13] in various cities due to his anti-Israel boycott which some felt was anti-semitic. Prior to his performances in Washington, D.C., the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington produced a video criticizing Waters' support of BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement that compares the country's treatment of Palestinians to apartheid.[14] In October 2016, Waters lost $4 million in sponsorship after American Express refused to fund the tour due to his anti-Israel rhetoric at a previous festival sponsored by the financial company.[15] In November 2016, Citibank joined American Express in cutting ties to Waters.[16]

Movie and live album

The Amsterdam shows of 18 – 23 June 2018 at the Ziggo Dome were filmed for Roger Waters: Us + Them. The movie was premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2019. A live album with the songs from the movie was released on 2 October 2020.

Tour dates

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Notes

  1. Production rehearsal.[19]
  2. The score data is combined from the shows held at the Staples Center from 20, 21 & 27 June 2017 respectively.
  3. The score data is combined from the shows held at the United Center from 22, 23 & 28 July 2017 respectively.
  4. The score data is combined from the shows held at the Air Canada Centre from 2, 3 & 13 October 2017 respectively.
  5. This show was filmed for the Roger Waters: Us + Them film.
  6. The concert on 6 July 2018 at Hyde Park in London was part of the British Summer Time.
  7. The show on 17 November 2018 in Lima was originally scheduled in the National Stadium but it was moved to the Monumental Stadium for unknown reasons.

References

  1. Hilton, Robin (13 October 2016), "Roger Waters Announces 'Us And Them' Live Tour", npr.org, retrieved 24 October 2016
  2. Cohen, Sandy (13 October 2016), "Roger Waters announces 2017 North American 'Us + Them' tour", washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on 24 October 2016, retrieved 24 October 2016
  3. "Roger Waters - Us And Them 2018 Tour". Pink Floyd - A Fleeting Glimpse.
  4. Farrell, Michael (10 September 2017). "Roger Waters presents the sound of Pink Floyd at its most provocative". The Buffalo News.
  5. "The Top Grossing Tours of 2017, so far". TheSoundLA. The SoundLA. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. Gaca, Anna (10 July 2017). "Some Pink Floyd Fans in New Orleans Booed Roger Waters For Showing Anti-Trump Images Onstage". Spin.com. Spin. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. Maine, Samantha (5 August 2017). "Roger Waters tells anti-Trump tour critics to 'go see Katy Perry' instead". NME.com. NME. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. "Roger Waters critica Bolsonaro, mas acumula polêmicas". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. "Roger Waters agradece vaias em SP e diz que Bolsonaro é corrupto e insano". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 October 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. "NY lawmaker: Roger Waters concert violates anti-BDS law". jewishledger. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  11. "Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is accused of anti-Semitism ahead of D.C. concerts". Washington Post. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. "Roger Waters – Us + Them". roger-waters.com. October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  13. Box score:
  14. "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  15. Hurley, Bevan (25 January 2018). "Roger Waters: Anything but comfortably numb". Stuff.
  16. Munro, Bruce (31 January 2018). "Roger Waters stirring, enthralling, satisfying". Otago Daily Times Online News.
  17. "/". The Music.
  18. Box score:

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