In The Flesh
Tour Reviews

I have seen Roger on each of his two previous solo tours and whilst I thought Pros And Cons was great it was nothing compared to Radio KAOS LIVE!!! So I have to admit to being somewhat cautious not to build my hopes up too high for the Pittsburgh show given the 12 years since I last saw him and lets face it he is not as young as he once was. I need not have worried.

The show was superb right from the start. Roger's voice was in fine form and seemed far stronger than I have heard on other "recent" live performances from Seville 1990 and Walden Woods 1992. Both time his voice was showing signs of lack of live use in the power department. I guess he was far better prepared this time with it being a full tour and not a one off date. I seem to recall earlier reviews on the tour saying his voice was a little ragged in parts. All I can say is that by Pittsburgh he appears to have sung himself in fully.

The moving of Happiest Days Of Our Lives, a personal favourite even though it is so short, and Another Brick Part 2 to their right place in the middle of Side One of The Wall was a great improvement. The first 25 minutes were sublime. The audience were really behind him from the start but after 25 minutes of Wall music and we were ready to eat out of his hands. He did not abuse our trust for the rest of the night. Without going through everything track by track as we all know what was played I will mention a few personal highlights.

"Dogs" was remarkable. I never got to see Pink Floyd in their original incarnation. I have only seen Floyd Mark 2 live. This was therefore a real treat to see this live. I thought the whole band were as tight as at any time of the night on this song. Jon Carin's acoustic guitar/keyboards/vocals were excellent.

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was also a great version with almost all of it being played. Far better than the Floyd Mark 2 version from the 1987/88 tour.

"Every Strangers Eyes" was great as it is a personal favourite but why does he still do it if he has to mime the vocals?? His voice was fine all night on everything else so why lip sync one song? If he cannot do it live then why does he not do something else instead? Still great to hear it through a concert PA though in any form.

The Amused To Death material was all a highlight as I had obviously never thought I'd ever see any live. I have to admit that on record I do not like "What God Wants" but it was far better live. "Perfect Sense" was excellent and the vocals by Katie Kissoon and P P Arnold were stunning, as they were generally all night.

The final encore of "Comfotably Numb" was perfect. It is still my favourite Floyd track of all time and has been from the moment I first heard it in 1979. I love almost all of the things the Floyd, Dave and Roger have ever done but this just pushes all the right buttons for me. I've seen Pink Floyd Mark 2 do this live but not Roger. When I saw him in London in November 1987 and he was asked by a fan during one of the phone calls if he could do "Comfortably Numb" he replied that they had not rehearsed it but would do it on the next tour. I guess he was true to his word but who thought it would take him 12 years to make good on the promise!!!

A perfect end to a perfect concert.

My only complaint, and I know that this has also been echoed by a number of others is that I would have prefered more solo material. Perhaps next time a format similar to the Pros And Cons Tour would work well. First half Floyd second half solo material with the encores being whatever he likes.

I only hope that Roger now continues to tour and makes it over to Europe so I can see the show again along with all my Floyd friends who were not so fortunate to be able to go to the US to see this tour.

As the years pass I have to admit that despite being a fan of everything Floyd in whatever band or solo format I have to say that if Pink Floyd Mark 2 were playing in town the same night a Roger Waters, I'd be in the company of Roger every time. Of course I miss Dave and the others but not enough to ever miss out on seeing Roger. No Roger No Floyd in my humble opinion. Of course in an ideal world I could go and see both Floyd Mark 2 and Roger on consecutive nights. In a perfect world Roger and the others would get back together as the whole is still greater than the sum of the two parts but since this will never happen I will satisfy myself with 8/18 Pittsburgh until I see Roger again.

Roger. Please don't make me wait another 12 years this time.

Dave Metcalfe

by Doug Alderman
This review will shock nearly everyone who knows me and my views on Roger and the "old" Floyd. I have written this as utterly honestly as possible, and have tried to omit nothing. Enjoy!

Roger opened the show with a 1:15 set of nearly all Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, and Wish You Were Here tunes. I found myself out of my chair more than in it. It was enough like the old Floyd that I could both relate to and enjoy it. It was varied enough to give a level of originality to it that it did not sound like I was at home listening to my CD player.

Due to some constraints of the amphitheatre (I suspect,) Mr. Waters did not bring his baby, "The Circle." Most of the effects were less-than-dazzling with the exception of a nicely-coordinated strobe and lighting show. The backdrop was a large screen with a dual-can projector firing at it. Nothing to write home about, but the good use of these tools, in combination with some really excellent music was pretty damn good.

The second set contained a bit more "new" Roger. He played a tune from The Final Cut which I'd never heard. In keeping with what I'm told is "classic" Waters, the new stuff seemed to start out slow and dark, ending with a huge rock-and-roll ending. He performed a song about destroying a submarine, from what album I have no idea. Tell me!

It was the awesome tribute to Syd Barrett that Waters did in the middle of Shine On You Crazy Diamond that was a show stopper for much of the audience. Roger played an old tune (that I cannot identify) that Syd had written. He then slipped back into the song. It was very dramatic and the crowd loved it—as did I.

Roger ended the show by telling the audience that he wanted to interject his new music into the lives of Floyd fans everywhere, but realized that the stardom and fame he now has was due almost entirely to the machine - Pink Floyd. He thanked us for that, and encored with Comfortably Numb. I think tears came to my eyes. To hear any of this performed live and in concert is something no rock-and-roll fan should deny themselves. To hear the finale performed was like a dream come true for me.

It should be noted that video cameras were running throughout the show, so look for a new release entitled "Roger Waters - In the Flesh Tour." I was in section 7...

Bottom line: Floyd fans—go see Roger when he comes to your home town. Roger fans—you might be disappointed by the lack of new stuff in the show, but the "old" Floyd will get you going anyway. I give this show an 8/10.

Also, bring a gas mask if you have no intention of failing a random drug test. Doug Alderman

by Brad
Alright, I think I'll follow the questions posed in order for the most part.

I bought my tickets from ticketmaster the day they went on sale, and then traded them in when the venue was changed and got 6th row seats.

Hey, I went with my Dad, the guy who turned me onto Pink Floyd and took me to the 1994 show when they were here.

We got there by going down 279 south to 22/30 to Burgettstown. It only took us about an hour to get there from our house.

Lets see, the day of the show I went to work and came back and made sandwiches for the normally extremely long parking lot wait. I also folded up the 25 tshirts I had made at a local screenprinter to try to sell and make money for college books later this month. And I got my recorder all ready with fresh batteries and discs but thats another story altogether.

Normally the crowd outside Starlake is a cool place to be with vendors selling food and tshirts and other memorabelia. But not today. I ended up getting out of the car, walking ten or so cars down the aisle and a plain clothes sherriff busted me. He confiscated all of my shirts except the one I had on and searched the car. I mean, I guess you're allowed to violate the posted rule of "No Alcohol" by bringing kegs of beer and buckets of ice, and I guess you're alowed to smoke a joint in public view or sell acid but when it comes to selling tshirts, its a different story. These guys were animals, they were busting everyone who had a bootleg tshirt. Gimme a break. What about underage drinking? What about the drug dealers? There arent even any signs anywhere or postings otherwise on the tickets that say you cannot sell things in the lot. This kinda pissed me off, you know, losing $200 to the pigs. Oh well, at least they didnt arrrest me or take my recorder or my tickets...

I got right to my seats, 6th row, rather uneventfully after getting busted. Now I must have had 5 or 6 people ome up to me and ask me where they could get one of the shirts I was wearing but hey, can't help them now.

The stage was great. Simple, not flashy at all. It was amazing that I was siting only 6 rows from the band that I have spent so much money on records and memorabelia. Oh ya, I said the band. Roger Waters in Pink. Before this show I thought Roger just got tired of Floyd and left but the band carried on, but its the band in name only. Roger Waters is Pink. Now if only Gilmour was there for the ripping guitar riffs, but I'd have to say that the guitarists that Roger has picked were absolutly great.

Nothing in terms of preconcert festivities were going on inside the show. Only people complaining about getting busted for selling tshirts or selling bottles of pop.

The crowd was great before the show, it was when the show started that the morons appeared. Why is it that the group behind me had a lengthy conversation on which guy was Roger 3/4 through the first set? And the drunk in front of us who banged his chair on the ground during the quiet parts of Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Luckily he got thrown out after the first set, but I guess he knows how Roger wants Shine On to really sound like, with metal chairs againt concrete as the backing music.

The show began as all the others have gathering from the reviews. It was amazing....

The setlist was the same as previous nights except there was no Great Gig keyboard teaser.

Roger stayed true to the album performances adding his own twists. It didn't sound like a surrogate band, it was Pink Floyd No question. It was such a perfect performance, even if some guitar licks were fumbled in Shine On you Crazy Diamond.

The lighting was great, showed off everyone at the appropriate times without ever blinding the crowd like all too many other concerts think is cool or whatever.

The projections were good. I liked the still projections myself. I thought it was a good addition, not taking away from the music but adding to it. I thought the miror ball, er, plate was a bit cheap looking but it did its job once they shined the spotlights on it. It was really a great effect, with the same moron who was banging his chair staring up the ceiling pavilion yelling "Look at the bugs! Look at the bugs, man! AH!"

I liked Jon Carins rendition of Dogs. I absolutly loved it. He really did a great job. Everyone did a great job. The backup singers were the best I've heard. Pink Floyd just needs to have African-American backups. I don't know what it is but the white girls just can't belt out the notes the same. Luckily Roger picked two of the former.

At the very end, before Comfortably Numb Roger gave a small speach about how he lost that magic with his former band...and how he felt the magic once again tonight. Roger seemed really happy to be up there performing and it showed with the music.

Roger coming on stage was the most striking part, and him picking out members of the audience during In the Flesh, my favorite song from my favorite album.

Best songs, well, In the Flesh was great as an opener. But I'd have to say my two favorite songs were What God Wants Part 1 and The Powers that Be. I find that kind of weird being that I'm more of a Pink Floyd fan than Roger Waters solo fan but I'm just stating what I felt. And Welcome to the Machine was excellent. Those are the best four songs in my eyes.

Worst song...don't know. Even thought I loved Dogs as did all the real fan, the drunks got bored half way through the long keyboard/snyth section and screamed and generally made everyone else miserable. And even thought Comfortably Numb was great, its a David Gilmour song, not Roger Waters. Anyone who knows anything about the Wall knows that it was a dream Dave had years before the Wall came about.

Between the end of the second set and the encore Roger and the band left the stage briefly, the crowd was deafening, then Roger came back ou and gave his little recapturing the magic speach as I said before.

The show ended with the band leaving the stage and the house lights taking forever to ome on, leaving me sitting there hoping Roger would play a new song. Then the stage hands came on and oops, hit the Radio KAOS button and made that sample play briefly.

The crowd was the normal rowdy drunks, some of which managed to overtake millions of years of evolution which has lended itself towards bipedalism. It amazing that alcohol can erase was it took nature so long to make.

Luckily I was able to get right out of the parking lot and got hom by 1:15. Goes to show you its worth showing up early and getting a good space. Now if only those tshirts wern't confiscated it would have been a perfect night. As it sands it was almost perfect, a very expensive concert to go to on my part.

Uhm, trivial details like the backup singers changing clothes between sets?

by Alex Sands
The show opened up on time right at 9:00. Fans were already screaming a half an hour before hand during a sound check. As soon as the lights shut off the show began strong. It was amazing! Roger looked great and so did the band. His voice was incredibly accurate and not a note was missed.

During In The Flesh, Roger took the second version where he "found out where the fans really stand"! It all looked like a scene out of The Wall especially when he crossed his arms like the hammers and the audeince followed. The Thin Ice followed and by now the crowd was really into the show. One of the strangest people I have ever seen stood up on a chair in front of me, raised his arms into the air and he had a stuffed monkey on one hand which he moved to the music!

Anyway...Brick In The Wall I was played followed by Happiest Days where during the helicopter sequence, a spotlight roamed the audience while Roger screamed out the school teachers part. Brick In The Wall Part II erupted and the crowd was loving it! During the part where the children sang, he turned the microphone to the crowd and we all sang the words. He actually did a third chourus where the crowd and recorded kids and Roger sang altogether.

By the time Mother began, the man with the stuffed monkey was lighting it on fire which scared a lot of people and a verbal fight began. The man agreed to stop but he was soon back on his chair staring at the ceiling for the entire song.

Mother ended and Get Your Filthy Hands Of My Desert was played followed by Southampton Dock. As soon as Pigs On The Wing started some very loud drunk teens snuk into an empty handicapped box behind my girlfriend and I, and were getting very jerky and shouting every word to the song. After a few joints they calmed down in the end of a great performance of Dogs, but soon they were sneaking past me to get even better seating. Who cares...anyway.

In the middle of Dogs; Roger, Snowy, and Doyle sat down on some couches in the middle so the crowd had no clue what the hell was going on. Soon they were up again and put a strong ending on Dogs. Welcome To The Machine followed which sounded excellent and was one of my favorites of the night. We had no idea what we were in for after this. Wish You Were Here brought the audience to their knees begging for more. Every note in every song so far was perfect. Shine on You Crazy Diamond was great with Snowy taking charge and not missing a note. Pictures of Syd flashed up on the screen and the crowd was cheering for the founding member of Floyd. At the end of Crazy Diamond, a huge reflective disc was raised in front of the screen and was reflecting light all over the crowd.

An intermission ensued and when Breathe came on alot of people were not in there seats which made me mad because now everyone was pushing to get to their seats. Time (my personal favorite) followed Breathe with the drummer standing up to play during the opening. Breathe Reprise followed and when Money came on the people were really in an uproar. Snowy and Doyle each took solos which sounded excellent. The fans loved it. Roger said "thank you" after Money and there was a brief pause where the fans were screaming there heads off. 5:06 AM follwed and The Powers That Be after that with the two colored women singing a lot. What God Wants was amazing with the crowd chanting the chorus.

What surprised me is that everyone was still standing and had their eyes on the stage. In the middle of What God Wants, a crazed fan ran onstage and up the stairs behind the drummer. Security soon got him and beat his ass. Everyone was cheering no matter what. Perfect Sense I & II were dragging on and now some of the fans were sitting down.

It's A Miricle started slow and so the crowd was still a little down. Every one was soon up again after Roger added "Sex in Pennsylvania, It's a Miricle" as one of the lines. Roger then put down his bass and was on a wireless headset walking around the stage shouting lines. The fans were all up now and really mesmorized by the way he was getting into it all. Roger actually reached down to the crowd and shook people's hands which was cool. This all was my favorite part of the show because of this energy that Roger was showing.

After It's A Miricle, Roger introduced his band and once again thanked the audience. People were completly going crazy and I could tell that Roger and his band were really pleased that everyone loved the show. The lights then shut off and seconds later, Brain Damage started followed by a phenominal Eclipse. The whole time, I just couldn't belive the crowd and our response to Roger.

After Eclipse, Roger thanked us and he and his band took a bow and went offstage. The audience chanted for more and soon enough they were back onstage and Roger was telling us about "recreating the Pink Floyd magic" he then said "So this one is for Pittsburgh" and Comfortably Numb started up and finished with Snowy and Doyle on the wall playing solos and ending the night with a bang. Roger said thanks again, took a bow, blew a kiss, and then went offstage.

Well, I personally thought that the show was wonderful and the band looked great and sounded great. The lighting was nice and so were the props. Roger sang on key and his all black bass was cool. So I loved it and I think that no one was disappointed at all. I thought for sure the when he said "This one is for Pittsburgh" he was going to play something different and then Comfortably Numb but that didn't happen. So all in all it was a great show in the Burgh!

—Alex

by Eric McHugh
A wonderful, emotional night, and although it was my first show of the tour, the concensus had it that it was the best so far. The Animals set being the highlight, also when Roger came out for the encore and thanked the ccrowd for the intimacy he was missing with his old band. I know the entire crowd enjoyed themselves, and it seemed like he did, too.

by John Lattanzi
I attended the September 18 show at Starlake Amphitheater south of Pittsburgh. Having seen Rog in Cleveland at Gund Arena a few weeks ago I was pleased to attain good seats in the first row for Starlake. My review of the show at Cleveland mentioned how great the entire venue was Except that I could not see him or the band. Keeping this in mind, I have been to Starlake many times, it has nice setup with the pavilion and lawn seats. But tonight was different—the crowd destroyed the show. From the first song, security let things get out of control. Our front row seats became nothing short of being a mosh pit. People pushing, shoving, obnoxious—a mess. Two people even made it on stage—which all Roger Waters fans know probably upset him. Then some idiots started bouncing Iron City Beer balloons which had to distract Rog. He seemed tense, not like Cleveland where he was very relaxed. In Cleveland, people were content to kick back and enjoy the artistic work of Roger Waters "In The Flesh." They gave him well deserved ovations at very appropriate times. There was a groove in Cleveland, and he felt it. On the other hand, Pittsburgh fans seemed to be there for his former band and did not even appreciate the masterpiece of his solo material. Most of them thought it was new material. What a shame. Roger deserved better.

THE SHOW

From the other side of the coin the show was as I expected—great. Snowy White and Doyle Bramell were awesome, and the girls again did an outstanding job. The show started exactly at 9:00 and ended at 11:50 as I expected. The sound was very good, but from our seats we had a very hard time hearing the Q sound. I think the sound was best on the lawn since they had speakers on top of the lawn as well as the back of the pavilion. Rog only spoke two times—for intermission, and to close (also intro of band). At the close he made mention of the fact that the reason he was touring with his material from "his old band" was to reclaim his music. He did all of that and more, especially with his Radio Kaos, and Amused to Death material. Again the solo work was spectacular.

Conclusion

It could have been magical. But the fans were out of control in the pavilion seats. If only the Pink Floyd (sorry to mention that name) fans would have stayed home and let the master perform to his real fans it would have been awesome. We all lost something tonight!

by Justin Willott
Hi out there...

Went to the Pittsburgh Water's show last night... absolutely incredible.  He sounds like he hasn't missed a beat over the years.  I have to say that the rest of the band played their parts flawlessly as well.

One thing that makes a concert great is when the performer appreciates the audience.  Roger Waters appreciated the Pittsburgh crowd! The concert was at Star Lake Amphitheater which is a bit larger than most of the venues he has been playing and it was packed.  He said toward the end of his set that it is people like this that inspire him to keep going and relive his fond memories of his music past.

What a show... Have also seen Pink Floyd with Gilmore at Three Rivers Stadium and that was incredible as well.  The final reward for the fans would be a reunion between Gilmore and Waters... Could you imagine that??????  The voices and talents of both of them with the massive Pink Floyd production... it would be magic!

I have been to literally hundreds of concerts over the years and I have to admit that the show last night ranks as one of the best I have ever seen... Incidently the number one show I have ever seen was Pink Floyd in their stadium tour a few years ago. 

Good job Roger, A+

by Keywrd772@aol.com
Breathe...breathe in the air

I dribbled in my pants because I'd rather piss myself than miss a second of that show. The people were great, the mood that Roger brought was unbelievable.

by Ryan Packer
hi, my name is ryan packer and the show at starlake was unbelievable! i had a feeling as though i was tuned in with everything that roger had said or did. i felt like i could understand the music of roger and pink floyd which made the show the best show i have ever seen in my life. there is only one little problem i have at this time with roger and the remaining floyd ----> floyd needs roger and roger needs floyd. no, i take that back, roger and floyd can do great shows without each other, but think of the power and tallent of a new reunited millenium floyd.

by Tommy Braner
AWESOME,AWESOME,AWESOME. Roger and his band were right on the Money. Every note was pure. The set list was the same as the previous shows except they didn't do that little beginning piece to "great gig". "Dogs" was hot,as was the entire first half. In previous reviews, It sometimes stated that the guitar playing wasn't as good as "Dave". Well this night at least,They were. I would have loved it if Roger brought the "Pig" along. Good stage effects anyway. This is a "must see" Concert if you like Floyd. If you want "solo" Roger you might be disappointed.He does very little "solo". By the way, Pittsburgh, GREAT TAILGATE PARTY.

by Jim Henry
Just saw In The Flesh last night (Wed., Aug. 18) at the Starlake Amphitheater near Pittsburgh, PA. After not having toured for 12 years, Roger put on an excellent show. The atmosphere that Roger and the band created (without a lot of lasers, inflatable animals, etc., etc.) was completely engrossing. Roger was very engaging, spoke candidly to the audience a few times, and really seemed to be having a good time. Newspaper reviews reported that 15,000 showed up. It seemed like more to me.

The music was superb. The quadrophonic audio was crystal clear, the guitar separation was remarkable, and the tunes were all perfect. Sadly, a lot of younger fans left after the intermission once they realized that the second half of the show included a lot of solo stuff. I guess they just haven't gotten past the "Pink Floyd Only" phase yet. Roger's solo stuff is (and was last night) soulful, soaring, and meditative. "Amused to Death" was delivered beautifully, and Roger had a sarcastic smile on his face most of the time. Other standouts last night: "Mother", "Shine On...", "Wish You Were Here", "It's A Miracle", "Pigs on The Wing", "Breathe (absolutely perfect!)", "Another Brick...Pt. 1 and 2", and "Time." They played many others as well—nearly 2.5 hours (Springsteen who?).

I've seen Pink Floyd twice at Three Rivers Stadium, and loved both shows, but always thought there was something missing (Roger's voice!). I felt the same last night when (especially during "Mother" and "Comfortably Numb") David Gilmour should have been singing, but the backup ladies were filling in instead. I know, I know, old gripe. Still, when both Roger and PF perform so well individually, the thought of these guys playing together on tour is awesome.

From a sheer musical standpoint, this may have been the best show I've ever seen. The complement of musicains were very talented. Fairweather-Low and Bramhall played with heart, and Kate Kisoon and her counterpart (don't know her name) seemed quite happy to be on stage.

I can't wait for Roger's next solo effort.

Great site BTW.

Jim Henry

by David Stutzman Went to the August 18 show in Pittsburgh at Star Lake Amphitheater. Originally the show was suppose to be at IC Light Amphitheater, but was changed to Star Lake the end of July.

I wasn't real happy with my seats at IC Light, even though I was first in line to get seats, but with the change of venue and the help of this web site, I found out about the exchange the night before it happened. So, I was able to exchange my seats for three 3rd row seats for my friend, his wife and myself. I'll have to admit I was a little nervous before the show.

After looking at the set list I was a little unsure about Roger's selection of tunes. It seemed to me he was treading on thin ice with songs such as Shine On, Dogs, Comfortably Numb, Money and Time. These songs I felt had too much "Gilmour" in them for Roger to pull off. But I went to the show with an open mind telling myself this was Roger's interpretation of the songs. Roger was incredible! I was on my feet from the moment the lights went out till long after Roger and his band had departed the stage.

Roger's interaction with the crowd was completely unexpected. And Rog was able to pull off just about everything. The medley from The Wall, which started with the second In the Flesh, and ended with Mother, was incredible as was the two tunes from The Final Cut. It was great to see Roger sit down with the acoustic guitar and play Mother while interacting with the crowd. The highlight, much to my surprise, of the first set was Dogs. Carin did a great job on Gilmour's vocals and Bramhall did a fair job covering Gilmour's parts. During the synth solo, the entire band, except for Carin, sat on couches, and Roger and the guitar players played cards, which was great.

Unfortunately, as I had feared, Shine On, other than Roger's incredible Vocal sections, was awful. Snowy and Doyle butchered the guitar work, and I found myself standing there shaking my head and wincing after every note.

The second set opened with a medley from The Dark Side Of The Moon, which was excellent. I was glad to see Roger sing some of the vocals on Time. Then Roger broke into the solo stuff. The tune from Pros and Cons, Every Strangers Eyes, was good as was The Powers That Be from Kaos, but the highlight of the evening was definitely the Amused to Death medley. Perfect Sense I and II was outstanding. Roger really got into it, and preached to the crowd with arms outstretched. P.P. Arnold's vocals were awesome and Roger's submarine captain imitation during the sportscaster of the submarine was great. What God Wants, It's A Miracle, and Amused To Death were also excellent, and I was amazed, as was Roger, at how much of the crowd actually knew the words to, and sang along with his solo stuff.

After introducing the band Roger continued with Brain Damage and Eclipse, which were great. After returning to the stage, Roger thank the crowd for recreating the kind of feeling he had with Pink Floyd in the early days before they entered the arena of stadium rock. Roger finished with Comfortably Numb. It was great to hear Roger sing Comfortably Numb, but again the guitarist ruined the song for me. Bramhall missed the first note of the bridge solo, and the dueling guitars at the end came as a garbled mess. Looking back, I wish Roger had shyed away from a Pink Floyd "hits" show, and played more of his stuff.

The show he played was incredible, but I'd have liked to hear more of The Final Cut, Kaos, and Amused. A show that started with The Wall stuff, then into more of the Final Cut, and a little bit of Kaos for the first set, and Amused for the second set with Dogs as an encore would have been great. My only complaint about the show had nothing to do with Roger, but with some of the fans and the venue.

About halfway through the first set we began to be over run by drunks and burnout hippys that bought lawn seats, but decided to make there way to the front. Security did as best as they could to weed them out, especially during intermission, but the minute the lights went out they all crowded their way back to the front. Another problem I had was with these burn out hippys smoking their fucking pot and dropping acid all around. If you want to get stoned out of your mind, and not remember a thing about the show, stay at home! Don't ruin the show for everyone else with the stench from your pot, and by falling all over everyone when you're drunk and stoned out of your mind.

All and all, the show was definitely the 2nd greatest show I ever seen, closely following Pink Floyd's show at Three Rivers in 1994. Roger's band was excellent, strong in every area except lead guitar. (Even though he had two!) I hope Roger stops in Pittsburgh in very near future, hopefully (all though doubtful) with his three co-orts Gilmour, Mason and Wright.

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