In The Flesh 2000
Tour Reviews

Final thoughts:
I've seen many shows by many legends of rock, but I haven't seen anything better than what went on in Nashville last night. My seats were excellent, and Roger was really in touch with the audience. It was all worth more than the money I spent. I was quite a skeptic about Roger Waters and how the show would be considering factors such as a limited light show budget, only 1 new song, toured only 1 summer in 15 years, etc. But was I wrong! Musically, a fantastic show...probably the best I'll ever see. I would not go expecting a show production on the scale of Pink Floyd's lights and sound system, but Roger's setup was very impressive. I actually think Roger sounded crystal clear and better than present Floyd. If tickets are left in your area, trust me, get them now! You will be enraptured with the best music you'll hear in a lifetime.

From: Hard-core groupie, Julia Killough
Last night was the first time I have ever seen Roger Waters perform live and it was well worth the 5 hour drive from Athens, GA to Nashville. The set list was the same as posted on this web-site...I refrained from looking to let the anticipation build...I'm glad I did. Anyway, there isn't much to say other than the show was everything I had wished for From the moment he made his grand entrance.."so ya...thought ya..might like to go to the show" right through "Shine on" , "Pigs", "Dogs" and "Amused to Death" his songs laid testomony to his genius.

I was lucky enough to be on the very front row so that I could see the expressions on all the performers and talk to the roadies and sound engineers during the intermission and they all seem to have the highest regard for the man. "He's a nice guy, really...just isn't one for backstage passes and small talk." He wouldn't be Roger Waters if he was.

Anyway, I guess that's about it...I'm still sleep deprived....I got to drive back to Athens as soon as the show was over so please pardon the gramatical errors and babbling...I'm a little incoherent right now. All I can say is that I feel like a kid whose long awaited vacation has come and gone all too quickly. Anyone who has a spare ticket? I am more than willing to fill the Honda up with gas and go again...and I think we all know which one really is "Pink".

From: Andy Kozlowski
Hi, my name is Andy, and I wanted to submit a brief review of the Show I saw in Nashville.

I've seen PINK FLOYD without Roger 5 times and I've seen Roger 3 times so far on this "In The Flesh Tour" ( Rosemont, Illinois in 1999 and Deer Creek near Indianapolis also in 1999 and now @ Nashville, 2000, and I'm Going to see him in Tinley Park, Illinois)

Anyhow, out of all the shows I have seen to date, (I've seen the Grateful Dead about 45 times, Metallica, Aerosmith, Kiss, Ted Nugent, Allman Brothers, Smashing Pumpkins, Phish, Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Rush, Rusted Root, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and so on.....) the one in Nashville blows away any other show I have seen!!!!!! (out of ANY BAND I've seen) (Yes better than David Gilmour and Pink Floyd) and being an avid David Gilmour fan, I never thought that I would be saying this!!?!? but Roger IS the VOICE, and the SOUL of PINK FLOYD, in my humble opinion.

The sound Quality was incredibly SUPERB!!!!! I heard that Roger is using a Quadraphonic system on this tour, and MAN DOES IT ROCK!!!!!!

I get the impression that Roger is going through a re-birthing stage for his musical presence on stage. The way he plays the songs have that birthing feeling, very slow and natural and then WHAM!!!! does he pump out the WATTS!!!! He looks so much more comfortable on stage this year than last. He seems to have aged alot since last year.

The band that he has assembled is also AWESOME. while the guitar PLAYERS don't come close to Gilmour, and it does take two of them to perform what David does himself, they are truly talented musicians. The drummer, when he played the drum solo from the beginning of "TIME" did not miss a beat and it was VERY POWERFUL SOUNDING( Sorry, Nick Mason) John Curry ( the keyboardist, who also toured with PINK FLOYD), is superb.

I hope to see Roger tour again and again, and maybe by some kind of MIRACLE!!!! he would join forces with David and the rest of Floyd, and bury the hatchet, and become once again the best band on the planet!!! but for now I will take any live Floyd music I can by the original band members, and it may be better this way, so that both Roger and David can strive harder to do better than the other. If David saw this show I'm sure the wheels are turning in his brain on what he can do next to compete with Rog.

If you know anybody or any way to get copies of these shows, please forward info to me, as I would be eager to do some trading of some sorts. My cousin ran into someone who has a copy of the Deer Creek show that hopefully he will be able to get a copy of and I would be willing to burn a copy and trade.

By the way, I am glad I found your website and the info you provide. The set list was the same as in Tampa, except that he did plat Stranger's eyes off Pro's & Cons.

To sum it all up - THIS WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!! ( and as Roger would sing it " .. The greatest show on Earth.....)

From: Marv Chomer

One thing that caught my ears was that during the song "Wish you Were Here" he sang the lyric one time, "Wish they were here..." I wonder if he was taking about Gilmour and Co.? Probably not--I have never seen the post-Waters Floyd (and never will) but loved this concert.

If, in my past, I could pick one concert to have gone to, it would have been Roger Waters. I finally got my wish last night and was just blown away by the show and music. The only unfortunate thing about the night was that I had a headache going into it (I sell cars for a living and the day just got to me) and the sheer pain from my exploding brains caused me to leave during Comfortably Numb and miss Each Small Candle.

What surprised me was the mixture of people-types at this concert. Being a Roger Waters Fan -- I always had to admit that many people who knew Pink Floyd didn't know him -- especially his later work (which in many ways I prefer to his Floyd work.) There were young and old alike and I even saw a couple of people obviously stuck in the 70's in front of me -- he had the long hair and avaitor sunglasses and was standing up, singing and dancing to the Lennon and Dylan music that was playing. The only fan that really irritated me, though, was one in front of me who kept standing (when everyone else was sitting) and staring NOT AT THE STAGE but around him as if he was paranoid or fried (or both.)

We saw this concert at the AmSouth in Nashville (an outdoors venue) and the grass was filled with people on blankets, towels, etc.

The band started with "In the Flesh" and the audience instantly went crazy. It was quite apparent that Roger was enjoying himself and had a good rapport with the audience.

"Mother" was cool. When Roger sang the line, "Mother do you think they'll like this song?" the audience began cheering -- as if they were saying "Yes! We will like the song!"

"Another Brick in the Wall" has never been one of my favorites and Waters' voice seemed a little uncomfortable singing it.

The songs off "The Final Cut" were cool -- you could hear the jet go overhead and drop the bomb as Roger said, "Get your filthy hands off my desert!"

"Pigs on the Wing", you could tell, is a very personal song for Roger and he sang it as such.

"Dogs" was one song that I looked forward to and they did the entire thing. It surprised me when another guy sang the intro but he did a fantastic job. The sound effects were great and you could hear dogs all around you!

The stuff from "Wish you Were Here" was great! Pictures of Syd Barrett were on the screen as he sang and the crowd loved it. What was kind of funny was that some of the band members (including Roger) were playing cards during the instrumental parts...I found myself wondering if they were really playing or just acting! During "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" a large diamond-thing came up and reflected light into a great blend of lazer-looking opticals through smoke that made my jaw drop in awe! One thing to note was that Roger once sang the lyric "I wish 'they' were here." I wonder if he meant the other members of Floyd? Probably not...

After the break, they came and did "...Heart of the Sun." At first I asked myself, "What song is this" and then it became obvious. Man -- it just blew me, and everyone else away. The lava-lamp visuals on the screen were just plain awesome!

The songs from "Dark Side of the Moon" were played perfect. The guy singing "Money" even sounded a little like Gilmour and this version was way better than the new, Pseudo-Floyd's version with the "Money -- whoo whoo" part that I never could stand. One person in the audience yelled the "Whoo whoo" part and it kinda irritated me.

I was sad to only hear one song from "Pros and Cons" and really wanted to hear the title song from it. Oh well...

The stuff from "Amused to Death" sounded pretty much exact from the CD. Roger did the periscope thing projections from "Perfect Sense" and got the audience involved during the Marv Albert stuff. With the sound quality, it sounded like the audience was singing with him but it is my guess that many people in Nashville haven't heard the stuff from Amused to Death (but to me, it is one of my favorite Waters albums.) The only flaw in the music PERIOD was when he walked to the edge of the stage, and sang the part about Andrew Lloyd Webber getting his fingers smashed. As he kneeled down, the got too close to a speaker and there was some reverb--but he quickly changed his position and rectified it.

He kicked the audience back into gear (especially the ones who were just familiar with the Floyd tunes) with Brain Damage and Eclipse. It was cool -- Roger sang "The lunitics are on the grass" and motioned to the people who had grass seats! Funny and cool stuff!

By this time, my migraine was killing me and made me feel kind of queezy...kinda sucked. The one time I got to see Waters (and hopefully not the last time) and I couldn't fully enjoy it. We left during "Comfortably Numb" -- a song that never really caught my fancy on "The Wall" or otherwise (but one that the audience loved) and I was sorry to have missed "Each Small Candle" but look forward to hearing it when Roger releases his next album.

All in all, it was the very best concert experience in my life and I found myself almost in tears as I stood there and enjoyed what was a dream of mine, to hear Roger Waters live. Once again, I will never see the new Pink Floyd and have no interest in seeing them but seeing Roger Waters live, with a fantastic band (who in my opinion did as good as Floyd could have done) was a life-changing experience.

From: Benoit Lapointe
Hello my name is Benoit Lapointe. I just would like to say that Tuesday night when i went to see ROGER WATERS at the Am South Amphitheater in Starwood, Tennessesse, I enjoyed so much his new show much much better than last year (Quebec City, Montreal,Toronto)

I enjoyed so much when he played (Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun)
Roger Waters sounds much more confortable on stage,I'm so happy that I went to see him. Finally, I'm going to see him in cincinnati July-09. god bless Roger Waters!

From: Dianna
After a 9 hour drive from my home city of Detroit, MI, I arrive in Nashville with excitement and anticipation, since it has been about a year since I have seen Roger and The Band perform. I am there for the sole purpose of seeing the show, and all is well in the world! I have scored 2nd row seats and can barely contain myself until the show starts. I drive around the city of Nashville searching for a florist to purchase flowers for my all-time favorite artist (there are no damn florists in the city Nashville!) After about a 2 hour search I purchase a dozen roses for Roger.

I arrive at the venue. I am in la-la land, for the show took my breath away last year and I haven't been the same person since. Everything in life should be as phenomenal as one of Rog's shows. I purchase my soft drink and take my seat. I can barely believe where I am sitting - it is like a dream come true. I sit and listen to the pre-show music (predominantly Lennon, Dylan and Young...of course!) I groove to the music anxiously waiting for the show to start. I observe the crowd to see just what we are in for (are they the Shut the Hell Up and Listen type, or the Scream Your Bloody Lungs Off During Songs and Speeches Type?) I come to the conclusion that they are somewhere in between, but lean much closer to the shut-up and listen type. I am somewhat relieved about this - for I despise the wankers who feel the need to scream out their requests and undying devotion to Roger while he is trying to speak or sing. If I had my way, I'd have all of them shot. Anyway...

The 5-minute announcement is made, and my palms begin to sweat and my heart begins racing - for there is truly nowhere else I'd rather be at this moment in time. I hear the drum roll as the band members take their places. Then I see Rog walk out on the upper platform. He is so close I can see his facial expressions (without binoculars this time!) I hear "Ein, svei, drei, hammer!" The show has begun and I am in my glory!!! I must admit, I had some trepidation about how "tight" the show would be since it was only the 3rd show of the 2000 tour. But all of these thoughts were immediately dispelled as I sat spellbound and listened to them perform In the Flesh. Roger's voice is even better than last year and I am simply amazed that he can continue to get better and better each time I see him. He has only just reached his peak of optimum performance!! There is a third backup singer this year and she does add more depth to the background vocals (not that PP and Katie didn't rock on their own!!!!) But Mr. and Mrs. Bramhall do make the perfect bookends.

As the show continues I notice subtle differences from last year's shows (all for the better, I may add.) When the Final Cut series begins, I leap with excitement that Roger has changed the way he does the vocals on Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert, specifically on the words "U--nion Jack". He nails the vocals. I now have goosepimples. From this point, the details of the show sort of begin to flow like lava in my veins, since I am absolutely captivated by my emotions and reactions to this amazing audio-visual experience. The usual wankers are screaming out things like "DOGS!", and "COMFORTABLY NUMB!", and "ROGGGGERRRR!" but I tune them out like one would an annoying child crying for candy or a dog barking.

Roger is visibly much more comfortable this year. He is moving around a lot more and dancing during certain songs. This is wonderful to see - he is having so much fun! The sound is truly incredible at this venue. So LOUD LOUD LOUD but clear as crystal and sharp as nails. I detect the hand of James Guthrie in this...

Every Stranger's Eyes moves me to tears (as usual), and it is clear to see how much Roger loves this particular song and loves performing it. I hope he NEVER takes that song off the setlist. My dream is to see all of Pros and Cons performed live since I was too young to see it in 1984. I would love it if he would at least add more from that album - perhaps Running Shoes? Or Arabs With Knives/West German Skies? Roger...??????????????????

When the Amused to Death songs begin, I am so wiped out emotionally that I must close my eyes. I am pleased that Roger has added Bravery, but sorrowfully miss What God Wants. Oh well, what the hell... PP Arnold blows me away during Perfect Sense Part I. I am sitting in the 2nd row directly below her and my eardrums will never be the same. Heh heh heh, PP rules. During Perfect Sense Part II, the house about comes down. The crowd responds so well to that song, and Roger does such an excellent job at conveying the message. His passion is truly contagious. Even the Division Bell T-Shirt Wearing Wankers (DBTSWW's) got into this song and seemed to understand the meaning. This was good to see. Veddy goot indeed. I am still pissed off that that album was not recognized as it SHOULD have been, (it's one of the very best of all - Floyd stuff included), and hope that Roger will re-release it someday under a larger marketing umbrella.

Each small candle is PHENOMENAL and I am thrilled to see what they have added to it since last year. That song never fails to send shivers down my spine. Only Rog could do that! I am anxiously awaiting the release of the new album for which that song may be the title track. Please Roger, don't make me wait too long.

The show comes to a close and I am still clutching the dozen roses in my now sweaty hands. I am somewhat disoriented due to this extraordinary experience, and not sure how to give them to him. I don't get the chance to hand them directly to him, but I slide them up the stage and they just about reach the backstage door. I see someone scoop them up and take them backstage. Did you ever get them Rog??????? (I did manage to hand roses directly to Roger in Los Angeles on 6/22 from the first row, YIPPPEEE!)

I am now off to the west coast for three more shows and can barely wait for more. Thanks Rog, for the music. There has never been an artist like you and will likely never be one after. I dread the day that this world will no longer be blessed by your talent. That will truly be the day the sun is eclipsed by the moon...

From: Samantha Lafever aka 'Lucifer Sam'
Hi! My name is samantha, I live in sparta, tennessee. I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVED the roger waters concert that was in nashville. It was wonderful! My friends told me when I got the tickets that since it wasn't pink floyd, the concert wouldn't be that good. I told everyone, all about the songs he played and how PINK FLOYD could never do that great. The band just isn't Pink Floyd without him. They can't write the music the way he can. I started crying 'I mean actually crying' when he started playing WISH YOU WERE HERE. All the pictures of SYD in the background, it was really sad.

Anyways, his concert was really inspiring. I'm really glad that I went and I payed no mind to my moronic friends. *The way their brains work they believe Pink Floyd can still be Pink Floyd without roger. I'm afraid that just isn't so. The name Pink Floyd is worth more now than the band itself*. Don't you hate when that happens?

From: Pete Schneider
I've been fortunate enough to see Roger Waters in concert 3 times in the last year-I flew from Huntsville, Alabama to Milwaukee to see the first show of the In The Flesh tour last summer. I listened to the rehearsals and got to meet Roger Waters in the middle of the night behind the Milwaukee Auditorium-a brief encounter with an idol of mine that I will never forget. Roger penned the lyrics and wrote the music to many of my favorite songs-songs that I've listened to repeatedly and cannot get sick of. Roger writes music that transcends time and space--in middle school and high school, I recall discussing the greatness of the classic Pink Floyd albums Dark Side and The Wall with my teachers. I am now a guitar instructor, and in this age of Limp Bizkit and the Deftones, one of the few common idols between me and my students is Pink Floyd. Everytime I teach the intro to "wish you were here" or the solo from "comfortably numb," I cannot help but remember when I was introduced to the songs Roger wrote by members of an older generation. I am in awe at the way these songs still speak to people. Now for the show.....

Roger performed a "greatest hits" collage very similar to the shows the fraudulent Pink Floyd of late has performed. He takes a bit from each of the 5 perfect Floyd albums-Dark Side through The Final Cut. I wish he would have went deeper into The Final Cut (my favorite Floyd album), but I understand fully and appreciate the song selection from Floyd's catalogue with the exception of "southampton dock" which seems a bit irrelevant taken out of context. It was like playing "bring the boys back home" outside of The Wall-what's the point? However, I thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

If I have a complaint, it is not with the Floyd songs, but the stuff from his solo career. I love everything off Pros/Cons, Radio K.A.O.S., and Amused to Death. I understand embracing the Floyd legacy, but please don't slight yourself Roger. You wrote many of your best songs after you left Floyd, and it is those songs that I wanted to hear you play.

No offense, but the stuff Dave sang on the album sounds weird when Doyle sings it. I love Doyle-I own his solo albums and his dad's solo album and the Arc Angels stuff, but Dave's voice is what's in my head when I hear "money," and I found it awkward.

I would have much rather heard "Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking"!!! Even "wish you were here" with Roger singing it was weird-his pitch was off, and once again, the original is too good to compete with. I honestly feel like the show would have been better if Roger would have played solo stuff here instead of these Floyd songs. Don't take this wrong-I love Roger's voice!!! Gilmour had the same problem when Floyd did "hey you"-the guy that sang Roger's part was not up to the task!!!! That remake of Dark Side on Pulse had the same problem too-Dave can't sing Roger's part, and Roger can't sing Dave's. Compounding this was the fact that Roger never toured Amused to Death. Here is the most mature and in my opinion best album by my favorite and perhaps the best songwriter ever, and it was never toured.

I wish this would have been a concept album-type show. I feel cheated, as it is apparent now that there will be no Amused to Death tour. A terrible error in judgment on Roger's part...one perhaps determined by those numbers that Roger has spent so much time expressing his distaste for...I, for one, wish Roger would tour as Roger Waters. He need not take all the Floyd out of the show. I still remember listening to the rehearsals outside of the Milwaukee auditorium thinking "no-surely they're not gonna play all this Floyd stuff," and they did. I was very disappointed-it was like conceding that Dave's right and the way to do this is play the same stuff repeatedly. It was as great an insult to us fans (in my opinion) as Floyd releasing a double live album called Delicate Sound of Thunder and then only a few short years later releasing virtually the same album and calling it Pulse-

I sincerely hoped that Roger would embrace his solo career and embellish that show with songs from the Floyd. Instead, he played the Floyd catalogue and playedminimally from his solo work. He has the right to-he wrote the songs. However, I believe he sells himself short by doing so.

Despite my whining, I must confess that I loved the show (s) and will buy his next album the day it hits the record store and will go see him again as soon as he comes anywhere near me and will always be a huge fan of Roger's.

The highlights of the show were "in every stranger's eyes" "amused to death" and "it's a miracle"-all solo Roger Waters!!! Jon Carin kicked butt on "Dogs" too. Oh yeah, "The Bravery of being out of Range" was so much better than that $%#ed up version of "The Powers that be" they were playing last year!!! I couldn't believe how badly they butchered that song last year. Once again, I regret them not playing more of Roger's solo stuff, but thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Unless it was a 12 hour show and they played all the solo Roger and Floyd albums in their entirety, it is inevitable that a fan like myself be somewhat disappointed. Let me emphasize that my disappointment over the set list is nothing compared to how pleased I was to see Roger back on tour.

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