Roger Waters in Vancouver
We saw a lot of amazing live music this summer, but hands down the best show for me was Roger Waters in Vancouver in June. Former front man for Pink Floyd, he was playing a three hour show, with the second half featuring a start to finish live version of their classic album, Dark Side of the Moon.
The tickets were an early bday gift from my dad, and we were meeting him and Joan at the show. My dad was the one who actually turned me on to Pink Floyd, I remember looking at the album cover for the Wall when he would play it, probably cause it was animated and had some weird looking characters.
We took off after work and arrived 30 minutes into the show (the drive took about three hours, the border gods — aka Canadian customs — were not in our favor) and found our seats, about three rows from the top of GM Place. We found out about the show late and were lucky to get tickets at all, and there was huge video screen behind the stage so even the nosebleed seats had a decent view.
As so often happens with my dad, sometimes things just sort of work out. As he and Joan were walking to their seats, an usher asked them if they would like to trade their tickets for almost front row seats. Of course, they thought it was a scam and too good to be true, but it was for real. Apparently they wanted the seats up front to be full for when the video cameras swept across the audience, and for whatever reason these were extra tickets. So during the intermission we moved up front and it was amazing! You can see below how close we were – here’s some video we shot with Gloria’s camera.
- brendon
Comfortably Numb
Another Brick in the Wall
This concert blew me away! Now I know what all the rave is about, and why this band has such longevity. This is a concert that won’t put you to sleep, and you don’t even think of leaving early. The next song is better than the last, and the visual stimulation can be a show on it’s own. They showed black and white photographs that were riddled with emotion, and short animated films that I loved. I was very impressed and now I understand, move over Bjork.
gloria