Thursday night, October 12, I saw Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame perform at the Key Arena in Seattle. It was unbelievable. We had 5th row seats from the floor and were at a good angle. Not to close to the edge and not too far back. The sound was the best I have ever heard in an indoor venue. The song selections were superb. He did almost half of The Wall, many Final Cut songs, a few from his last solo album Amused to Death, “‘Sheep” from Animals, a few from Wish You Were Here and Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun which is a Pink Floyd classic. His backup band included musicians at the top of their game and all were top-notch showmen.
After the first set, Roger came back and did the entire Dark Side of the Moon. It doesn’t get much better than that. They carried it off beautifully. Roger looked great. He obviously takes good care of himself. He’s got to be in his mid 60’s yet he had lots of energy and he gave us his all. The show also had a strong anti-war, anti-Bush message. The giant screen behind the band displayed graphics that went along with the songs. They were related to current events and international figures and helped show how relevant Roger’s music still is after all these years.
