15.05.2008 LIVERPOOL Echo Arena

Pink Floyd founder heading for The Dark Side at arena concert

27.02.2008: by Richard Down, Liverpool Daily Post

PINK Floyd legend Roger Waters will perform the group’s classic The Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety in Liverpool – one of only two UK gigs. The bassist and key songwriter will play the Echo Arena on May 15 as a follow-up to his 2007 world tour, which included two sell-outs at London’s Earls Court. Echo Arena sales manager Paul Ashton said: “It is fantastic that the Echo Arena has been included on the upcoming Roger Waters tour. This show will be an amazing spectacle, and it really is a coup for the venue and Liverpool.”

The only other UK date is London’s O2 venue. The gig will comprise two sets plus encores, with state-of-the-art staging, lighting and sound. Set One will include early Pink Floyd material as well as classic compositions from The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here and The Final Cut. It will also feature songs from solo projects Amused To Death and The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. Set Two will feature The Dark Side Of The Moon.

Tickets (£50) go on sale on Friday at 9am and can be booked online at www.accliverpool.com or by calling the Echo Arena Box Office on 0844 8000 400.