Talk of a new solo album from legendary Pink Floydsongwriter/singer/bassist Roger Waters has been going around for a couple of years now. In his three-year tour of The Wall, one could see a new spark and fire in Waters that only seems to have grown since then. His headlining set at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival opened with the debut of a new song, “Crystal Clear Brooks,” which, in its alignment with Waters’ occasionally divisive but always well-thought-out politics, has seemingly set the tone for the forthcoming record.
While the album, his first since 1992’s Amused to Death, is still very much in the works, excitement seems warranted as Waters is working with famed Radioheadproducer Nigel Godrich. Discussing the work with Rolling Stone back in October, Waters said that he and Godrich have “some really good work in the can,” and that some of the songs were taken from “a long, meandering” radio play he had written that he describes as “part magic carpet ride, part political rant, part anguish.”
Recently, though, Waters took to Instagram posting pictures of himself, along with Godrich, working in the studio—you’ll find those below. The most recent of these was a short video showing Godrich excitedly jamming along as Roger records bass to some music that should definitely make Pink Floydfans happy.
The upcoming Us+Them Tour will take Waters across most of North America over the course of 2017, and he has promised new material along with plenty of Floyd classics in what promises to be one of the best concert experiences of the year. Find the full list of tour dates, a 1984 interview with Waters from the Paste Cloud, and Waters’ Instagram posts below. Click here to read our feature on Waters’ set at the inaugural Desert Trip Festival last fall.
June 01 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center 03 – Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center 07 – San Jose, Calif. @ SAP Center at Jan Jose 12 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center 14 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena 16 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena 20 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ STAPLES Center 21 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ STAPLES Center 24 – Seattle, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
July 03 – Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center 06 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center 11 – Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena 13 – Miami, Fla. @ AmericanAirlines Arena 16 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Infinite Energy Arena 18 – Greensboro, N.C. @ Greensboro Coliseum 20 – Columbus, Ohio @ Nationwide Arena 22 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center 23 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center 26 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
August 02 – Detroit, Mich. @ The Palace of Auburn Hills 04 – Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center 08 – Philadelphia, Penn. @ Wells Fargo Center 09 – Philadelphia, Penn. @ Wells Fargo Center
September 07 – Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center 11 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center 12 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center 15 – Uniondale, N.Y. @ The New Coliseum 16 – Uniondale, N.Y. @ The New Coliseum 19 – Pittsburgh, Penn. @ PPG Paints Arena 27 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden 28 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
October 02 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre 03 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre 06 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Videotron Centre 07 – Quebec City, Quebec @ Videotron Centre 10 – Ottawa, Ontario @ Canadian Tire Centre 16 – Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre 17 – Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre 24 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place 28 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
