LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Roger Waters’ extraordinary production of The Wall has smashed attendance records in South America with a record breaking 15 open-air stadiums shows in Chile, Brazil and Argentina, playing to over 750,000 fans. This is the largest number of stadium shows ever played in South America by an international artist on one tour. The South American leg included a record breaking 9 sold out shows in Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium, exceeding the previous record of 5 nights, held by the Rolling Stones.
The Wall, an aural and visual masterpiece, has so far played 150 shows for a gross of US $218M in 27 countries. Due to overwhelming popular demand, The Wall returns to North America in 2012 kicking off this weekend, April 27 and 28th, at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico for a historic run of 41 performances at stadiums and arenas. The U.S. and Canadian leg begins on May 1st at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX with dates through July 14th at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA, including 2 nights at New York’s prestigious Yankee Stadium and 1 once-in-a-lifetime night at the world-famous Los Angeles Coliseum, for a total of 9 stadium shows.
The Pollstar Music Industry Awards, as voted by the music industry, has honored Roger Waters and The Wall Live with two of the highest accolades – the coveted “Major Tour of the Year” and “Most Creative Stage Production” of 2010. The Wall also won the “Most Creative Stage Production” for a second consecutive year in 2011.
“The best arena show ever. Period.” New York Post
“The Wall Live is flawless. Everyone should see it once before they die.” Philadelphia Inquirer
Roger Waters The Wall โ North American Tour Itinerary:
April 27
Mexico City, MX
Foro Sol
April 28
Mexico City, MX
Foro Sol
May 1
Houston, TX
Toyota Center
May 3
Austin, TX
Frank Erwin Center
May 5
Tulsa, OK
BOK Center
May 7
Denver, CO
Pepsi Center
May 11
San Francisco, CA
AT&T Park
May 13
San Diego, CA
Valley View Casino Center
May 15
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
May 19
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Coliseum
May 22
Portland, OR
Rose Garden
May 24
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
May 26
Vancouver, BC
BC Place
May 28
Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place
May 31
Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre
June 1
Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre
June 3
St Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
June 5
Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
June 6
Grand Rapids, MI
Van Andel Arena
June 8
Chicago, IL
Wrigley Field
June 10
Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center
June 11
Indianapolis, IN
Conseco Fieldhouse
June 13
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
June 15
Ft Lauderdale, FL
BankAtlantic Center
June 16
Orlando, FL
Amway Center
June 19
Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
June 21
Buffalo, NY
First Niagara Center
June 23
Toronto, ON
Rogers Centre
June 25
Ottawa, ON
Scotiabank Place
June 26
Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
June 28
Albany, NY
Times Union Center
June 29
Hartford, CT
XL Center
July 1
Boston, MA
Fenway Park
July 3
Pittsburgh, PA
Consol Energy Center
July 6
New York, NY
Yankee Stadium
July 7
New York, NY
Yankee Stadium
July 9
Raleigh, NC
RBC Center
July 10
Charlotte, NC
Time Warner Cable Arena
July 12
Washington DC
Verizon Center
July 14
Philadelphia, PA
Citizens Bank Park