Roger Waters: Greatest show in Coachella history!

[AC515]

wooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!


Never seen anything like it.

[therealsp]

Honestly, I walked by, stopped, and all I felt was... Meh.

[ecapataz]

I was put to sleep by that druggie mumbling on stage
so we went over to Mojave to see Murs which was much better entertainment.

Portishead gets credit for best Coachella performance ever.

[lostsoul86]

so it sucked ? im glad i didnt stay for him but i am sad that i didnt see chromeo

[therealsp]

I was put to sleep by that druggie mumbling on stage
so we went over to Mojave to see Murs which was much better entertainment.

Portishead gets credit for best Coachella performance better.

MURS was unbelievably good. The Legends came out and I almost cried.

[AC515]

I was put to sleep by that druggie mumbling on stage
so we went over to Mojave to see Murs which was much better entertainment.

Portishead gets credit for best Coachella performance ever.



Waters was simply on another level. Absolutely amazing.

[ecapataz]

Waters was simply on another level. Absolutely amazing.

Yes, except not.

[AC515]

There were so many amazing facets. The sound was BY FAR the best at Coachella all weekend. It was just a complete mind fuck! the sound was swirling all around Never seen a better show, ever. That's how it's done, not much more I can say. I didn't even know half the songs. Prince and Portishead were good, but NOT this good.

[Backwater]

Everybody loses. Both performances sucked, especially for that $322.00 ticket. Coachella loses. Bonnaroo didn't just de-throne them this year, they beat the living shit out of them.

[AC515]

Everybody loses. Both performances sucked, especially for that $322.00 ticket. Coachella loses. Bonnaroo didn't just de-throne them this year, they beat the living shit out of them.

Are you ok? The combination of Prince, Portishead and Waters is the best Coachella I have seen.

[shoopdedoop]

Everybody loses. Both performances sucked, especially for that $322.00 ticket. Coachella loses. Bonnaroo didn't just de-throne them this year, they beat the living shit out of them.

most likely someone who wasn't actually at Coachella this year.

[Amneeziac]

I thought it was a strong year. And anybody who saw M.I.A. would've thought the Beatles had just started playing the Sahara. Insane.

[JustSteve]

my motto for coachella '08? Coachella: You had to be there...

[JustSteve]

i wanna know what the hell that plane was dropping over the crowd...at first i had visions of the movie "black sunday".

and i also wonder where the pig is going to end up...imagine waking up with that draped over you roof.

[AC515]

i wanna know what the hell that plane was dropping over the crowd...at first i had visions of the movie "black sunday".

and i also wonder where the pig is going to end up...imagine waking up with that draped over you roof.


that was crazy. I'm guessing based on the rumors Roger Waters called the plane in.

[Suffacated]

To the haters,
the takers,
the lairs,
whining Coachella posters....
STFU
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/gfysig.gif

[alpharuin]

Maybe not THE greatest show in Coachella history, but it's certainly up there. Haters are hating for the sake of hating, it truly was an exceptional performance.

[AC515]

Anyone who says that they walked by a buzzing plane and swirling surround sound and was "bored" probably wasn't there.....seems elcapatez and realsp might be making shit up just to stir the pot.

[therealsp]

I was there. I just find Floyd a bit... Boring? I don't know. Whatever. I'm not sad that I didn't stay.

[Weeping Willow]

best sound i've ever heard. those towers of speakers out on the lawn made me feel as if i had giant headphones on even though i was like a mile away from the stage. kind of jaw-dropping

[g0k1ngsg0]

best sound i've ever heard. those towers of speakers out on the lawn made me feel as if i had giant headphones on even though i was like a mile away from the stage. kind of jaw-dropping

QFT.


so, was the plane an RC plane or was it a real one? it had to be remote control, right? damn, what a fucking great show. and that violin chick was amazing!

Vera/Bring the Boys Back Home brought a tear to my eye. :emo

[boyalien0]

I cried. I almost passed out. I freaked out. Hands down, not only the best coachella performance ever, but the best show of my life. I feel like I've been completely obliterated. Thank you very much. Haters suck it.

[betao]

i've never really listened to Pink Floyd in my life...

but I watched some of his set, before he did DSOTM

and it was absolutely stunning. The song he played about being in Beirut with the poor family that took him in brought tears to my eyes. And the pig being released was one of the most surreal moments of the weekend.

The amount of his set I saw was fantastic.

[g0k1ngsg0]

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[magmazing]

i wanna know what the hell that plane was dropping over the crowd...at first i had visions of the movie "black sunday".


It was "Vote Obama" confetti. A lot of it ended up on lawns and streets blocks away from the venue. It also ended up landing near the outdoor stage apparently. So basically the plane totally missed the target.


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The rest will be uploaded soon. Just thought I'd get the ball rolling on this.

[emtgreg]

I have some GREAT pics of the plane...and the pig...

best sound I've ever heard at a concert, period.


fireworks, holy shit, i felt the heat a mile back...

yeah, where does the pig go?

does it fly back home to england like a pidgeon?

[g0k1ngsg0]

It was "Vote Obama" confetti. A lot of it ended up on lawns and streets blocks away from the venue. It also ended up landing near the outdoor stage apparently. So basically the plane totally missed the target.

I wonder if some will wind up on ebay. lol.

[wolverine]

yeah, where does the pig go?

does it fly back home to england like a pidgeon?



ha, maybe.

[Jewcifer]

Wrong dudes... noone has yet to out-perform Daft Punk.

PS
My buddy got Rogers guitar pick. She was at the front gate when he threw it and she told the security guard to grab it for her. No Bull. Oh yeah, He was still awesome though.

[C DUB YA]

I think one has to go to every Coachella to make the best ever performance comment.

[BROKENDOLL]

Wrong dudes... noone has yet to out-perform Daft Punk.

PS
My buddy got Rogers guitar pick. She was at the front gate when he threw it and she told the security guard to grab it for her. No Bull. Oh yeah, He was still awesome though.
I had the best of both worlds...EPIC DSOTM to take me back and EPIC TECHNO/DANCE to guide me forward! I'M HAPPY COACHELLA!!!

[GnarVee]

I've been to 4 coaches and I think Daft Punk goes down as best Coachella performance....late add....first US show in years...first pyramid show.....talk about FACE MELTATION!

and to think I was trying to find the exit and stumbled to the sahara by accedent hammered....that shit change my life forever. PURE EPICNESS


btw g0k1ngsg0 that FLYING PIG OBAMA CHECK pic is awesome!

[MarkO]

I was impressed and I'm a cynical bastard. DSOTM surround sound ftmfw.

[deserttooc]

I have been to every Coachella and seen Waters do the same show at the Hollywood Bowl, and I have to say his performance was one of the best in history, up there with Daft Punk.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

Attn: people who disliked Roger Waters' set

re: what the fuck is wrong with you

[zikade]

Prince was better. I just don't give a shit about stuff like planes and pigs and whatever. I ran from Modeselector to see a little than ran back for all of SMD>Chromeo>Justice and am VERY glad that I did.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

and p.s. I'm about to donate a shitload of money to obama

[braundiggity]

I preferred Prince, but Waters was stunning. The sound on that show was unbelievable, and Coachella's never seen a mainstage show of that nature. That was awesome.

[JeffRyemon]

I wish I could have seen Waters, and I hope he does his own tour or something (as most big coachella acts do) But I would have been torn if I had to decided against SMD Chromeo and Justice (even though I don't think I would have missed Justice)

[instinct]

Seriously.. I think besides DP.. Roger may have been the best performance.. Oh my god.. The sound was SOOOOO good.

[PanasonicYouth]

It was fucking amazing. That 3D triangle ruled.

And Prince sucked royaly for everyone saying he was going to be amazing. There was nothing special about it. "Coachella I'm hereee." What a pompous ass.

[JeffRyemon]

Prince = Amazing guitar player
Prince Songs = Not so......amazing......

[jigglypuflvr@mac.com]

waters reeled you all in. he made you watch him play his own songs, which were terrible. total cheapshot. i left during the half hour break i was so pissed, only to be greeted happily by the end of black mountain's set, some of chromeo, and JUSTICE. all 3 were better than waters by far, he was just a flashy light show. it was good at first, but totally killed my trip when he started fucking playing his own gayass fucked up stupid shitty nobodywantstohearem songs.

end.

[jigglypuflvr@mac.com]

plus, yeah, how could anyone who was at DAFT PUNK think that shit was better? it simply wasn't.

[Deviate_420]

This was by far my favorite coachella performance.

[godevilove]

one thing is for sure, BEST SOUND EVER!!!!! sure first set of songs so so...but when dark side started, iWOW...its a TOSS UP between this and DAFT PUNK for best ever!

[GnarVee]

one thing is for sure, BEST SOUND EVER!!!!! sure first set of songs so so...but when dark side started, iWOW...its a TOSS UP between this and DAFT PUNK for best ever!




WRONG.

DAFT PUNK SHOCKED EVERYONE, THAT WERE AND WERN'T THERE.

ROGER HAS PLAYED THIS SAME EXACT SET MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED TIMES, BEFORE HE HAD EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT COACHELLA.

DAFT PUNK>RW

[wolverine]

plus, yeah, how could anyone who was at DAFT PUNK think that shit was better? it simply wasn't.

Becasue it was? The greatest sound system in Coachella history, the best group of songs played in Coahcella's history, the greatest "WTF" moments in Coachella history (plane buzzing, pig, fireworks, surround sound), etc.

Plus, this was a BAND playing, not some CD's and a guy tweaking a mixer.

[wolverine]

This was by far my favorite coachella performance.



Yup.

[wmgaretjax]

Becasue it was? The greatest sound system in Coachella history, the best group of songs played in Coahcella's history, the greatest "WTF" moments in Coachella history (plane buzzing, pig, fireworks, surround sound), etc.

Plus, this was a BAND playing, not some CD's and a guy tweaking a mixer.

surround sound.... like headphones man! you are fucking stupid. go eat a cookie.

[wolverine]

surround sound.... like headphones man! you are fucking stupid. go eat a cookie.

Are you aware that the greatest sound system Coachella ever saw was employed at the venue, and that speaker stacks stretched out beyond the audice, way back? Those were quad sound/surround sounds stacks for effects, etc.

[wmgaretjax]

Those were quad sound/surround sounds stacks for effects, etc.

Quad sound.... i see... Clearly I misjudged you.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

surround sound.... like headphones man! you are fucking stupid. go eat a cookie.

if you think the surround sound at waters' performance was even remotely like wearing headphones then either

a) you were not at waters' performance
b) you're dumb

[wmgaretjax]

if you think the surround sound at waters' performance was even remotely like wearing headphones then either

a) you were not at waters' performance
b) you're dumb

no shit sherlock.

[evilmushroompie]

Yes. Best ever. My mind is still at the field. Fuck you message boards cunts.

[ThomThom]

Yes. Best ever. My mind is still at the field. Fuck you message boards cunts.

That's so Indie.

[wolverine]

Yes. Best ever. My mind is still at the field. Fuck you message boards cunts.

I think some of the Shara/Mojave kids are pissed they missed this one. I'd be venting too if I made that choice.

[SubBass49]

I've been to every Coachella, and this was up there with the best performances.

Overall the lineup this year was lacking a bit, but Waters was fucking DOPE.

[evilmushroompie]

That's so Indie.

Indiana Jones.

[sonnyboy11]

Amazing performance. Thanks GV!

Hey g0k1ngsg0, do you post at LGK.com at all? I hyped up your photos over there in the media section. You got off some great shots.

[mfnalaska]

This set was simply unbelievable. The surround sound was incredible (wow, GV) and the effects were what-the-fucktastic, but my favorite element was the crowd-- thousands and thousands of people singing along together, creating a kind of hum over the field. The show was sensory overload, for sure.

Waters was visibly emotional at the end. And that comes back to my favorite thing about Coachella: the crowd gives so much love to the artists that you can tell that it's kind of overwhelming for the bands sometimes. I'm thinking about Arcade Fire '05, Gogol Bordello '06, and most of the bands we saw this weekend. I love those moments when, as a music junkie, you feel like the respect is mutual, and you know they're thinking, "I have the greatest job on earth."

Thank you everybody for the most incredible weekend.

[sonnyboy11]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but Roger's voice was in fine form tonight. I hadn't heard him do anything vocally since his performance at Live 8 (which was off the hook TERRIBLE) and I just assumed his voice was toast and everyone else but Roger would sing most of the time. WRONG! His performances in Mother and Another Brick In the Wall (pt. 2) were tops. For his age, his voice has held up fine when he really focuses and he did just that tonight.

Also, what an incredible bass player! Easily one of the top rock bass players ever. I can't believe how smooth and thumping he plays that thing. And I never knew the opening clock ticking in Time was Roger tamping perfectly on a hand-muted bass guitar. AMAZING!

[jgafs]

''home..home again. i like to be here when i can, and when i come home cold and tired, it's good to warm my bones beside the fire''...
Brilliantly put...

[whynotsmile99]

I was so exausted from the 3 hours of sleep I got since Thursday I literally started to hallucainate during water. Stunning and epic beyond words. Surround sound was magnificant.

Prince, Roger Waters, My Morning Jacket and Hot Chip made the festival for me this year

[wolverine]

This set was simply unbelievable. The surround sound was incredible (wow, GV)

That's Waters trademark. The Floyd were the first band to use quad sound in a live setting dating back to the late 60's. It's one of the reasons they are the foremost live rock pioneers of all time.

However I do agree, you have to give GV alot of credit for picking such a great closer and going along with all of Roger's ideas (which probably is a pain in the ass).

[Trudeau]

This set was simply unbelievable. The surround sound was incredible (wow, GV) and the effects were what-the-fucktastic, but my favorite element was the crowd-- thousands and thousands of people singing along together, creating a kind of hum over the field. The show was sensory overload, for sure.

Waters was visibly emotional at the end. And that comes back to my favorite thing about Coachella: the crowd gives so much love to the artists that you can tell that it's kind of overwhelming for the bands sometimes. I'm thinking about Arcade Fire '05, Gogol Bordello '06, and most of the bands we saw this weekend. I love those moments when, as a music junkie, you feel like the respect is mutual, and you know they're thinking, "I have the greatest job on earth."

Thank you everybody for the most incredible weekend.

Well put.

[evilmushroompie]

I felt as if I was taken to the edge of death and suddenly brought back, twice!

[corbo]

roger waters was so fucking awesome. fireworks, flying pig, explisions, the dark side of the moon! WOW WOW WOW!!

[thebattleofphoenix]

set list?

[Blinken]

YES! This show was fucking unreal.

[sonnyboy11]

Does anyone have a Youtube clip of Lili Haydn's violin solo at the first break in Comfortably Numb? I'd sure appreciate it. I had to rub my eyes at first to truly believe she was pulling that off on a violin. At the end of the solo, the people around me erupted in cheers. I am getting a little goosepimply even thinking about it. So much emotion. Who would've thought that song could seem fresh to me after all this time?

Thanks again GV!

[shaggyduck]

Honestly, even without considering that Dark Side of the Moon is like 3 decades old, this show was incredible. I don't understand how people can be hating on it.

Roger Waters was an extremely entertaining head liner. I had a blast.

[woogie846]

Roger Waters had the best sound quality I think I've ever heard.

That violinist was amazing!

[reijk]

Comfortably Numb had me in tears.

[sonnyboy11]

That violinist was amazing!


Right? Am I right that the place went crazy when she nailed that first solo in Comfortably Numb?? DAMN! What a buzz! I seriously forgot all about David Gilmour for a minute. I mean, props to all the players Roger had with him for this show but that violinist (Lili Haydn) is out of this world great!

[whynotsmile99]

i was walking to the Sahara during Comfortably Numb. did he do the disco ball thing?

[anonimouse]

my motto for coachella '08? Coachella: You had to be there...



well put. it was a very different year

[wolverine]

Honestly, even without considering that Dark Side of the Moon is like 3 decades old, this show was incredible. I don't understand how people can be hating on it.

Roger Waters was an extremely entertaining head liner. I had a blast.

I think it's just EDM only types who are a bit miffed they missed it. I mean "On The Run".......wow.

[thepoetblue]

Roger Waters' performance at Coachella this year is my personal fave performance I've seen in the 5 years I've attended. It was purely powerful, purely emotional, purely inspiring for me. The music of Pink Floyd is probably, simply put, the most important music in my life. I've avoided seeing Waters or the Gilmour "Pink Floyd" for a variety of reasons. And I'm glad I did - this one performance was everything I needed to see.

Coachella definitely felt different in a lot of ways this year. But I consider it it to be a constantly changing beast. And it has always delivered for me, regardless of those changes and whether or not I liked them at first.

Thank you Goldenvoice for Roger Waters and for another amazing Coachella.

[Pixiessp]

I was put to sleep by that druggie mumbling on stage
so we went over to Mojave to see Murs which was much better entertainment.

Portishead gets credit for best Coachella performance ever.

i second that(unless someone already did) in that case I agree.

[Coachellagirl]

I didn't go to the concert on Sunday (I know I missed out). But my brother and friends did. I guess the pig broke away from the strings and the pig floated away. I was just watching the news and they are offering a $10,000 reward and 4 Coachella tickets every year for life in return of the pig!!! I need to find that pig!!

[wolverine]

Roger Waters' performance at Coachella this year is my personal fave performance I've seen in the 5 years I've attended.

amazing.

[sonnyboy11]

Comfortably Numb had me in tears.

Man, I am glad to hear others say this. I still can't get over it. Maybe I never will. Shiat I just got another big chill up my spine. wtf??

[Young blood]

I didn't go to the concert on Sunday (I know I missed out). But my brother and friends did. I guess the pig broke away from the strings and the pig floated away. I was just watching the news and they are offering a $10,000 reward and 4 Coachella tickets every year for life in return of the pig!!! I need to find that pig!!

Im going to be pissed if they dont have the pig here in denver.....

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/coachella-pig-f.html
Graffiti artist Slick puts finishing touches on Roger Waters' inflatable pig backstage at Coachella. There's a $10,000 reward for the return of the pig, which was released during Roger Waters' performance.

INDIO, California -- Concert promoters are offering a $10,000 reward and four lifetime passes to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the safe return of a giant inflatable pig that's gone missing.

The spray-painted pig balloon was released during Roger Waters' performance Sunday at the festival. The school-bus-size prop emerged during "Pigs," a song from Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals.

"A pig got loose last night," said Bill Fold, one of the festival's producers, on Monday. "We really like him and want him back.... It's a very emotional time for us."

The pig was covered with political graffiti: "Don't be led to the slaughter," read one slogan. "Fear builds walls," read another. A cartoon Uncle Sam painted on the pig held two bloody cleavers, and the porker's belly read "Obama," with a checked ballot box alongside, according to the Associated Press.

Waters brought the three-day Coachella festival to a close Sunday with two sets, during which he played the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety.

If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the graffiti-covered piggie, send an e-mail to lostpig@coachella.com.

[Psilo]

This is my review on it,
gokingsgo I used your pics, hope you dont mind.


Anyone who didn't like the set,
Or thinks seeing Justice is better than seeing the man behind Pink Floyd,
is a music amateur and forever will suck at life.
(lol)



Thinking back over the years on how many music events I've attended within every genre of music
to all of the artists, DJ's, and bands I've seen that I've hyped afterwards or given credit for being "the best",
nothing could have ever prepared me for the experience that I was able to be around for last night.

Where does someone begin when telling a story of how one single event hit them so hard and emotionally that it literally changed their life simply for being at that certain place in time?

I know, without a doubt, that this was the most legendary music event I will ever experience in my life, and I would go so far as to possibly say it was the best set ever performed in the history of recorded music up to this point.

This event was 30 years in the making.

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I'll start with the overall scenario: 50,000 people, 80 acres of open land all with clear view to the main stage, the best and most technologically advanced sound systems and lighting equipment ever invented and that were definitely used for the first time during this set, anywhere on Earth. This set goes way, way beyond the worshipping or appraise of a single artist/group (Pink Floyd), this set was a mindblowing achievement and major step up within the entire world of Audio/Visual graphic design.

They were controlling the entire atmosphere around us. It felt like the entire biosphere was somehow electrically-charged, and the aspects of sound and light waves were all being controlled and manipulated at once depending on the situation occurring at that moment. Everything was done perfect. The graphic artists who worked on the 3 hour customized visuals on the 500x'-300x' ft. screen were able to come up with images that were meaningful, vibrant, and unique, yet still retaining an classic "Pink Floyd / 70's" type of appeal even though they had been now perceived on equipment of the newest technology.

The first half of the show contained songs from The Wall, Wish You Were Here and Animals, among others, as well as including a fully new song by Waters telling a story about an oppressed family in Beirut from the past, which ends with a few lines that incited a feeling of the biggest despise and disappointment towards our leader than has ever been felt collectively at the same time by a group this big. "Are these the people that we should bomb // Are we so sure they mean us harm // Is this our pleasure, punishment or crime // Is this a mountain that we really want to climb // The road is hard, hard and long, Put down that two by four // This man would never turn you from his door // Oh George! Oh George! // That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small.


The song "Pigs" was the highlight of the first half of the show. During this song, an extremely large balloon in the form of a pig (containing a bunch of rebellion and/or non-descript words) was launched from one corner and led through the crowd until it had reached all corners. At the end of the song, right at the peak of the final chorus, the pig's ropes were cut and the helium-filled, baseball-diamond sized object floated into space above the heads of everyone at the park, able to be seen for many minutes following. Somewhere out there in space right now, is a big floating pig.


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After the first half cut out, the most intense intermission ever took place. The lights shut out and ambient artificial chirping noises and LSD-inspired auditory hallucinations were being injected into the air around us, moving at different frequencies and pitches, creating an eerie and dark atmosphere. A picture of the Moon went up the main screen. Everyone knew what was coming. But no one would have ever thought the show could get any better than it had already been up to this point.



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The 2nd half began and "Dark Side of the Moon" began playing in its entirety. Within seconds of the first lyrics coming out of Waters' mouth, people began to fully realize the power of where we all were at that time. There was truly a sense that the last two decades (of Pink Floyd not playing together) had "all lead up to this point", for both the younger and older generations of this time in rock music as a whole, and irregardless of the other members of the original Pink Floyd not around. It was as if the culmination of millions and millions of previous individual experiences, from people both alive and dead, and their relationship with this Greatest Rock Album of all time, were all being built up hidden through time, and finally unleashed in an explosion on the crowd who were there that night.

The second song, On The Run, which is the instrumental ambient soundscape track, ended with an explosion on stage that I still don't understand as being physically possible. The song peaked with an explosion "in the screen" (as in, it was computerized design), but as it exploded, everyone in the audience felt the physical push of an energy field hitting them. And I mean that literally - they somehow altered the density of the molecules around us to simulate being pushed backwards from a specific focal point. Coachella is obviously at the forefront of technology and there is no doubt in my head that this single set was a multi-million dollar operation to complete.

After Dark Side, he encored with "Another Brick In The Wall", which obviously blew the minds of everyone there, all chanting the same long-established phrase of the song. And the final song of the night was a hugely extended version of Comfortably Numb, which was so musically fine tuned, perfect, and overwhelming that I froze up and could no longer move one single muscle. I stood there and looked ahead at the stage with my jaw open, staring at the intense visuals mixed, unable to process one single real thought while music of this intensity was playing on this big of a scale around me.


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The end of the song struck and I was left on my ass, not knowing how to react to the feeling of having my entire psyche and range of emotions having been ripped apart from inside me and put back together within the span of 3 hours. This wasn't a show dedicated to Roger Waters, or even Pink Floyd in general. This show was presented for, and presented by, the entire people of our generation and it will be talked about even decades from now as a legendary and historical performance in all of modern music.

I can almost say even if I was to never to go to another concert again, it wouldn't matter to me, because that single experience has left me asking myself "What left is there to do?".

[sonnyboy11]

I didn't go to the concert on Sunday (I know I missed out). But my brother and friends did. I guess the pig broke away from the strings and the pig floated away. I was just watching the news and they are offering a $10,000 reward and 4 Coachella tickets every year for life in return of the pig!!! I need to find that pig!!

"That's my pig!"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080428/ap_en_mu/music_coachella_roger_waters

[deadhead2479]

I felt like I was in an effing forest or jungle during the intermission; sitting underneath the fog, the chirping, the lights, it was pretty magical. Best live experience of my life, the best musical performance has to go to Portishead tho.

[JustSteve]

the best and most technologically advanced sound systems and lighting equipment ever invented and that were definitely used for the first time during this set, anywhere on Earth.

not so sure about the accuracy on that.


And I mean that literally - they somehow altered the density of the molecules around us to simulate being pushed backwards from a specific focal point.

oooookay.

[thestripe]

Attn: people who disliked Roger Waters' set

re: what the fuck is wrong with you

srsly.

[wolverine]

This is my review on it,
gokingsgo I used your pics, hope you dont mind.


Anyone who didn't like the set,
Or thinks seeing Justice is better than seeing the man behind Pink Floyd,
is a music amateur and forever will suck at life.
(lol)



Thinking back over the years on how many music events I've attended within every genre of music
to all of the artists, DJ's, and bands I've seen that I've hyped afterwards or given credit for being "the best",
nothing could have ever prepared me for the experience that I was able to be around for last night.

Where does someone begin when telling a story of how one single event hit them so hard and emotionally that it literally changed their life simply for being at that certain place in time?

I know, without a doubt, that this was the most legendary music event I will ever experience in my life, and I would go so far as to possibly say it was the best set ever performed in the history of recorded music up to this point.

This event was 30 years in the making.

I'll start with the overall scenario: 50,000 people, 80 acres of open land all with clear view to the main stage, the best and most technologically advanced sound systems and lighting equipment ever invented and that were definitely used for the first time during this set, anywhere on Earth. This set goes way, way beyond the worshipping or appraise of a single artist/group (Pink Floyd), this set was a mindblowing achievement and major step up within the entire world of Audio/Visual graphic design.

They were controlling the entire atmosphere around us. It felt like the entire biosphere was somehow electrically-charged, and the aspects of sound and light waves were all being controlled and manipulated at once depending on the situation occurring at that moment. Everything was done perfect. The graphic artists who worked on the 3 hour customized visuals on the 500x'-300x' ft. screen were able to come up with images that were meaningful, vibrant, and unique, yet still retaining an classic "Pink Floyd / 70's" type of appeal even though they had been now perceived on equipment of the newest technology.

The first half of the show contained songs from The Wall, Wish You Were Here and Animals, among others, as well as including a fully new song by Waters telling a story about an oppressed family in Beirut from the past, which ends with a few lines that incited a feeling of the biggest despise and disappointment towards our leader than has ever been felt collectively at the same time by a group this big. "Are these the people that we should bomb // Are we so sure they mean us harm // Is this our pleasure, punishment or crime // Is this a mountain that we really want to climb // The road is hard, hard and long, Put down that two by four // This man would never turn you from his door // Oh George! Oh George! // That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small.


The song "Pigs" was the highlight of the first half of the show. During this song, an extremely large balloon in the form of a pig (containing a bunch of rebellion and/or non-descript words) was launched from one corner and led through the crowd until it had reached all corners. At the end of the song, right at the peak of the final chorus, the pig's ropes were cut and the helium-filled, baseball-diamond sized object floated into space above the heads of everyone at the park, able to be seen for many minutes following. Somewhere out there in space right now, is a big floating pig


After the first half cut out, the most intense intermission ever took place. The lights shut out and ambient artificial chirping noises and LSD-inspired auditory hallucinations were being injected into the air around us, moving at different frequencies and pitches, creating an eerie and dark atmosphere. A picture of the Moon went up the main screen. Everyone knew what was coming. But no one would have ever thought the show could get any better than it had already been up to this point.

The 2nd half began and "Dark Side of the Moon" began playing in its entirety. Within seconds of the first lyrics coming out of Waters' mouth, people began to fully realize the power of where we all were at that time. There was truly a sense that the last two decades (of Pink Floyd not playing together) had "all lead up to this point", for both the younger and older generations of this time in rock music as a whole, and irregardless of the other members of the original Pink Floyd not around. It was as if the culmination of millions and millions of previous individual experiences, from people both alive and dead, and their relationship with this Greatest Rock Album of all time, were all being built up hidden through time, and finally unleashed in an explosion on the crowd who were there that night.

The second song, On The Run, which is the instrumental ambient soundscape track, ended with an explosion on stage that I still don't understand as being physically possible. The song peaked with an explosion "in the screen" (as in, it was computerized design), but as it exploded, everyone in the audience felt the physical push of an energy field hitting them. And I mean that literally - they somehow altered the density of the molecules around us to simulate being pushed backwards from a specific focal point. Coachella is obviously at the forefront of technology and there is no doubt in my head that this single set was a multi-million dollar operation to complete.

After Dark Side, he encored with "Another Brick In The Wall", which obviously blew the minds of everyone there, all chanting the same long-established phrase of the song. And the final song of the night was a hugely extended version of Comfortably Numb, which was so musically fine tuned, perfect, and overwhelming that I froze up and could no longer move one single muscle. I stood there and looked ahead at the stage with my jaw open, staring at the intense visuals mixed, unable to process one single real thought while music of this intensity was playing on this big of a scale around me.


The end of the song struck and I was left on my ass, not knowing how to react to the feeling of having my entire psyche and range of emotions having been ripped apart from inside me and put back together within the span of 3 hours. This wasn't a show dedicated to Roger Waters, or even Pink Floyd in general. This show was presented for, and presented by, the entire people of our generation and it will be talked about even decades from now as a legendary and historical performance in all of modern music.

I can almost say even if I was to never to go to another concert again, it wouldn't matter to me, because that single experience has left me asking myself "What left is there to do?".




Beautiful review! Very enjoyable read.

That sound system and the trip noises that came out during intermission are a Pink floyd/Waters trademark that goes back to the late 60's when they first started pioneering the live rock experience. Waters is a master of theatrics, and controls tension and ambience with various tweaks of the crowd.


Now you know why people go on and on about how great Pink Floyd were. They were the greatest live act in rock history, the greatest art rock band in history (IE all that plays at Coachella followed in their footsteps) and Waters was the mastermind of that live string pulling.

Really nice review. Thx for posting.

[vinylmartyr]

The Coachella Waters set was better than when I saw Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour.

[Young blood]

The Coachella Waters set was better than when I saw Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour.

impossible....That was the greatest show I have ever seen....really? I dont believe it......damnit....

[frozen pilgrim]

I'm not even going to bother reading this thread.


from a purely technical standpoint, waters' show was the most impressive I've ever seen anywhere ever. the logistics of creating clean, crisp, perfectly imaged surround sound in a concert setting at 140 db are just mind-boggling. I have the utmost respect for the (probably enormous) crew it took to set up and stage that spectacle. technically the music was flawless. I thought the musicians waters' chose were exceptionally talented, but were completely respectful of the way the work was written. no showboating, no masturbatory excessive soloing, and no shameless mugging for the crowd. they kept it down to what it should have been about: the music.
and what beautiful music it was.

from an emotional standpoint, I was overcome. every song chosen (with the exception of leaving beirut) elicited a powerful emotional response nto only in myself, but very clearly in all those around me.
30,000+ singing 'wish you were here'? I felt more connected to humanity than I have in years and years.
the DSOTM prism represents something huge for myself, and I'm sure for many others- that visual metaphor for transformation and growth is both powerful and enduring, and seeing it materialised in such a perfect, careful, huge way made me happy to the pit of my soul that someone understood what a strong, important, universally communicable symbol it is:
the prism IS pink floyd. the prism IS lsd. the prism represents going into something with a singular, closed frame of mind, and coming out the other side with a new, bright, and limitlessly colorful view on existence.


to everyone that shared those beautiful moments with me, thank you for being there, thank you for singing along, thank you for being there with me to have my faith in existence renewed.

[erikua]

Where to even begin. I missed the 1st half but caught the intermission and Dark Side of the Moon. First off, I thought I was about to die and be launched into space during On The Run, if that is what it's like to have your mind melted then please give me some more of that. This performance has to rank not just in my top performances at Coachella (06 07 08) but best performances ever period hands down. The musicians were incredibly amazing, especially the drummer and the sound system, I have never heard or felt anything like that before.

I saw Daft Punk in 06 and Tiesto in 07, and in my humble opinion, this blew Daft Punk out of the water overall and made Tiesto's sound quality moot. (Go easy here; I'm an EDM/EBM music fan 1st and foremost) But up until I experienced Roger Waters last night, Tiesto took tops for having the best sounding sound system/mixing and Daft Punk took tops for the best overall knock your socks off performance. Roger Waters will be hard to match.

[microlovebeat]

you people must have missed prince

[M Sparks]

I started crying during the songs from Final Cut. Just blubbering ridiculously. So powerful.

However, the problem with that show is that the DSOTM is just a marketing tool to get people to show up to see an outstanding Waters show. The main set is incredibly powerful, but the DSOTM section is just like going to see a Floyd tribute band, especially since Waters seems to vanish for large portions of it. Brain Damage/Eclipse was beautiful as usual, though.

I'm biased though, as DSOTM is way low on my list of Floyd albums. And Money just makes me want put a bullet in my skull. However, as I was glancing around in boredom, I saw PassiveTheory's fro-shadow rocking out and that brought a smile to my face.

We were planning to leave early. At the end of In The Flesh, my wife turned around and said "Chromeo can fuck right off." We still headed for the campground in the middle of the encore, but it was out of exhaustion, not boredom.

[g0k1ngsg0]

This is my review on it,
gokingsgo I used your pics, hope you dont mind.



not at all, GREAT review!

[M Sparks]

you people must have missed prince

Prince's show was more special, but Waters was technically flawless. (Which it should have been since he's done it 50-100 times, but still no mean feat on that field.

It was the combination of two completely different headliner shows that made this Coachella special. And the inclusion of a third incredibly bland one that kept it from being legendary.

[frozen pilgrim]

Prince's show was more special, but Waters was technically flawless. (Which it should have been since he's done it 50-100 times, but still no mean feat on that field.

It was the combination of two completely different headliner shows that made this Coachella special. And the inclusion of a third incredibly bland one that kept it from being legendary.

right on.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

Honestly, I don't understand how someone could have seen what I saw and not been completely fucking floored. THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE

[wolverine]

Honestly, I don't understand how someone could have seen what I saw and not been completely fucking floored. THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE


Because they never stopped by. They were probably in the tents the entire time, and are now trying to justify their decision.

[frozen pilgrim]

Honestly, I don't understand how someone could have seen what I saw and not been completely fucking floored. THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE

yeah dude!!

oh man.

the pig's flying around, and then, out of nowhere, A MOTHER FUCKING AIRPLANE shows up timed to the music, flying circles overhead dropping shit to be illuminated by the spotlights.

just unbefuckinglievable.

has there ever been another rock show with a god-damn FLYBY?!

[Trick Loves The Kids]

LET ME REPEAT THAT THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE

[wolverine]

LET ME REPEAT THAT THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE

hahahhaha

[whynotsmile99]

I thought my head was going to explode when that plane flew by. the pig, the lights, the plane, the confetti, the sheer spectacle, scope, noise, surround sound everything going on at once. I was so exausted all day. My allergies got the best of me Sunday and i was dead tired from hardly sleeping for 3 days. I started tripping. Totally incredible.

and let's not forget the god damn laser scan! holy shit that was great.

[g0k1ngsg0]

Amazing performance. Thanks GV!

Hey g0k1ngsg0, do you post at LGK.com at all? I hyped up your photos over there in the media section. You got off some great shots.

nice! thanks! I lurk over there under the same name but rarely post except for GDTs. I used to be rjl420, but after the lockout rinkrat purged lots of accounts and I had to re-register. that's actually where this name started, I just used my aim screen name as my forum name and it just kinda stuck.

[thestripe]

Honestly, I don't understand how someone could have seen what I saw and not been completely fucking floored. THERE WAS A FUCKING PLANE


No fucking shit! The show blew my mind.

[PrettyRagdoll]

Holy shit I wont lie. I cried during the first song. The whole set was just so fucking intense! Just everything! By the time his set ended I was in an emotional overload.

edit: That plane was crazy! Especially combined with the pig

[msklvr]

Before this, my favorite performance of all time was Grateful Dead 1993 Soldier Field Chicago. All four seasons in one day and an all encompassing surround sound system around the lip of Soldier Field. It was superb!

Roger Waters show just took the prize. Best performance I've ever seen.

BTW GREAT reviews guys!

I also completely agree that this blows the Daft Punk shindig away. When Daft Punk has a fucking plane fly over the pyramid, let me know.

[Suffacated]

1st....
Psilo... excellent review!

The way you put your thoughts down is almost as good as being there.
As I sit here after another long day at work trying to hit the keys on my Toshiba, my eyesight becomes blurred with tears.
Hats off to ya!

re: frozen pilgrim.....
Music is such a powerful thing.
It is what we all have in common.
To me, this was a moment in time when we can turn off all the negative energy that we throw at each other.
The music from Sunday evening took me back to different chapters of my life.
Like watching the screen behind Waters, I watched myself growing up.
I saw people long gone from my life.
I saw how I had changed their lives.
During Comfortably Numb, I relived the pain that had forever changed my life.
And as I held on tightly to Beverly, I cried...


to everyone that shared those beautiful moments with me, thank you for being there, thank you for singing along, thank you for being there with me to have my faith in existence renewed.

Very well said.
Even though I only met jazzz from the board, I know some of you had spotted me.
As ugly as I am, I know that I stand out like a soar thumb and I'm pretty hard to miss.
Maybe in 2009 we can shake hands between sets in the Sahara.
But for now, as said by frozen pilgrim,
thank you for being there, thank you for singing along, thank you for being there with me to have my faith in existence renewed.
Exactly!
Till 2009...

[Trick Loves The Kids]

Another thing I loved was looking around at the audience and seeing just how much other people were enjoying the set. I didn't know any of the words to the songs but hearing the entire crowd sing along was something else. There was this lady next to me who was so into the show, it really made me feel good inside just looking at her during the performance.

Also there was a guy up front with a DSOTM shirt and pajama pants with the DSOTM logo all over them. I bet he had a fucking blast.

Honestly, after everything was said and done it was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had.

[chip_m555]

Honestly, I walked by, stopped, and all I felt was... Meh.



Thats because you are a fucking idiot

[chip_m555]

I cried. I almost passed out. I freaked out. Hands down, not only the best coachella performance ever, but the best show of my life. I feel like I've been completely obliterated. Thank you very much. Haters suck it.



Couldnt have been put better my friend. Waters was the best show of my life for fucking sure. Anyone who didnt enjoy it either was not inside of the 360 sound system or they have no concept of what music even is in the first place. This was simply better than anything that has ever existed.... ever.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Waters was SICK!! I don't care what anyone says....

[sonnyboy11]

waters reeled you all in. he made you watch him play his own songs, which were terrible. total cheapshot. i left during the half hour break i was so pissed, only to be greeted happily by the end of black mountain's set, some of chromeo, and JUSTICE. all 3 were better than waters by far, he was just a flashy light show. it was good at first, but totally killed my trip when he started fucking playing his own gayass fucked up stupid shitty nobodywantstohearem songs.

end.

Except that ALL of the songs are Roger's songs. Granted some are from when he was a member of Pink Floyd and some are from when he was a solo act. But they are ALL HIS SONGS. And more to the point, his solo stuff was powerful as well last night.

So, you blew it hard and now you want to justify it. You're not alone. But like I said in another thread here, I'm oh so glad there were people like you who left or just didn't show up. It's your loss (and what a loss it is!), but it was crowded enough.

[chrisb21]

I'm not even going to bother reading this thread.


from a purely technical standpoint, waters' show was the most impressive I've ever seen anywhere ever. the logistics of creating clean, crisp, perfectly imaged surround sound in a concert setting at 140 db are just mind-boggling. I have the utmost respect for the (probably enormous) crew it took to set up and stage that spectacle. technically the music was flawless. I thought the musicians waters' chose were exceptionally talented, but were completely respectful of the way the work was written. no showboating, no masturbatory excessive soloing, and no shameless mugging for the crowd. they kept it down to what it should have been about: the music.
and what beautiful music it was.

from an emotional standpoint, I was overcome. every song chosen (with the exception of leaving beirut) elicited a powerful emotional response nto only in myself, but very clearly in all those around me.
30,000+ singing 'wish you were here'? I felt more connected to humanity than I have in years and years.
the DSOTM prism represents something huge for myself, and I'm sure for many others- that visual metaphor for transformation and growth is both powerful and enduring, and seeing it materialised in such a perfect, careful, huge way made me happy to the pit of my soul that someone understood what a strong, important, universally communicable symbol it is:
the prism IS pink floyd. the prism IS lsd. the prism represents going into something with a singular, closed frame of mind, and coming out the other side with a new, bright, and limitlessly colorful view on existence.


to everyone that shared those beautiful moments with me, thank you for being there, thank you for singing along, thank you for being there with me to have my faith in existence renewed.


Amen Pilgrim. That show was a jaw dropper from start to well timed intermission to astounding finish. Waters was so damn classy. Never took the audience for granted or saw them as there to feed his ego. It was in every aspect memorable and life affirming.

[thepoetblue]

Great reviews and comments. A few thoughts...




This event was 30 years in the making.


I think it was more like 42 years in the making. Set the controls for the heart of the sun is 41 years old, and the reflections on sanity and insanity were largely inspired by Waters' experiences/relationship with Syd Barrett - so I'd date it back to the original Floyd's heyday - 1966. But still, great review and feel largely the same as you.

I'm too lazy to dig out the other quote I want to comment on,... the complaint of Roger playing his solo stuff. With the exception of the Beirut song which I didn't love, his solo stuff is really great stuff. AMUSED TO DEATH is an amazingly prescient, almost prophetic album. I highly encourage anyone unfamiliar with it to check it out. (It ain't Radio KAOS). I was so moved by Perfect Sense. Honestly, I'd love to see a show of the entire album of Amused to Death.

But then, I'd also really like a time machine that could allow me to see every Floyd tour in history...

Coachella 2009 perhaps?

[JClemy]

I didn't even think of how amazing that plane was until you all mentioned it. The rest of the show was so amazing that a flyby just kinda seemed normal. Wow. I can't say I think Waters was better than Prince because I think I'd have to rate them at the same level.

I had a moment when I suddenly realized "wait that other dude is doing all the singing. This is like a cover band with one of the band members" Then I remembered I didn't give a shit because it was just that awesome.

I think all the people who are hating on it just didn't appreciate the show as what it was. Those songs are amazing. I mean I remember going to a crappy laser light show(the one in the campground actually) just because it was Floyd music.

[Ey3con]

Setlist?

[Mr.Nipples]

HE BROUGHT THE FUCKING PIG!!!

[ADGZ662]

Im going to be pissed if they dont have the pig here in denver.....

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/coachella-pig-f.html
Graffiti artist Slick puts finishing touches on Roger Waters' inflatable pig backstage at Coachella. There's a $10,000 reward for the return of the pig, which was released during Roger Waters' performance.

INDIO, California -- Concert promoters are offering a $10,000 reward and four lifetime passes to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the safe return of a giant inflatable pig that's gone missing.

The spray-painted pig balloon was released during Roger Waters' performance Sunday at the festival. The school-bus-size prop emerged during "Pigs," a song from Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals.

"A pig got loose last night," said Bill Fold, one of the festival's producers, on Monday. "We really like him and want him back.... It's a very emotional time for us."

The pig was covered with political graffiti: "Don't be led to the slaughter," read one slogan. "Fear builds walls," read another. A cartoon Uncle Sam painted on the pig held two bloody cleavers, and the porker's belly read "Obama," with a checked ballot box alongside, according to the Associated Press.

Waters brought the three-day Coachella festival to a close Sunday with two sets, during which he played the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety.

If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the graffiti-covered piggie, send an e-mail to lostpig@coachella.com.



First let me say Amazing show Amazing..... & still even today in the news there's lil things to remind me the epic show I saw last night, lost pig somewhere out there in the Desert Mtns??? who knows. The plane missing its vote for Obama confetti on the crowd and dumping them all over Indio residents (which I guess GV has to help out with) well it waaaass


gr8 to be @ '08

[sonnyboy11]

Great reviews and comments. A few thoughts...



I think it was more like 42 years in the making. Set the controls for the heart of the sun is 41 years old, and the reflections on sanity and insanity were largely inspired by Waters' experiences/relationship with Syd Barrett - so I'd date it back to the original Floyd's heyday - 1966. But still, great review and feel largely the same as you.

I'm too lazy to dig out the other quote I want to comment on,... the complaint of Roger playing his solo stuff. With the exception of the Beirut song which I didn't love, his solo stuff is really great stuff. AMUSED TO DEATH is an amazingly prescient, almost prophetic album. I highly encourage anyone unfamiliar with it to check it out. (It ain't Radio KAOS). I was so moved by Perfect Sense. Honestly, I'd love to see a show of the entire album of Amused to Death.

But then, I'd also really like a time machine that could allow me to see every Floyd tour in history...

Coachella 2009 perhaps?

You know, I'm still chewing over everything that went down yesterday. But now that you mention it, Perfect Sense may have been my favorite moment from the show- at least one of them. It was relentless. And Roger throwing his hands up in the air, singing without the mic at the end... it just felt powerful. I know he is basically hitting us across the head with a blunt object to get his point across with lyrics like

Hold on soldier
Prime time fodder for the News at Nine

But it worked last night. And damn well at that.

[Astrid]

roger waters destroyed my soul. i still haven't recovered. i couldn't even really process justice because i was so WOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

[anonimouse]

HE BROUGHT THE FUCKING PIG!!!

the pig was awesome but as someone else mentioned HE BROUGHT A FUCKING PLANE!

[Senor Cardgage]

I have to say that I really wasnt expecting it to be as great as it was.

Hell, after everything else I experienced this weekend, it didnt need to be.

But then it happened, and it trumped EVERYTHING.

It trumped Radiohead in 04

It trumped Arcade Fire in 05

And (IM sorry but its true, as mind-blowing as it was) it trumped Daft Punk in 06.

Shit, it even trumped mother fucking PRINCE from the night before!

There was NOTHING like what we got last night, and from what I've been reading from the Floyd faithful online, we may have gotten one of the best, most definitive "Floyd" experiences ever.


Fucking ACE, man.

[instinct]

I have to say that I really wasnt expecting it to be as great as it was.

Hell, after everything else I experienced this weekend, it didnt need to be.

But then it happened, and it trumped EVERYTHING.

It trumped Radiohead in 04

It trumped Arcade Fire in 05

And (IM sorry but its true, as mind-blowing as it was) it trumped Daft Punk in 06.

Shit, it even trumped mother fucking PRINCE from the night before!

There was NOTHING like what we got last night, and from what I've been reading from the Floyd faithful online, we may have gotten one of the best, most definitive "Floyd" experiences ever.


Fucking ACE, man.



I'm so glad other people feel the same way I did about it.. I really can't comprehend how other people can even compare Prince to it.. It's not even in the ballpark.

[Senor Cardgage]

Understand that I am in no way a Pink Floyd Guy.

Ive heard the records and really like them, but I have no emotional investment with the band per se.

But last night was better than the "epic" that we (myself included) use all too often nowadays. And its making me rediscover PF in a whole new way.

I bought the DSOTM vinyl at Virgin immediately after the set last night.

Fucking tops man.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

I decided, this was better than Daft Punk. And I would take a bullet for Bangalter.
Understand that I am in no way a Pink Floyd Guy.

I bought the DSOTM vinyl at Virgin immediately after the set last night.


Haha yeah I've never been a huge PF fan but I'm going to listen to them preeeeetty heavily in the next few weeks.

[evilmushroompie]

Understand that I am in no way a Pink Floyd Guy.

Ive heard the records and really like them, but I have no emotional investment with the band per se.

But last night was better than the "epic" that we (myself included) use all too often nowadays. And its making me rediscover PF in a whole new way.

I bought the DSOTM vinyl at Virgin immediately after the set last night.

Fucking tops man.

Oh my god. The show show was pure insanity! I WAS not a PF really at all until last nite. It was EPIC!
http://a659.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_5014d8a451534459fad45f59d4b1598a.jpg

[wolverine]

I decided, this was better than Daft Punk. And I would take a bullet for Bangalter.

Haha yeah I've never been a huge PF fan but I'm going to listen to them preeeeetty heavily in the next few weeks.


I'd stay clear of the stuff after Waters left as it will give a false impression.

Try these albums:

Wish You Were Here
Dark Side of the Moon (duh)
Meddle
Animals
Piper At the Gates of Dawn
Ummagumma (disc 1 - the live disc)
The Wall
The Final Cut

[Sokkerkid101]

The plane is all over the news because the confetti got blown (or missed) everywhere around indio and apparently fell in a cemetary. IDk why the confetti said Obama on it as opposed to something more political or deeper meaning...Looks like obama will lose votes over that fiasco

[Ey3con]

Definitely the best Coachella performance ever.

[TonyWonder]

Savor it people..it was truly historic and I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't see it that way.

Roger Waters at Coachella 08 was obviously was one of the greatest moments in concert history, not just Coachella history.

The Wall (the violin!!) and Comfortably Numb for encores just nailed it down.

[sonnyboy11]

The plane is all over the news because the confetti got blown (or missed) everywhere around indio and apparently fell in a cemetary. IDk why the confetti said Obama on it as opposed to something more political or deeper meaning...Looks like obama will lose votes over that fiasco


Oh come on. Obama's 'losing' votes all the time according to the media. And over what? Shiat that has nothing to do with him. First Rev Wright and now this (along with a bunch more nonsense in between, like flag lapel pins). He's hardly responsible for Roger flying a plane around releasing his name on confetti that littered a couple of areas in Indio (oh no!). But yea, Obama's gonna lose another vote or two over it! Fuck the media and fuck anyone who buys into that shiat. Obama's still the best candidate out there and all they have on him is stupid fluff bullshiat.

[evilmushroompie]

I was wondering, were all those videos made specifically for coachella!??!

[adctvprsnlty]

I was wondering, were all those videos made specifically for coachella!??!

He's been using that video package through the whole tour for the most part (I thought I noticed some slight changes from the Bowl shows, but that might have just been differences in intoxication level talking).

Still though, the scope of it all on the main stage was far above and beyond the Bowl, and I'm guessing most other venues he played at...

[Senor Cardgage]

Incidentally, Tony Wonder baked himself into a chipotle raspberry tort which is being served as a brunch snack onboard the errant flying pig.

If only there was someone up there to utter aloud the word "wonder", he might pilot her on down and collect his reward.

[wolverine]

Savor it people..it was truly historic and I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't see it that way.

Roger Waters at Coachella 08 was obviously was one of the greatest moments in concert history, not just Coachella history.



That's the way it's starting to appear. And a legendary youtube clip has just been floated out that sums it up perfectly:


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Now THAT is epic.

Hear the hyper sheep coming out of the surround speakers as the pig roams his pasture?

hahaha

[Mr. Dylanja]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK KKKKKK!!!!!!

I cannot believe I didn't go to this, I know I know. I deserve a thousand kicks in the balls. That was and is my biggest regret in concert history. With that said I'm glad he kicked ass for you guys, there sure was a lot of shit talk when this line up is announced but I knew all along Floyd is not a name you throw around lightly for fucks sakes. Man oh man, just post as many pics/vids as possible even tho they do no justice. Fuckin surround sound? Srsly? F.U.C.K

[wolverine]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK KKKKKK!!!!!!

I cannot believe I didn't go to this, I know I know. I deserve a thousand kicks in the balls. That was and is my biggest regret in concert history. With that said I'm glad he kicked ass for you guys, there sure was a lot of shit talk when this line up is announced but I knew all along Floyd is not a name you throw around lightly for fucks sakes. Man oh man, just post as many pics/vids as possible even tho they do no justice. Fuckin surround sound? Srsly? F.U.C.K


Pink Floyd is the greatest most innovative live act in rock/pop history. The guy behind all of the ideas for this was Roger Waters, dating back to 1966 with the worlds first raves in the London Underground. While Gilmour is great, he didn't care about the theatrics and ambience which Waters was obsessed with.

Pink Floyd's legendary status is not just because they made great studio albums. They have no peer in the live arena, even to this day.

[Mr. Dylanja]

Wolverine, I'm glad you're an enthusiast but damn man are you Floyds publicist or something.

True they have no peers BUT they have a little protege band by the name of Tool who are pretty fucking amazing in their own right, IMO.

[wolverine]

Wolverine, I'm glad you're an enthusiast but damn man are you Floyds publicist or something.

True they have no peers BUT they have a little protege band by the name of Tool who are pretty fucking amazing in their own right, IMO.


When did I knock Tool? I think they are a very good live act. So is Prince. I'm not putting anyone down by saying Pink Floyd are the best example of "epic". It's all good.

[adctvprsnlty]

Can I also mention how awesome it is that Waters so elegantly acknowledged the past? From slowly fading in and out between photos and footage of late 60's PF promotional materials during Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, to turning Shine On You Crazy Diamond into one gigantic Syd eulogy, there stood a fitting tribute to the band with whom he created most of this brilliance with.

With that said, Perfect Sense Pts. I & II was still the tearjerker song of the set as far as I'm concerned, and when the line "Don't let the might of the Christian Right fuck it all up for you and the rest of the world" was uttered during Leaving Beirut, it was like a bomb exploded in the crowd, at least from where I was standing. God, it was all good.

[SubBass49]

Oh come on. Obama's 'losing' votes all the time according to the media. And over what? Shiat that has nothing to do with him. First Rev Wright and now this (along with a bunch more nonsense in between, like flag lapel pins). He's hardly responsible for Roger flying a plane around releasing his name on confetti that littered a couple of areas in Indio (oh no!). But yea, Obama's gonna lose another vote or two over it! Fuck the media and fuck anyone who buys into that shiat. Obama's still the best candidate out there and all they have on him is stupid fluff bullshiat.

THIS x 1,000.

[lowfront]

dark side of the moon = Speechless

I was peaking on the greatest drug experience of my life during it.

Have never and will never experience something like that again.

[sbessiso]

dark side of the moon = Speechless

I was peaking on the greatest drug experience of my life during it.

Have never and will never experience something like that again.

this was me during the one-two punch of P Squared (portishead and prince)

[anonimouse]

Wolverine, I'm glad you're an enthusiast but damn man are you Floyds publicist or something.

True they have no peers BUT they have a little protege band by the name of Tool who are pretty fucking amazing in their own right, IMO.

please dont compare tool to pink floyd, thats just a joke. i could see comparing them to Yes or some other "look how many notes we can fit in a measure and oh yea we have the best drummer EVAR!" type prog rock band from the 70's, but tool have NOTHING on floyd. never have, never will

[canexplain]

for the people that heard the show in quad and had never heard quad before ... i dont know if this is a complete list ... the first quad lp i can remember i had was abraxas (santana), i think way before dsotm but not sure .... x****

8 tracks: (8 track section not yet up to date)

Herb Alpert and the TJB, Greatest Hits (tape swapped or recorded over)
Lenord Bernstein, Mass Vol. 3
Lenord Bernstein, Verdi Requiem, Vol 1 & 2 (2 tape set)
The Buddy Miles Band, Chapter VII
Chase, Chase
Perry Como, And I Love You So
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, Caribbean Cruise
John Denver, Poems, Prayers, and Promices
Evolution 4 Channel Musical Sampler
Percy Faith, Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet"
Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack (both UA and RCA)
Fiedler/Boston Pops, The Best of
Ford Motor Company, Quadrasonic Sound for Today
DAT2-0346
DAT2-0349
DAT2-0396
Ford Motor Company, Kaleidoscope of Contemporary Quadrasonic Sound
DPT-0191
Aretha Franklin, Aretha Live at Filmore West
Great Songs of Bacharach and David
The Best of the Guess Who
Hair, the origional Broadway Cast Recording
Isaac Hayes, Shaft soundtrack
Al Hirt, The Best of
Leroy Holmes, Everybody's Talking
The Worst of Jefferson Airplane
Country Joe and the Fish, Greatest Hits
Carol King, Carol King Music
Loggins and Messina
Henry Mancini, A warm shade of ivory (2)
Serfio Mendos & Brazil '66, Greatest Hits
Peter Nero, Summer of '42
Charley Pride, the Best of
Helen Reddy, Free and Easy
Santana, Abraxas
The Sound of Music
Cat Stevens, Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Barbra Streisand, Stoney End
Rick Wakeman, The six wives of Henry VIII
Andy Williams, You've Got a Friend
ZZ Top, Tres Hombres

CD-4 (or Quadradisc) LPs:

CD-4 Channel Discrete Demonstration Quadradisc (Warner, Electra, &
Atlantic)
Floyd Cramer, Super Country Hits
The Eagles, One Of These Nights
The Doobie Brothers, What Were Once Vices are now Habits
The Doors, The Best of the Doors
The Guess Who, The Best of the Guess Who, Vol.II
Nilsson, Pussy Cats
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells
Tony Orlando & Dawn, He Don't Love You...
RCA's "The Greatest Sounds on Earth"
Seals & Crofts, Diamond Girl
Southern Hilman Furay Band
Carly Simon, No Secrets
James Taylor, One Man Dog
Rick Wakeman, The Myths and Legends of King Author and the Knights of the
Round Table
The Wiz, The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

SQ LPs:

Aerosmith, Rocks
Azteca
Blood, Sweat, and Tears Greatest Hits
Ray Conniff and the Singers, Love Theme From "The Godfather"
Great Songs of The Beatles, various artests
Kris Kristofferson, The silver tounged devil and I
John Morell, Instremntal Hit Sounds of
Anthony Newman, Lutheran Organ Mass
Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here
Quadraphonic: The Spectacular Sound of 4 channel stereo(from Columbia)
Songs of the 70's Orchestra, Songs of the Seventies
Cat Stevens, Buddha and the Chocolate Box
Barbra Streisand, Barbra Streisand
Tchaikovsky's Greatest Hits Vol.1
Vanguard Quadraphonic Demonstration Album
West, Bruce, & Lang, Whatever Turns You On
Andy Williams, Alone Again (Naturally)
Andy Williams, Love Story

QS LPs:

Cock-a-Doodle Doo and Mother Goose Too, side 5 and 6
(looks like I really will buy anything that's quad!)
Jim Croce, Photographs & Memories
Enoch Light, 4 Channel Stereo, incoding method unknown (QS?)
Bonnie Koloc, You're Gonna Love Yourself in the Morning (Ovation, QS?)
Tchaikovsky, The Complete Orchestral Music, Vol.III
The Ray Charles Singers, Love Me With All Your Heart
Steely Dan, Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan, Can't Buy a Thrill
Three Dog Night, Hard Labor

[canexplain]

Damn I am so jealous of you guys …. Well I do get to catch waters tomorrow night anyway …. In some ways seeing dsotm for you was better then when I first saw it because “in general” I think people like to see groups play songs they know and not new stuff … when I saw PF at the Hollywood bowl, it was the first time dsotm had ever been played in the US and the lp had only been out a few weeks if I remember right …. They did do quad in the bowl and that was the first outdoor show I heard with quad … we did have Kate bush (she was 19 I think) on the stage as a ballerina during a couple of numbers so that was special but you had the “new and improved” tech things … way to go Roger showing the kids some things stand the test of time …. X****

[morphous12]

Roger Waters raised the bar and pushed the envelope with regard to what could be done on the Polo Fields. I am glad I was there to see it. A completely astonishing performance.

[g0k1ngsg0]

I'll upload more later. The sound isn't the best and my camera has a 1gb limit so I missed about 10 seconds during eclipse.

Dsotm part 1
MVI_0760.AVI (1023.86 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E9RU2GKW

DSotM part 2
MVI_0761.AVI (55.96 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JPST0VV6

[CalmerThanYou]

Waters showed why he is god.
Best Acid Set Ever.

[wolverine]

for the people that heard the show in quad and had never heard quad before ... i dont know if this is a complete list ... the first quad lp i can remember i had was abraxas (santana), i think way before dsotm but not sure .... x****

We were talking about live quad.... ;)

Pink Floyd developed it in the late 60's and were the first band to use it, and they developed it over the years, and it showed up at the Coachella performance.

It was called the "Azimuth Co-ordinator" and was controlled by a joystick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuth_co-ordinator

[canexplain]

We were talking about live quad.... ;)

Pink Floyd developed it in the late 60's and were the first band to use it, and they developed it over the years, and it showed up at the Coachella performance.

It was called the "Azimuth Co-ordinator" and was controlled by a joystick.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuth_co-ordinator

boy this board is acting weird today or it could just be my connection ... ya, i know you were talking live quad ... when PF did dsotm at the bowl it was quad, their show here at red rocks was quad one year, and i saw a number of quad shows at the fillmore west in the late 60's ... and i did see santana do abraxas in quad inside a volcano in HA at one fest way back then ... so yes roger did it better then best i am reading, but it was used for quite a few years before it kinda didnt catch on ...just because i heard it 40 years ago and it went out of style and back doesnt mean it wasnt around :). x****

[Psilo]

It's been over 2 days now and I'm still emotionally wrecked. Wrecked in a good way I guess, but it doesn't make sense to my brain. No show has ever done this to me. I had to go to the bathroom at work 3 times now just because I started tearing up so hard in the office when thinking about the power & emotion I witnessed on Sunday Night. And I feel like a little girl for that. But It's not like I should deny it.

I'm torn up over whether or not I will ever see a show like that again. It seriously ripped my entire psyche apart and rearranged my brain. If I start to think about "any" moment in time during that entire set I immediately have to stand up and breathe hard because the feelings are overwhelming and I will most likely cry.

I've been going to many, many concerts for many, many years, and I never thought something like that could happen in my life. The event will be the most important and exciting time in my life with the exception [possibly] of marriage and kids.

I am fucked. Roger Waters turned me Emo.

[Sonicifyouwantit]

almost cried during "mother"...what was the song with the submarine fight in the stadium?? that was great when the surround sound kicked in with the stadium crowd singing...chills

[anonimouse]

It's been over 2 days now and I'm still emotionally wrecked. Wrecked in a good way I guess, but it doesn't make sense to my brain. No show has ever done this to me. I had to go to the bathroom at work 3 times now just because I started tearing up so hard in the office when thinking about the power & emotion I witnessed on Sunday Night. And I feel like a little girl for that. But It's not like I should deny it.

I'm torn up over whether or not I will ever see a show like that again. It seriously ripped my entire psyche apart and rearranged my brain. If I start to think about "any" moment in time during that entire set I immediately have to stand up and breathe hard because the feelings are overwhelming and I will most likely cry.

I've been going to many, many concerts for many, many years, and I never thought something like that could happen in my life. The event will be the most important and exciting time in my life with the exception [possibly] of marriage and kids.

I am fucked. Roger Waters turned me Emo.

was this your first coachella? just curious. i tend to go through the same thing each year, some more than others

[Senor Cardgage]

Heres my Pink Floyd Pig and Bomber video. You can see Sean Penn, Sienna Miller, and Everlast in the shot>>>


1dl7MFUCiTI

[Psilo]

was this your first coachella? just curious. i tend to go through the same thing each year, some more than others

Naw, been to most. Just never posted here,

This set blew me away way harder than the previous headliners. Tool is my favorite group of all time and this Roger Waters set made my "best" tool concert pale in comparison.

[Senor Cardgage]

Heres some I shot from "Another Brick in the Wall"

YT7o_TIvLVU

[joppy-slow]

This is my review on it,
gokingsgo I used your pics, hope you dont mind.


Anyone who didn't like the set,
Or thinks seeing Justice is better than seeing the man behind Pink Floyd,
is a music amateur and forever will suck at life.
(lol)



Thinking back over the years on how many music events I've attended within every genre of music
to all of the artists, DJ's, and bands I've seen that I've hyped afterwards or given credit for being "the best",
nothing could have ever prepared me for the experience that I was able to be around for last night.

Where does someone begin when telling a story of how one single event hit them so hard and emotionally that it literally changed their life simply for being at that certain place in time?

I know, without a doubt, that this was the most legendary music event I will ever experience in my life, and I would go so far as to possibly say it was the best set ever performed in the history of recorded music up to this point.

This event was 30 years in the making.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/rjl420/Coachella/08/IMG_0744.jpg

I'll start with the overall scenario: 50,000 people, 80 acres of open land all with clear view to the main stage, the best and most technologically advanced sound systems and lighting equipment ever invented and that were definitely used for the first time during this set, anywhere on Earth. This set goes way, way beyond the worshipping or appraise of a single artist/group (Pink Floyd), this set was a mindblowing achievement and major step up within the entire world of Audio/Visual graphic design.

They were controlling the entire atmosphere around us. It felt like the entire biosphere was somehow electrically-charged, and the aspects of sound and light waves were all being controlled and manipulated at once depending on the situation occurring at that moment. Everything was done perfect. The graphic artists who worked on the 3 hour customized visuals on the 500x'-300x' ft. screen were able to come up with images that were meaningful, vibrant, and unique, yet still retaining an classic "Pink Floyd / 70's" type of appeal even though they had been now perceived on equipment of the newest technology.

The first half of the show contained songs from The Wall, Wish You Were Here and Animals, among others, as well as including a fully new song by Waters telling a story about an oppressed family in Beirut from the past, which ends with a few lines that incited a feeling of the biggest despise and disappointment towards our leader than has ever been felt collectively at the same time by a group this big. "Are these the people that we should bomb // Are we so sure they mean us harm // Is this our pleasure, punishment or crime // Is this a mountain that we really want to climb // The road is hard, hard and long, Put down that two by four // This man would never turn you from his door // Oh George! Oh George! // That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small.


The song "Pigs" was the highlight of the first half of the show. During this song, an extremely large balloon in the form of a pig (containing a bunch of rebellion and/or non-descript words) was launched from one corner and led through the crowd until it had reached all corners. At the end of the song, right at the peak of the final chorus, the pig's ropes were cut and the helium-filled, baseball-diamond sized object floated into space above the heads of everyone at the park, able to be seen for many minutes following. Somewhere out there in space right now, is a big floating pig.


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/rjl420/Coachella/08/IMG_0756.jpg


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/rjl420/Coachella/08/IMG_0758.jpg




After the first half cut out, the most intense intermission ever took place. The lights shut out and ambient artificial chirping noises and LSD-inspired auditory hallucinations were being injected into the air around us, moving at different frequencies and pitches, creating an eerie and dark atmosphere. A picture of the Moon went up the main screen. Everyone knew what was coming. But no one would have ever thought the show could get any better than it had already been up to this point.



http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/rjl420/Coachella/08/IMG_0749.jpg


The 2nd half began and "Dark Side of the Moon" began playing in its entirety. Within seconds of the first lyrics coming out of Waters' mouth, people began to fully realize the power of where we all were at that time. There was truly a sense that the last two decades (of Pink Floyd not playing together) had "all lead up to this point", for both the younger and older generations of this time in rock music as a whole, and irregardless of the other members of the original Pink Floyd not around. It was as if the culmination of millions and millions of previous individual experiences, from people both alive and dead, and their relationship with this Greatest Rock Album of all time, were all being built up hidden through time, and finally unleashed in an explosion on the crowd who were there that night.

The second song, On The Run, which is the instrumental ambient soundscape track, ended with an explosion on stage that I still don't understand as being physically possible. The song peaked with an explosion "in the screen" (as in, it was computerized design), but as it exploded, everyone in the audience felt the physical push of an energy field hitting them. And I mean that literally - they somehow altered the density of the molecules around us to simulate being pushed backwards from a specific focal point. Coachella is obviously at the forefront of technology and there is no doubt in my head that this single set was a multi-million dollar operation to complete.

After Dark Side, he encored with "Another Brick In The Wall", which obviously blew the minds of everyone there, all chanting the same long-established phrase of the song. And the final song of the night was a hugely extended version of Comfortably Numb, which was so musically fine tuned, perfect, and overwhelming that I froze up and could no longer move one single muscle. I stood there and looked ahead at the stage with my jaw open, staring at the intense visuals mixed, unable to process one single real thought while music of this intensity was playing on this big of a scale around me.


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c163/rjl420/Coachella/08/IMG_0762.jpg



The end of the song struck and I was left on my ass, not knowing how to react to the feeling of having my entire psyche and range of emotions having been ripped apart from inside me and put back together within the span of 3 hours. This wasn't a show dedicated to Roger Waters, or even Pink Floyd in general. This show was presented for, and presented by, the entire people of our generation and it will be talked about even decades from now as a legendary and historical performance in all of modern music.

I can almost say even if I was to never to go to another concert again, it wouldn't matter to me, because that single experience has left me asking myself "What left is there to do?".

Fantastic review.. I really don't see how Coachella can continually keep setting the bar higher and higher.. A fucking plane flew over, timed to music???? Prince rocking out until 1:00 AM?? Seriously.. what's next for 2009? U2, Led Zeppelin, maybe David Bowie ?? What an amazing show Roger put on.. and the sound system wow.. i'm very jealous I missed out this year. very.

[adctvprsnlty]

Thanks for the list of quad albums, canexplain. I look forward to hunting down and listening to Loggins & Messina and Andy Williams... finally, I'll be able to hear them they way they were meant to be heard.

[Senor Cardgage]

Last video.

We got the prism when it came out.

Stick with it, it gets really good about 2 minutes in


a_-sCsS8zag

[Trick Loves The Kids]

I agree with everything Psilo posted.

[canexplain]

Thanks for the list of quad albums, canexplain. I look forward to hunting down and listening to Loggins & Messina and Andy Williams... finally, I'll be able to hear them they way they were meant to be heard.

just trying to add to the thread dude :) x**** a few of them are very good btw ....

[canexplain]

I know you were being facetious btw …. I did want to add this on quad … I wish they would have followed up on this … after quad was out for a while, some music guy was trying to make what ever two more channels would be called … top and bottom? … therefore instead of the music or sounds going left to right, and swirling all around you, the other two channels made it possible to make the sound all around you even up and down … example was: you could record some vocals and say “this is your left ear” and the sound would be right there only spatially by your left ear, or “this is your foot” and the sound would seem like it was coming from your foot … can you imagine what kind of sonic cd’s we could have had with that sort of 6 channel set up … damn … x****

[adctvprsnlty]

just trying to add to the thread dude :) x**** a few of them are very good btw ....

No worries, I love quad albums... it kills me that my current amplifier is so stupidly modern it can't play the ones I have properly.

I just find it hilarious how record companies, when presented with new technology, always immediately throw the hottest modern acts or catalogue titles at it, without ever thinking if those acts are necessarily presentable in that format. Seals & Croft to Quad Sound is like Shania Twain to DVD-Audio.

[swankgd]

Just thought I'd share this miraculous shot of the plane I got.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/coachella%202008/DSC_3193.jpg

And the Pig beginning its flight:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/coachella%202008/DSC_3234.jpg

[wolverine]

Amazing pics!

For anyone wondering "WTF??????" was up with that crazy sound, here is where it all started:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuth_co-ordinator

Pink Floyd used the first ever quadrophonic system for their live shows.

Here is Roger Waters messing aorund with it in 1969:

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[krk67]

Having never been a big Pink Floyd fan, I watched through intermission and was pleasantly surprised and astounded, but then made the mistake of heading over to the Sahara.

And it's a decision that I will regret for a long time.

I really don't know how GV can possibly improve upon the Roger Waters' experience they helped deliver.

[musicfan66]

It's been two days, and I still keep playing Pink Floyd songs on my ipod. This was just an incredible show words can't even describe. Although hearing DSOTM was great, I loved hearing the songs from The Wall and Wish You Were Here even more. Do you think Paul could bring him back in 09 and do The Wall? Probably wishful thinking. I saw the David Gilmore version back in
94, but this really exceeded that.

[CalmerThanYou]

The "butchers" holding the pig walked RIGHT by me while frying my face off. SO FUCKING AWESOME.

I knew roger would wreck.

Thank you sir.

[VirtualRog]

Damn I am so jealous of you guys …. Well I do get to catch waters tomorrow night anyway …. In some ways seeing dsotm for you was better then when I first saw it because “in general” I think people like to see groups play songs they know and not new stuff … when I saw PF at the Hollywood bowl, it was the first time dsotm had ever been played in the US and the lp had only been out a few weeks if I remember right …. They did do quad in the bowl and that was the first outdoor show I heard with quad … we did have Kate bush (she was 19 I think) on the stage as a ballerina during a couple of numbers so that was special but you had the “new and improved” tech things … way to go Roger showing the kids some things stand the test of time …. X****

FYI: DSOTM was released SIX months AFTER ther Bowl show in '72.

Check out the early versions of On The Run and Great Gig...OTR is basically drums and piano and GGITS has no vocals.

I still have the original boot "Crackers: Damn Braces, Bless Relaxes" a three disc vinyl package...xlnt quality.

[wolverine]

Heres some I shot from "Another Brick in the Wall"

YT7o_TIvLVU



Great vid!

[Sonicifyouwantit]

so again, anyone know the name of the song with the submarine in the video and the stadium singing in the surround sound?

[bigc1]

soooooo fucking stoned for his set, very fun stuff

[wolverine]

so again, anyone know the name of the song with the submarine in the video and the stadium singing in the surround sound?


A bunch of people have been asking about setlist and where the songs are from, so I will post the set list and the albums the songs came from so people can check them out:

Set One:

In the Flesh (The Wall)
Mother (The Wall)
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (Ummagumma Disc 1)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Wish You Were Here)
Have a Cigar (Wish You Were Here)
Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here)
Southampton Dock (The Final Cut)
The Fletcher Memorial Home (The Final Cut)
Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2 (Amused To Death) "submarine tune"
Leaving Beirut (unrealeased)
Sheep (Animals)

Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon):

Speak to Me
Breathe
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse

Encore:

The Happiest Days of Our Lives (The Wall)
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II (The Wall)
Vera (The Wall)
Bring the Boys Back Home (The Wall)
Comfortably Numb (The Wall)

[swankgd]

The last song of the first set was Pigs from Animals, not Sheep.

[GauchoGuy17]

Seeing Roger Waters for the first time two days ago coincided with my first time using MDMA. I was rolling with a close female friend who is the biggest Pink Floyd fan I know. Holy shit. I have never felt a greater affirmation of the human spirit and all that is good and beautiful in life. I feel like I'm a better person after that show. It's amazing. I didn't think something like that was possible.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

^^^^ you made a very very good choice.

[Sonicifyouwantit]

as would make sense with the flying pig...I knew and own pretty much all of those except for amused to death...that part with the stadium singing was so incredible...god Prince followed by Waters, one two punch!

[GauchoGuy17]

Btw, going from Waters straight over to Justice, who played way past midnight, was one of the most fun transitions ever.

[CalmerThanYou]

^^^^ you made a very very good choice.

trick, im really happy i had you listen to DSOTM before you went. I knew it would blow away people, but i had no idea it was going to be that epic on such a grand scale.

god damn it. i shed a tear during WYWH

EDIT: Trick, did anyone meet up for Dave Wang? I was at boys noize towards the back...then into erol.

[GauchoGuy17]

god damn it. i shed a tear during WYWH


That song almost got me to cry, but what actually did do it was Vera/Bring the Boys Back Home. The chorus was amazing.

[idoru]

WRONG.

DAFT PUNK SHOCKED EVERYONE, THAT WERE AND WERN'T THERE.

ROGER HAS PLAYED THIS SAME EXACT SET MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED TIMES, BEFORE HE HAD EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT COACHELLA.

DAFT PUNK>RW

You're aware that every Daft Punk set on the tour that followed Coachella was exactly the same, right?

[g0k1ngsg0]

You're aware that every Daft Punk set on the tour that followed Coachella was exactly the same, right?

I agree that RW>DP, but all the DP shows weren't exactly the same at all. vegoose especially.

[Smokenut]

Sasha & Digweed and Danny Tenaglia

Get my Vote

and if u dont like, no sweat off my balls

They destroyed it with their extra BASS filter

and not to mention being on E and dancing for 4 hours straight like a mad man, a zombie, a drunk and a pilates instructor always helps

but its my opinion, so bring on the haters

[g0k1ngsg0]

Sasha & Digweed and Danny Tenaglia

Get my Vote

for best in coachella's history? I mean, yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man, but that is going up against some VERY stellar performances. daft punk 06, radiohead 04, pixies 04, tool 06, RATM 07, and even teh all powerful justice 06/07.

I think (hope) you are talking about best of the weekend right?

[adctvprsnlty]

The last song of the first set was Pigs from Animals, not Sheep.

The last song was most definitely "Sheep." Hence why we were surrounded by bleating and not oinking.

However, "Set The Controls..." first appeared on A Saucerful Of Secrets. A later live recording was on Ummagumma.

[Wheres the beef?]

What was the song that had the announcer from some sporting event? It was so epic when he was "SCOooOOooooooooooooOOORE!" I had both fists up.

[wolverine]

The last song was most definitely "Sheep." Hence why we were surrounded by bleating and not oinking.

However, "Set The Controls..." first appeared on A Saucerful Of Secrets. A later live recording was on Ummagumma.


I just like the live version on Ummagumma much better, haha.

[Psilo]

I'll upload more later. The sound isn't the best and my camera has a 1gb limit so I missed about 10 seconds during eclipse.

Dsotm part 1
MVI_0760.AVI (1023.86 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E9RU2GKW

DSotM part 2
MVI_0761.AVI (55.96 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JPST0VV6

Fuck! they got deleted... Any way you can re-up so i can instantly download? then i will host them on my FTP.


Are they decent quality picture wise?

[Wheres the beef?]

Heres some I shot from "Another Brick in the Wall"

YT7o_TIvLVU

I can see the Sean Penn Acid Test across the way.

[Thief of Fire]

What was the song that had the announcer from some sporting event? It was so epic when he was "SCOooOOooooooooooooOOORE!" I had both fists up.


It was 'Perfect Sense Part 2' and it actually was Marv Albert giving a play by play of a submarine battle... it's from his solo concept album 'Amused to Death', inspired by a book by Neil Postman. One of the main themes is how politics, war, etc. are reduced to forms of entertainment... this was definitely one of the highlights of the set for me.

[g0k1ngsg0]

Fuck! they got deleted... Any way you can re-up so i can instantly download? then i will host them on my FTP.


Are they decent quality picture wise?

they are still there, but I think stupid megaupload has a 1gb limit for unregistered accounts. did you create a free one? I think I will rar it into smaller files to avoid that if I need to re-up. download the second one since it's smaller to see if the quality is tolerable.

if you have aim, I can send it through that as well. my aim is in my profile.

the picture is ok... at times even good. but my camera isn't the best in low light situations.

[sonnyboy11]

It was 'Perfect Sense Part 2' and it actually was Marv Albert giving a play by play of a submarine battle... it's from his solo concept album 'Amused to Death', inspired by a book by Neil Postman. One of the main themes is how politics, war, etc. are reduced to forms of entertainment... this was definitely one of the highlights of the set for me.


People keep asking about Perfect Sense. It was quite possibly the best performed song of the night. I know I've said that already, but I just felt like saying it again. :)

I'm starting to keep an eye for anymore Roger Waters dates in the LA area. I know I'll never be able to relive Coachella, but it's almost like I have to try.

Thanks again GV (I'll be saying that several more times as well).

[Psilo]

they are still there, but I think stupid megaupload has a 1gb limit for unregistered accounts. did you create a free one? I think I will rar it into smaller files to avoid that if I need to re-up. download the second one since it's smaller to see if the quality is tolerable.

if you have aim, I can send it through that as well. my aim is in my profile.

the picture is ok... at times even good. but my camera isn't the best in low light situations.

Yeah I immediately realized the 2nd one works. I guess it just says the first one is gone cause Im not premium.

Its decent quality, I would host it if you upped it (until a possible better one comes around. I know someone had to have a totally badass camera somewhere in that crowd)

[wolverine]

Seeing Roger Waters for the first time two days ago coincided with my first time using MDMA. I was rolling with a close female friend who is the biggest Pink Floyd fan I know. Holy shit. I have never felt a greater affirmation of the human spirit and all that is good and beautiful in life. I feel like I'm a better person after that show. It's amazing. I didn't think something like that was possible.


That's what makes it great. You get all the crazy visual shit, but you also get a human soul type of thing (if that makes any sense). It makes for a more balanced attack.

[boyalien0]

I have to say that I really wasnt expecting it to be as great as it was.

Hell, after everything else I experienced this weekend, it didnt need to be.

But then it happened, and it trumped EVERYTHING.

It trumped Radiohead in 04

It trumped Arcade Fire in 05

And (IM sorry but its true, as mind-blowing as it was) it trumped Daft Punk in 06.

Shit, it even trumped mother fucking PRINCE from the night before!

There was NOTHING like what we got last night, and from what I've been reading from the Floyd faithful online, we may have gotten one of the best, most definitive "Floyd" experiences ever.


Fucking ACE, man.

QFT, down to every last word. Amen Brotha. I can't believe anyone who was there didn't have their mind totally blown.

[wolverine]

Oh my god. The show show was pure insanity! I WAS not a PF really at all until last nite. It was EPIC!
http://a659.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_5014d8a451534459fad45f59d4b1598a.jpg


Nice job on the pic....trippy looking.

[aprillynnn]

Was this the first Coachella act to have fireworks/pyrotechnics?

[carrieaki]

one of the most intense experiences of my life. all of the history, humanity, beauty... it was overwhelming. i loved how we felt something that deeply touched us, moved us, made us see things more clearly.. i love reading about how some of us even cried. we were a community sharing the most powerful experience. waters sang the lyric about smoking a joint, and the entire crowd was suddenly filled with tiny orange flickers. it was incredible to be a part of that. especially knowing that everyone had to smuggle in the goods. i am young and radical and i just want to be free, and i've never felt that america or its politics stood for me.. so many political and social restraints... it can be hard to make real connections with people.. we are not comfortable looking into each others' eyes. for once, i really felt the connection. standing in the vast crowd, singing and breathing and cheering together, a tiny part of the whole. i'm glad the soul of rebellion still lives. this is the first time i've felt truly proud to be american. hope you can feel it.

[Peace Frog]

greatest show ever!

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030243_4744.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030244_5024.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030247_5579.jpg

[satori777]

My Coachella motto: My mind was blown and all I could do was laugh about it....

[swankgd]

Was this the first Coachella act to have fireworks/pyrotechnics?
No. Just off the top of my head, Franz Ferdinand. I'm sure others have.

[satori777]

one of the most intense experiences of my life. all of the history, humanity, beauty... it was overwhelming. i loved how we felt something that deeply touched us, moved us, made us see things more clearly.. i love reading about how some of us even cried. we were a community sharing the most powerful experience. waters sang the lyric about smoking a joint, and the entire crowd was suddenly filled with tiny orange flickers. it was incredible to be a part of that. especially knowing that everyone had to smuggle in the goods. i am young and radical and i just want to be free, and i've never felt that america or its politics stood for me.. so many political and social restraints... it can be hard to make real connections with people.. we are not comfortable looking into each others' eyes. for once, i really felt the connection. standing in the vast crowd, singing and breathing and cheering together, a tiny part of the whole. i'm glad the soul of rebellion still lives. this is the first time i've felt truly proud to be american. hope you can feel it.

That's all that needs to be said...

I'm presently looking in the dictionary for a word to describe last weekend because I don't know a word yet that will fit...

[canexplain]

"this is the first time i've felt truly proud to be american" an obama wanna be :) x**** weird phrase to use but most of what you said is well put

[Senor Cardgage]

Since the meme seems to be emerging (almost entirely from people that werent AT the show) that we that had our minds blown were just easily manipulated by pretty lights and spectacle, I figured I would repost here what I wrote in response to that on another board out on interwebland.....

Naw dude, remember that this was 3 hours of show, and it wasnt all spectacle.
Alot of the time there were no special effects at all, but there were still 60,000 of us rapt under the spell of these awesome songs.
Important to note: I seriously was not "A Pink Floyd Guy" at all. I expected little from Sunday night's set going in, but somewhere around "Set Controls for the Heart of the Sun" I was "in."

Plus, remember that this music isnt exactly an unproven quantity: alot of these are not only classics, but classics that you've heard so many times that they become cliche and lose alot of their power and context. But hearing these songs live, especially in a massive crowd of that many people all singing along and sharing a moment is really potent.
The sound and musicianship were tops too. Aside from his regular band who are flawless yet able to improvise, he brought out this violin player Lili Hayden who was able to wring more emotion and drama out of that thing than I thought was possible to get out of a violin.
If the pig, the plane, the splosions never happened you still would have felt a lump in your throat experiencing "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" in that crowd.
The rush of hearing an audience that size sing along to "Another Brick in the Wall" doesnt require pyro at all, nor did it feature any.
The songs, the solos, the sound, the singing along...these things werent beside the point, they WERE the point.
All that other stuff just fleshed this thing out into 3 dimensions in a way I've never experienced at a show before (and I go to ALOT of shows) and that I hope I get to experience again some day.

Still feeling it 3 days later. Takes alot more than explosions and runaway muppets to do that, especially to my jaded ass.

[wolverine]

greatest show ever!

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030243_4744.jpg



The ultimate face melt.

[swankgd]

So it's not a particularly good photo, but considering I was about 300 yards back (just in front of the rear speaker tower), trying to hold a 200mm lens steady with no tripod and get the shot between thousands of moving heads, I'm pretty happy with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/coachella%202008/DSC_3150.jpg

[anonimouse]

incase it hasnt been posted elsewhere already, you can all stop looking for the pig now :(

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080430/od_nm/pig_dc_1


i knew it couldnt have gone too far, that thing pretty much went straight up

[BlackSteve0]

wooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!


Never seen anything like it.

/Agreed

Video of Rogers Prism, wait till 2:13 into it for the most spiritual moment of your life.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33365082

[chrisb21]

Agreed indeed. Best. Show Ever.

[Loh-dee]

I fucking cried when they played WYWH...

The best concert I've ever been. I was so crazy and fortunate to be in front row, enjoying everything. Bad thing my camera run out of battery, but oh dear, what an amazing performance!

[aprillynnn]

greatest show ever!

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030243_4744.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030244_5024.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v235/103/65/3315514/n3315514_38030247_5579.jpg

Those are some great shots, thanks for posting.

[Suffacated]

Those are some great shots, thanks for posting.

WorD

[Loh-dee]

Also, I was so stoked when I got a set list. Oh yeah!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/BloodyLodi/RogerWaterssetlistCoachella27apr08.jpg

[wolverine]

That is killer!

Check out this new vid:

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[sonnyboy11]

That is killer!

Check out this new vid:

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Fark! Just when I thought I'd gotten past the whole chills up my back thing, you go and post this.

[GauchoGuy17]

Vera and Bring the Boys Back Home was my favorite part of the concert. Thank you for posting that.

[g0k1ngsg0]

here is that 1gb dsotm file i posted split in to 2 pieces, use winrar to combine

MVI_0760.part1.rar (700 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S91U4POD

MVI_0760.part2.rar (197.38 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3F4DO2OX

[Hopeless Semantic]

Let's put it this way; I grew up a product of hip-hop and I was completely annihilated by Waters. Especially when he did Wish You Were Here and Time--two of my favorites for very personal reasons. I'm not sure if I can ever forget the way I was affected by the performance, the pig, and the plane.

[Psilo]

here is that 1gb dsotm file i posted split in to 2 pieces, use winrar to combine

MVI_0760.part1.rar (700 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S91U4POD

MVI_0760.part2.rar (197.38 MB)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3F4DO2OX

Grr thats so crappy, it still wont let non premiums download the big file.
If you sent that 700 megger to me (Psilo707 on AIM) I would definitely put all the files together in one big part and host it on my fast FTP.

If not its cool though,. Im sure more vids will pop up, thanks for what you did upload!

[Memorial_07]

Best production ever.
No doubt about it.

[canexplain]

if you know me, happy go lucky, never very negitive yada yada .. ok so i saw waters last night ... at least 3 people i talked to on the way out said it was the best concert they ever went to .. guess i have to say if i was rollling, it might have been top 5 or 10 ... as it were, i say maybe top 25 ... i have seen PF do better shows .... we did get the smaller indoor pig and that was cool ... being inside they didnt spread out the speakers so the rear ones were not actually in the back ... got our confetti which was pretty ... sound was great but not as great as a few NIN shows or king crimson i guess ... dont get me wrong, had a great time, saw a great show, but not close to the best show i ever saw :( x****

[canexplain]

What’s sort of funny is: part of what I liked the most about the show was the politics … some people say keep politics out of music, but it’s always been an important part of some music and politics .. With my situation they only time I had tears last night was when they did bring the boys home …. Btw, gram Nash said he is going to do an update to one of the big protest songs from the dnc 68 (4 dead in Ohio maybe ) (I think that was the song he said) … x****

[Geno_g]

It topped Rage from 07, my jaw dropped, and never came up till Justice.

[swankgd]

Pink Floyd is political, has always been political, always will be political. They are one of the most powerfully moving anti-war voices we have and thank god Waters doesn't cave to idiots who tell celebrities to "keep their mouths shut" just because they disagree with them.

Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Cat Stevens, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, etc., etc., etc. Politics is most certainly a part of music and should be.

[wolverine]

Waters Coachella Dark Side set streaming in it's entirety:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/112916243e45ece3/

I love how you can hear the end of the virtual forest noises in this recording, as well as some of the quad effects like Waters laughter and the synths in On the Run.

[fober]

Are people still under the impression that the pig was unintentionally released?

They don't realize Waters has been releasing the pig for a long while now and the $10,000 reward was a GV publicity stunt?

[anonimouse]

Are people still under the impression that the pig was unintentionally released?

They don't realize Waters has been releasing the pig for a long while now and the $10,000 reward was a GV publicity stunt?

i happened way too perfect to be unintentional. i didnt know people still thought it was an accident. i never thought it was for a second.

i am curious what material it is made from tho. roger waters strikes me as an environmentally aware type person so i cant imagine it being something that could hurt dolphins or whatever.

also coachella is really close to the palm springs airport. can you imagine landing/taking off and seeing a giant pig just floating along? damn that would have been funny

[trentmorrison]

I told you guys...
from songs 7-9 he was lip-synching

but i eat my words, that the was best Coachella performance ever.

[wolverine]

but i eat my words, that the was best Coachella performance ever.

It takes a man to admit he was wrong. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[Boourns]

the visuals, the pig, the surround sound, the pyro! Fucking epic!

[bobert]

Attn: people who disliked Roger Waters' set

re: what the fuck is wrong with you

My sentiments exactly. To each his own, I guess, but that was the biggest, baddest show I've ever seen. Roger Waters and Coachella truly spared no expense, and I don't know about everyone else, but it was nothing but love in our section of the polo field. I'll admit, I grew out of my Pink Floyd phase close to ten years ago, towards the end of high school. I know many of us had our teenage stoner years discovering drugs and the whole psychedelic experience, and Pink Floyd has always owned that scene. Since Pink Floyd had broken up long before I ever discovered their music (I consider The Final Cut to be their final album) the closest I ever thought I'd get to seeing any meaningful live version of their music was getting puddled on acid with my friends at the local planetarium's "Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular." Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd get to experience what took place in the desert on Sunday night. Pink Floyd's music was and is revolutionary, visionary, and timeless. Of course the show would have been more exciting and historic if David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason were onstage, but Coachella ain't Live 8, egos are egos, and if you had to choose one person to present the Pink Floyd catalogue in concert, how could you not go with Roger Waters? To the thousands of people around me who felt what I felt, I love you all, and I'll take that to the grave as one of the coolest moments of my life. For those of you who weren't feeling it, or never liked Pink Floyd in the first place, I feel sorry for you, and I hope that next year's headliners will be more to your tastes and/or expectations. I feel like I got a lot better deal on my ticket.

Also, I'm beginning to feel like a blow-hard making so many posts on the subject. Consider this The Final Cut. See you all next year.....

[lunarplexis]

Everybody loses. Both performances sucked, especially for that $322.00 ticket. Coachella loses. Bonnaroo didn't just de-throne them this year, they beat the living shit out of them.

Yes, but Bonnaroo if full of dirty hippies. And that always loses.

[bobert]

I told you guys...
from songs 7-9 he was lip-synching

but i eat my words, that the was best Coachella performance ever.

Ahh, Trent. It takes a big man to admit his mistakes. I take back most of the things I said about you, the people of Hawaii, and your sloppy spelling. Long live Pink Floyd.

[trentmorrison]

It takes a man to admit he was wrong. Glad you enjoyed the show.

well all i really said was that he lip syncs, and it turns out i was right, so i need everyone else to admit they were wrong.

[bobert]

well all i really said was that he lip syncs, and it turns out i was right, so i need everyone else to admit they were wrong.

I was shrooming my balls off and having a very significant spiritual moment, so if Roger sneaked in a bit of back-track, it was probably a bit over my head - in multiple quadriphonic directions. :laughyou But thanks for pointing it out, Trent, and I'm also glad you enjoyed the show.

[CalmerThanYou]

For the record, and not that it means a god damn thing, i called there being an airplane/planes involved in waters show.

I dont know how i knew, but i just thought it was something that crazy fucker would throw at us, and fuck was i stoked when that crazy shark faced plane flew over head.

[morphous12]

well all i really said was that he lip syncs, and it turns out i was right, so i need everyone else to admit they were wrong.

How is it that it turned out that you were right?
Was he lip synching?
If so, how do you know?

Evidence please.

[shaggyduck]

The Pig wasn't even real! HOAX PIG!!!

[erikua]

The Pig wasn't even real! HOAX PIG!!!

That is how insane Roger Waters set was - it blew our minds so far into space we started imagining shit. NICE!

[Rhymes with "the"]

Wait a second...


The pig wasn't a real pig?

[Trailmix]

Truly the first show I have ever been to where I said wow out loud multiple times very impressed. May not have been the best concert per se but visually the morst impressive.

[shaggyduck]

Yea, you really have to be a cynical asshole to complain about the Waters performance. It was obviously badass.

[Botrocker]

cough.Daft Punk.cough

[swankgd]

cough.Daft Punk.cough
Daft Punk was amazing, but in terms of spectacle, nothing holds a candle to the Waters show. Nothing. The very definition of spectacular. Others may have had him beat in other ways to other people (Man Man being my top performer for the weekend), but in terms of spectacle, it's never been topped in all the years I've been there.

[corbo]

i concur with the statement above.

[CalmerThanYou]

Biggest Sig Ever.



COACHELLA 2009
LED ZEPPELIN

http://www.HAPPYCOACHELLA.com

Shows I might show up to in the next 2 weeks...

05/07 - Atmosphere - Henry Fonda Music Box
05/09 - Tapes N Tapes - Troubadour
05/10 - 3D @ Cinespace - DJ Fashen | Ooah (glitch mob) - Cinespace, Hollywood
05/16 - STS9 - The House of Blues, Hollywood
(Joshua Tree Music Festival? Ghostland Observatory!)
05/19 - Cut/Copy - Echoplex

Suggestions?