The Darkside Of The Tour

On Monday the 5th I attended the Roger Waters concert where he played live with a band he created. He was brilliant. He opened the night with In The Flesh with a big base sound and a good visual display. He had brilliant lights and the room was full of smoke. This was to show up the lasers and other lights. He had fireworks up the back and several mechines that created a burst of fire on selected beats. It was hot and so cool. The sound rocked through your chest. He played Mother, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun, Perfect Sense Parts I And II, Have A Cigar and a new song he composed for the tour called Leaving Bearute. This was based on his story of a time when his car broke down and his mate left him and a Lebonese family took him in and let him stay the night. His visual display was this comic strip and when ever Roger sang a speech buble would appear and point to him on the stage. In the second half he played the entire of Darkside of the Moon which was totaly awesome. The band then went off before coming back on again for an encore of Happiest Days of Our Lives, Another Brick In the Wall and Comfortably Numb. One of the best songs of the night was Wish You Were Here. The lead guitarist on the 2nd and 3rd solos used a glass slide on a steel string acoustic guitar which sounded very good. All in all the performance was on of the best and most magical experiences I've ever had and I recomend it to anyone.