Roger Waters has announced that he will be taking his This Is Not A Drill tour to Europe in 2023 on what he’s cheekily teasing as his “first farewell tour,” With dates in Spain, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic & additional dates still to follow.
Tickets are on sale now via RogerWaters.com.
“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 includes a dozen great songs from Pink Floyd’s Golden Era alongside several new ones — words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it. Love, R.”
Tickets may be purchased from Roger Waters.com OR Ticketmaster
2023 Band Lineup
Roger Waters – Bass Guitar / Guitars / Vocals
Jon Carin – Keyboards / Guitars / Vocals
Robert Walter – Organ
Jonathan Wilson – Guitars / Vocals
Gus Seyffert – Bass Guitar / Guitar
Dave Kilminster – Guitar / Vocals
Joey Waronker – Drums / Percussion
Seamus Blake – Saxophone
Amanda Belair – Vocals
Shanay Johnson – Vocals
9th December 2023 – Roger Waters concludes his This Is Not A Drill tour in Ecuador! Congratulations to Roger and team! As of now there are no plans for 2024 but as always stay tuned for more information as we get it.
31st October 2023 – THANK YOU, RIO!
22nd October 2023 – This Is Not A Drill arrives in South America
10th October 2023 – Roger breaks down track by track The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, the video was shown live at the London Palladium on both nights before the band played the album in its entirety. The band consisted of a six piece string section fronted by Gabe Noel, a few of the members from Roger’s current touring band: Jon Carin (keyboards/guitars/synth), Jonathan Wilson (guitar), Gus Seyffert (bass), Robert Walter (keyboards/organ) and Joey Waronker (drums) along with Johnny Shepherd (organ, piano, and vocals), Via Mardot on the theremin, and Azniv Korkejian on vocals.
22nd September 2023 – Longtime Roger Waters guitarist Dave Kilminster appears in a new video from That Pedal Show, its an intriguing interview preceded by a build of his current pedalboard he’s using on Roger’s This Is Not A Drill tour. This one is definitely for the gear enthusiasts!
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29th July 2023 – Roger adds a 2nd performance for his DSOTM Redux live at the London Palladium taking place on October 9th, 2023.
Due to demand, a second The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux live performance has been added for October 9th at The London Palladium. Tickets on sale starting today 7/28 at 10am BST here BUY TICKETS NOW
“We’re going to do it live at the London Palladium, in October,” confirms Waters. “We look forward to that… hopefully performing it live on other occasions in the future.”
Joining Waters on stage will be many of the musicians who worked with him on the new recording, including Gus Seyffert (bass), Joey Waronker (drums), Jonathan Wilson (guitars), Johnny Shepherd (organ), Via Mardot (theremin), Azniv Korkejian (vocals), Gabe Noel (strings), Jon Carin (keyboards) and Robert Walter (piano).
25th July 2023 – Roger announces his Dark Side of the Moon Redux being performed live at the London Palladium on October 8th 2023.
“We’re going to do it live at the London Palladium, in October,” confirms Waters. “We look forward to that… hopefully performing it live on other occasions in the future.”
Joining Waters on stage will be many of the musicians who worked with him on the new recording, including Gus Seyffert (bass), Joey Waronker (drums), Jonathan Wilson (guitars), Johnny Shepherd (organ), Via Mardot (theremin), Azniv Korkejian (vocals), Gabe Noel (strings), Jon Carin (keyboards) and Robert Walter (piano). Tickets go on sale starting July 27th and can be purchased here
11th June 2023 – Roger concludes the 2023 ‘This Is Not A Drill’ EU/UK tour in Manchester, UK
26th May 2023 – UPDATED: Roger adds more South American 2023 ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour dates!
- October 24th – ARENA BRB MANE GARRINCHA, BRASILIA, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- October 28th – ENGENHAO STADIUM, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –TICKETS
- November 1st – ESTADIO BEIRA-RIO, PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- November 4th – ARENA DA BAIXADA / ESTÁDIO JOAQUIM AMÉRICO GUIMARÃES, CURITIBA, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- November 8th – ESTADIO MINEIRAO, BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- November 11th – ALLIANZ PARQUE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- November 12th – ALLIANZ PARQUE, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – TICKETS
- November 17th – ESTADIO CENTENARIO, MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – TICKETS
- November 21st – ESTADIO RIVER PLATE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – TICKETS
- November 22nd – ESTADIO RIVER PLATE, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – TICKETS
- November 25th – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL DAVID ARELLANO, SANTIAGO, CHILE – TICKETS
- November 26th – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL DAVID ARELLANO, SANTIAGO, CHILE – TICKETS
- November 29th – ESTADIO NACIONAL DEL PERU, LIMA, PERU – TICKETS
- December 2nd – ESTADIO NACIONAL, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – TICKETS
- December 5th – COLISEO LIVE, BOGOTA, COLUMBIA – TICKETS
- December 9th – ESTADIO OLIMPICO ATAHUALPA, QUITO, ECUADOR – TICKETS
5th May 2023 – Roger announces South American 2023 dates! “This Is Not A Drill” is a new, surprising and extravagant rock and roll cinematic experience, it is an impressive denunciation of the corporate dystopia in which we all fight to survive, and a call to action to Love, Protect and Share our precious and precarious planet. The show includes a dozen great songs from the Golden Age of Pink Floyd along with several new ones. Lyrics and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. It could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it.” With love R.
URUGUAY – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 17TH – CENTENARY STADIUM https://accesoya.com.uy/events/roger-…
ARGENTINA – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 21ST – RIVER PLATE STADIUM https://www.allaccess.com.ar/event/ro…
CHILE – THIS IS NOT A DRILL NOVEMBER 25TH – ESTADIO MONUMENTAL https://www.ticketmaster.cl/event/rog…
18th April 2023 – For one night only, Roger Waters, the creative force behind the golden years of Pink Floyd, presents his first Farewell Tour, “This Is Not a Drill”, Live from Prague, in cinemas around the world. This cinematic extravaganza is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive and will include 20 Pink Floyd and Roger Waters classic songs, including: “Us & Them”, “Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2”, “Wish You Were Here”, and “Is This The Life We Really Want?”. Waters will also debut his new song, “The Bar”.
29th March 2023 – A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Roger Waters current This Is Not A Drill Tour.
The video is narrated by production manager Chris Kansy, who gives a detailed breakdown of the equipment and logistics used on Rogers current run of shows.
27th February 2023 – The city of Frankfurt on Friday announced that it was canceling the forthcoming concert of former Pink Floyd vocalist Roger Waters scheduled for May 28th 2023
A statement from the Central Council of German further urged venues in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Cologne hosting Waters’ “This is Not A Drill 2023” tour to reconsider however at the moment of writing no further German dates have been cancelled.
25th September 2022 – Roger Waters’ concerts in Poland have been canceled after he commented on the war in Ukraine. Krakow City Council has said it will discuss declaring the Pink Floyd musician “persona non grata.”
Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters have been canceled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organizers said on Sunday after the artist’s comments on the war in Ukraine sparked a storm of criticism.
“Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Krakow have canceled Roger Waters’ concert,” organizers said in a statement on the venue’s website. However, they did not elaborate on the reason for the cancellation.
On Saturday, state news agency PAP reported that a spokesman for Tauron Arena said Waters’ management had canceled the concert without giving a reason.
Waters was due to perform in Krakow in April 2023, but Polish media reports of an open letter he wrote earlier this month to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska sparked backlash.
In the letter, Waters said the West should stop providing arms to Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of allowing “extreme nationalism” in Ukraine and urging him to “put an end to this deadly war.”
Poland counts itself among Kyiv’s most loyal allies, and public support for the Ukrainian cause is very high.
The Krakow city council is scheduled to debate a motion on Wednesday that would declare Waters “persona non grata.” One of the councillors, Lukasz Wantuch, had urged city residents to boycott the Waters concerts.
“Roger Waters, an open supporter of Putin, wants to play in Krakow … It would be shameful for our city,” Wantuch said earlier on social media. “Let him sing in Moscow.”
In a social media post, Waters denied that he or his management had canceled the concerts and criticized Wantuch, accusing him of “draconian censoring of my work.”
“Lukasz Wantuch seems to know nothing of my history of working, all my life, at some personal cost, in the service of human rights,” Waters said.
Paraphrasing the words of his hit single “Another Brick in the Wall”, Waters also wrote: “Hey! Lukasz Wantuch! ‘Leave them Kids Alone!'”.
He said he had only wanted to urge the countries involved “to work towards a negotiated peace rather than escalate matters towards a bitter end.”
Wantuch said in a Facebook post on Sunday morning that he was in Ukraine and would respond to Waters’ statement in the evening.