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night-vale-clips-unoffical · 10 months ago
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Check out the official Welcome to Night Vale website and YouTube channel
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russian-dallas · 3 years ago
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Календарь культурных событий Большого Далласа c 27 сентября по 11 октября 2021 года
Календарь культурных событий Большого Далласа c 27 сентября по 11 октября 2021 года
Музыкальный концерт «Через океан» Жительница Далласа — Заслуженная артистка Украины Людмила Касьяненко и гость города — Народный артист Украины Анатолий Матвийчук 1 октября в 7 часов вечера дадут концерт «Через океан». Вход — свободный. Адрес: 4001 Custer Rd., Plano, TX 75023. Световой туннель (Downtown Dallas, Inc. presents “Passage”) Downtown Dallas представит интерактивное произведение…
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paleblueskymusic-blog · 7 years ago
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Coming soon!
Review of the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular coming out tomorrow. It's definitely something...
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kevin--of-desert-bluffs · 3 years ago
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WTNV Quick Rundown - 8 - The Lights in Radon Canyon
This is a series where I make bullet-points of lore, interesting facts, quotes and whatever else I think is relevant from the podcast and live show. Why? So new and old fans alike can very quickly catch up or remember things without having to go through all the bits in between.
Catch up here or by looking up the tag #wtnv quick rundown!
Silence is golden. Words are vibrations. Thoughts are magic. Welcome to Night Vale.
Carlos ('this stations favourite scientist') has asked for anyone to come forward who has seen a series of bright colourful lights coming from Radon Canyon, accompanied by unintelligible noises (possibly some form of coded message or signal jamming technique). Carlos declined a live interview and only expressed that he was very scared for everyone in NV.
It turns out these lights and noises as a private Pink Floyd concert, which worries Carlos even more. Cecil is still sad that weekend plans have not yet been discussed (by Carlos). Carlos also owns a 'economical but attractively sporty hybrid coupe'.
City Council however claims there was no 'Pink Floyd Multimedia Laser Spectacular ', that Pink Floyd isn't even a thing and everyone should stop discussing the non-concert and Pink Floyd who were not there with the ghost of former frontman Syd Barrett. Cecil mentions that they strangely all spoke at once in unison (later episodes will show that City Council is a kind of...hivemind, vaguely consisting of all the same people/entities that it did at the founding of NV).
Each quarter, NV has a mandatory lottery in which those who draw a purple slip of paper are fed to the wolves in the NV Petting Zoo and Makeshift Carnival. 'Younger people' think of it as a barbarous outdated tradition but it's apparently the only way the wolves get fed.
Cecil suggests remembering the three I's of playing the lottery: IDENTIFY - learn how to sense colours (purple has a grittier aura than the safe white coloured slips), IGNITE - set fire to your home because wolves aren't known to not eat arsonists but they can't detect the presence of one, IMITATE - pretend you got a safe white slip because months of painful colour re-education at City Hall because they think you're colour blind is still better than being fed to wolves.
There is a Dr. Dubinsky at the NV Community College (mentioned in passing).
The Night Vale school superintendent is called Nick Ford. He has announced that the Glow Cloud ("All Hail! All kneel for the Glow Cloud! Sacrifice! Pestilence! Sores! All Hail the Glow Cloud!") has joined the School Board. Apparently it was passing over Night Vale, dropping dead animals on the town, controlling everyone's thoughts and tertiary muscle groups, as well as erasing all digital recording devices because it was looking for a nice town to settle down and raise a child in.
It is in fact only remembered because some people wrote down what they saw. These people are kept anon because writing implements are illegal in NV (along with margarita glasses and barcode scanners).
I mean, no matter how good the school, a student can only get out as much as the parents put in. We should ALL take such an impactful role in our children's scholastic lives. Especially you, Steve Carlsberg, you don't do anything except bring unacceptably dry scones to PTA meetings and take grammatically disastrous minutes on your shifts as meeting secretary. Get it together, Steve. - Cecil is a 'serious journalist' that only reports 'unbias facts' and never ever gets personal lol
Billboards have appeared in town overnight in unusual places such as peoples living rooms, busy thoroughfares and directly through a living dog (which is completely fine, except for the new billboard through it). The billboards feature a picture of a turkey sandwich and the word HARLOT in block letters. It is apparently a campaign by the Department of Health and Human Services to promote healthy eating amongst children.
'Representatives for the Desert Bluffs School District, speaking in unpleasant and high-pitched voices indicative of weakness of will and character' are complaining to the Regional Football and Traffic Code Authority about the recent sports match which they lost because they claim that Micheal Sandero's second head counts as a 12th player on the field.
When asked about the controversy over his team’s winning record, Coach Nazr al-Mujaheed said “Our boys are good boys. They’re good boys at football. We win ‘em, with the boys, the football.” He then smiled vacantly, waved at no one, and wandered off in the direction of the woods.  More on this story, as it develops. - I seem to recall that either Joseph Fink or Jeffery Cranor (the writers, in case you didn't know) said that when they wrote and aired this they forgot they were in a desert which wouldn't have a woods so later explained that away into the lore.
The RFTCA said that they would look into these allegations with the utmost seriousness, along with their concurrent investigation into whether Night Vale’s “Invisible Crosswalk” policy is actually a desperate bid to save town funds at the cost of pedestrian lives.
The City Council tries and falls to capture some angels, which they don't recognise as legally existing.
There are several Subway locations in Night Vale, all easily accessible through witchcraft and chanting. They also offer reverse colonics and tobacco cookies. Their slogan is Subway: Devour your own empty heart.
The abandoned mineshaft outside of town where people are taken indefinitely for voting incorrectly now has HBO on Demand. They're also going to execute a random prisoner every day until all incorrect votes are corrected.
“A life of pain is the pain of life and you can never escape it… only hope it hides, unknown, in a drawer like a poisonous spider and never comes out again even though it probably will in unexpected and horrific fashion, scarring you from being able to comfortably conduct even the most mundane, quotidian tasks.” - something Cecil's grandparents used to say apparently
Weather: "This Too Shall Pass" by Danny Schmidt. dannyschmidt.com
Teddy Williams updates us on the city below lane 5. He saws lights are on down there day and night and he hears voices and marching like an army is coming to the surface. 'Since nothing matters any more' bowling is half off and each game comes with a free basket of wings.
We lead frantic lives, filled with needs and responsibilities but completely devoid of any actual purpose. I say, let’s try to enjoy the simple things.
Stay tuned for the NV Symphony Orchestra performing Eugene O'Neill's classic play 'The Iceman Cometh'.
Proverb: We are living in an immaterial world (a ghost world), and I'm an immaterial girl (a ghost).
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wtnv-episode-details · 3 years ago
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'The Lights in Radon Canyon' (Episode 8)
'Mysterious lights and sounds are coming from Radon Canyon. Plus, tips on how to win the town lottery, our newest (incorporeal) School Board member, and he abandoned mineshaft finally gets HBO!'
[October 01, 2012]
Introduction:
"Silence is golden. Words are vibrations. Thoughts are magic. Welcome to Night Vale." (Cecil Baldwin)
News Headlines:
Big Lottery Draw To be Held Next Saturday
Carlos the Scientists Seeking Witnesses to the Lights in Radon Canyon
Glow Cloud Joins School Board, Superintendent Ford Announces
Traffic Report
Mysterious Billboard Appear Across Town
Lights in Radon Canyon From Pink Floyd Multimedia Laser Spectacular, Witnesses Claim
Night Vale Scorpions Accused of Tampering
[Subway Sponsorship]
Pink Floyd Multimedia Laser Spectacular Never Happened, Claims City Council
Teddy Williams Gives Update on Underground City
Weather: 'This Too Shall Pass' by Danny Schmidt
Proverb:
"We are living in an immaterial world (a ghost world), and I'm an immaterial girl (a ghost)." (Meg Bashwiner)
Mentioned Characters:
Cecil Palmer
Carlos the Scientist
Dr. Dubinsky (First Mention)
Superintendent Nick Ford (First Mention)
Glow Cloud
Steve Carlsberg
Michael Sandero
Angels (Erika)
Old Woman Josie
Coach Nazr al-Mujaheed
Syd Barrett (First Mention)
Cecil's Grandparents (First Mention)
Teddy Williams
Mentioned Groups:
Night Vale School Board (First Mention)
City Council
Sheriff's Secret Police
Night Vale School District
Night Vale PTA
Department of Health and Human Services (First Mention)
Park Department (First Mention)
Night Vale Scorpions
Desert Bluffs School District (First Mention)
Regional Football and Traffic Code Authority (First Mention)
Mentioned Locations:
City Hall
Night Vale Radio Station
Night Vale Petting Zoo and Makeshift Carnival (First Mention)
Night Vale Community College (First Mention)
Radon Canyon
Subway (First Mention)
Abandoned Mine Shaft Outside of Town
Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex
Underground City
Written By: Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
Music: Disparition
Voice Actors:
Cecil Baldwin
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dewdropdaydream · 4 years ago
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I just want to go to Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular :c
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yahoonewsdigest-us-extra · 8 years ago
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra founder Paul O'Neill dies at 61
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra founder Paul O'Neill dies at 61
Paul O'Neill, who founded the progressive metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra that was known for its spectacular holiday concerts filled with theatrics, lasers and pyrotechnics, has died. He was 61. University of South Florida police spokeswoman Renna Reddick said O'Neill was found dead in his room by hotel staff at a Tampa Embassy Suites Wednesday afternoon.
The best description of a TSO show I ever saw came from a reporter who said the only way to describe TSO is 'The Who meets Phantom of the Opera with Pink Floyd's light show,'
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The band is best known for its hard rock takes on Christmas staples like Carol of the Bells, but also more experimental, arena-rock songs such as Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), which described a lone cello player playing a forgotten holiday song in war-torn Sarajevo. That song was on the band's 1996 album, "Christmas Eve and Other Stories," which went triple platinum.Fans especially loved the band's Christmas tours, which were heavy on guitar solos and heavier on special effects — similar to a Broadways Christmas pageant with a heavy metal soundtrack.
O'Neill was a rock producer and manager who began putting together Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 1996, blending heavy metal with classical music and creating a unique brand of rock theater.
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Check out the official Welcome to Night Vale website and YouTube channel
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russian-dallas · 5 years ago
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Календарь культурных событий Большого Далласа c 25 января по 17 февраля
Календарь культурных событий Большого Далласа c 25 января по 17 февраля
Бразильская вечеринка в Turkish Cafe (Brazilian Dance Party)
25 января с 7 часов вечера до 2 утра Turkish Cafe приглашает на Бразильскую вечеринку. В программе: Dj Goraz и United Dance Academy с лучшими танцорами самбо. Стоимость еды — от 25 до 35 долларов, а также 10 долларов Cover Charge, если приехать в ресторан после 9 часов вечера (до 9 часов вход — свободный). Адрес: Turkish Cafe and…
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whatsupsac · 8 years ago
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What’s Up With Your Weekend, 3/31/17-4/2/17:
Friday: 
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular: A tribute to Pink Floyd complete with a laser spectacular show. Ace of Spades. 6PM. $22-24.
The Big Leboskwi: A lighthearted, absurd piece of film noir, this movie is considered by most experts to be the funniest bowling detective movie ever made. Memorable moments and insane characterizations abound, as "The Dude" stumbles through L.A. on the verge of solving the case of his life. A costume contest will be held for those who wish to come dressed as their favorite character from the film. The Crest Theatre. 7:30-9:30PM. $8-10.
TOMMY’s EP “Beauty is Everywhere” Release Show: Electro Pop-rock artist Tommy will be playing every song from his new EP “Beauty is Everywhere”; sharing the stories, inspiration, and what went into writing them. Guild Theater. 8-9:30PM. $15 at the Door, $12 General Admission in advance, $10 for Students.
Jem&Scout *This Friday!!* OMG!: Jem&Scout perform live with opening acts Simpl3jack and West of Leo. Old Ironsides. 9PM-12AM. $8.
Saturday: 
River City Marketplace: A makers' market designed to showcase over 100 artists, designers, crafters, and small businesses who are sending the message loud and clear: Sacramento is a hub of talent and creativity. Includes live music and local bites. Fremont Park. 11AM-5PM. 
Succulent Wreath Workshop: Create a living wreath! These beautiful wreaths are perfect to decorate your house inside or out. All materials, including succulents, are included in admission. Everyone will create their own 12" wreath. Space is limited so sign up early. Verge Center for the Arts. 2-4PM. $75 for members, $90 for non-members. 
Ana Castillo Reading & Book Signing: Ana Castillo is a celebrated Chicana poet, essayist, editor, activist, novelist, and translator. Castillo’s work in poetry and prose is at once highly innovative and based on established oral and literary traditions. Sol Collective. 6PM. $6.12.
Sacramento Food Festival Premiere: The Sacramento Food Film Festival celebrates food and drink paired with films about our food system. This year's festival kicks off with an all-star cast of chefs pairing bites with short food films from America's Farm-to-Fork Capital and beyond. Sacramento Turn Verein. 6-10PM. $50-75.
Comedy Exchange w/Like Soin and Lendy West: Comedy Exchange invites favorite stand-up comedians to perform 7-minute sets and then our cast of improvisers performs comedy scenes inspired by the comedians’ jokes. This show will feature stand-up comedy by Luke Soin and Lendy West. Sacramento Comedy Spot. 10:30-11:30PM. $8.
Sunday:
43rd Annial Xipe/Colores: Maquilli Tonatiuh and the Sacramento Community invite you to the 43rd Annual Xipe/Colores ceremonia that will honor our children and spring time new life that leaves the old behind so the blessings continue to arrive. Southside Park. 10AM-2PM.
Inter-Association Spring Saunter on R St: Join the Sacramento Inter-Association of Emerging Professionals for an afternoon spring saunter along historic R Street and hear about individual projects such as the Warehouse Artist Lofts and Ice Blocks from developers and architects, as well as the vision for revitalizing this vibrant area of downtown Sacramento. The tour will end at Dos Coyotes with a taco bar and mingling with fellow emerging professionals. Reserve your spot now - space is limited. Meet at WAL Picnic Tables. 1-4PM. $5.
Community Sit Returns: Life can be overwhelming to our bodies and minds, causing stress that affects our lives, families, and community. Meditation is an ancient tool for being happier and healthier. Let’s learn and practie together at Community Sit, a weekly drop-in meditation group. All meditation traditions are welcome, as are first-time mediators. Oak Park Healing Center. 5:30-6:30PM. $10 suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Beatles ‘67 - Sgt Pepper and other magical mysteries: Celebrate the Beatles' landmark year with music from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band + Magical Mystery Tour + a few select singles featuring performances from Adrian Bourgeois, Bellygunner, Casey Sims, City Of Trees Brass Band, David, Houston, Jacob Golden, Lauren Wakefield, Sealegs and Larry Carr. Harlow’s Nightclub. 6:30-10PM. All Ages. $10 in Advance, $12 at the Door.
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akidwithball00ns · 8 years ago
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rayroa · 5 years ago
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The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular is coming to St. Pete this spring
Probably the best way to see "Dark Side of The Moon." source http://www.cltampa.com/music/show-previews/article/21098231/the-pink-floyd-laser-spectacular-is-coming-to-st-pete-this-spring
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kellyrick · 6 years ago
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Blown away last night by Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Show.... #lasers #pinkfloyd #cryptocurrency #lightart
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actionyak · 6 years ago
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I just got back from the Brit Floyd laser light spectacular show (a British Pink Floyd tribute band)
But Pink Floyd was already a British band. Does that make Brit Floyd like double British or something how does that work
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sarahsasti · 7 years ago
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Spectacular Pink Floyd Laser Light Show 2018
Pink floyd laser light show can be visited in this holiday and it will be a really good place where there you can see the spectacular laser light show. Anyway, laser light becomes the artistic part this day which will be really excellent in its result of design and look. In a spectacular show now you can see how people make the laser becomes shaped and forming a really good formation with beautiful color combination.
There are some spectacular laser light shows in the world, but such one of the popular place you can visit is the pink floyd laser light show. They will serve and offer you some beautiful and emotional shows of a laser with good music setting. It is an masterpiece, and will make your raise your eyebrow when you see this show.
To prepare the best Christmas party as well, pink floyd laser light show and its laser design shown to you all will probably be a good inspiration to apply in your Christmas party, a Christmas laser light will be awesome anyway. Just check out out photo gallery, and find such the most beautiful design of it. Good luck.
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thenewgrlsclub · 7 years ago
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Roger Waters in L.A. | Review and Synopsis
Published on August 27, 2017 by Charlotte Medina
I attended the Roger Waters’ “Us + Them” concert.
It was stunning.
Roger Waters is one of the leads and composers for legendary progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Their classic status and legacy are attributed to their psychedelic sound, poetic lyrics, and the intense visuals in their music videos and film (The Wall, 1982). Pink Floyd is best known for The Dark Side of the Moon, the album which launched them to international success.
The group hasn’t performed together since 1994, but Roger Waters has toured several times solo, performing songs from his solo albums as well as the Pink Floyd’s hits that he authored.
The Us + Them tour was first announced last year in mid-October after he performed in Mexico City. Waters shared a video on Facebook, performing Pigs (Three Different Ones) at El Zocalo (From the album Animals). It was then when I knew that if he was bringing the tour to the USA, I had to go.
I discovered Pink Floyd at a very important time in my life. I was advancing through my college years and after studying film theory during my second semester, I realized the importance of “meaning” within all art forms: the messages, the metaphors, etc. Of course, all of these tend to be subjective and often open to interpretation (I will be doing a follow-up article on this). Although I had listened to and enjoyed some of their music before, it wasn’t until I started looking into music and culture of the past that I rediscovered Pink Floyd and truly paid attention to their lyrics, which resonated with my experiences and reflected many of my societal views. Most of Pink Floyd’s songs are pretty dark, as they contain gloomy or politically critical themes. The latter is heavily emphasized on Roger Waters’ Us + Them tour.
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My “Back Catalogue” (by Cohen/May/Thorgerson) fabric poster and my college senior self.
On Tuesday, June 27th, Roger Waters, along with the various talented musicians who accompanied him, performed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He had already performed the previous week twice, both with sold out shows (and this was an added date!). The line to enter the stadium was still long at 8 pm… I made it inside by 8:30 pm when he had just shown up on stage.
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“Ahh! The concert will start soon! Hurry up, security check-in staff! We don’t want to miss out!”
The show opened with Speak To Me/Breathe, as I rushed through the hallway and VIP elevator. I heard One Of These Days playing as I was pacing quickly through the hallway, Looking for the right entrance to my seat. Along with my rushed rhythm, the song was the perfect soundtrack for the real life moment I was living. As I entered the stadium through the curtains, my entire being was in awe: there, inside a bowl lined with seats, twenty thousand people submerged in a mix of darkness and multi color spotlights, experienced the sound of Roger and band at the floor.
The concert proceeded with Time, an immortal and also very emotional classic. Next, The Great Gig In The Sky, accompanied by the vocals of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, then the audience’s excitement sparked as video visuals of Welcome To The Machine played on the screen. I sang along to almost all of Wish You Were Here. (I’ve always had trouble memorizing lyrics, so I think about my own performance as a success…) It’s a beautiful song; it’s been rumored to have been written for Syd Barrett, one of Pink Floyd’s early years’ lead members.
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Hanging screens “Danced” to the music by changing size to the rhythm, while colorful concert real-time footage was projected onto them. The attendees who were sitting straight ahead from the stage might have missed this!
Right after, the lights went off. We were submerged in darkness as the song duo that marked the success of The Wall’s album began; with a directed spotlight from the roof that emulated that of a helicopter’s, scanning the stadium, The Happiest Days of Our Lives began playing, everyone only being able to see giant Roger on the screen pointing to us “You! Yes, you! Stand still laddy.” With every beat of the song, a flash... Another Brick on The Wall began playing, with the crowd singing ardently. The lights are on now, revealing to us the band and a dozen of teens standing on the stage, wearing “jail-uniform” jumpsuits. During the instrumental, the teens took the jumpsuits off to reveal them wearing shirts with the word RESIST. Towards the end of the song, Roger added “I don’t need no walls around me. I don’t need no drugs to calm me. I have seen the writing on the wall. Don’t think I need anything at all. No, don’t think I need anything at all. All in all, you’re just bricks in the wall,” backed by characteristic capitalism symbols (mostly big-name brands) on the screen. With all the performers on stage raising their fist and with the screen displaying RESIST (ha, that rhymed), the song concludes and is followed by an intermission… (I honestly never imagined... big concerts have intermissions?! Ok, time to buy nachos and soda! Note how this intermission still contributed to capitalism. Oh, another rhyme!)
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The audience’s attention was called back into the show as loud ambulance sirens lowered a large set of (tubes), from which a set of screens was raised. These topped with large, real steaming pipes: a factory, just like the one in the cover album Animals, was emulated through the cinematic power of projectors. Roger and band performed Dogs, and then… Pigs (Three Different Ones) begins playing. I believe I was the most thrilled attendee in the audience when its first chords strung as I screamed excited, wondering if an inflatable pig with graffiti would roll out for the people on the floor area. The mocking imagery of Donald Trump showed on screens, graphics of him, sometimes with Putin. “Haha, charade you are.” And then, during the instrumental, from behind the curtains a neatly crafted, inflatable really-big pig, with Trump’s face saying “I won!” printed, floated around the factory with the aid of drones. Towards the end of the song, each of the screens displayed the most absurd quotes said individual had mentioned during his campaign. The song ended to a massive applause and cheers.
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“Hey you, White House: ha ha! charade you are...!” As imagery displays on the screens that compare Trump with dictator Hitler.
Then, an apparatus descended from above the stage while Eclipse played, and rainbow-colored lasers showered us, from the roof of the Staples Center all the way to the floor, and then remained static at then became white and remained static at the end of the song. Roger thanked the audience and cheered to us with champagne.
The money came right after. It opened with very capitalistic footage on the screens, but the best part was during the instrumental when the screens would change their length, kind of like bars on a boombox. With its soothing sound, Us And Them commenced, displaying modern yet artistic imagery of humans of all ethnicities, intertwined and taken over by two red hands trying to reach each other, but slowly fading away. This is a very sad and complicated song feels like a dark conversation about war, meant to be listened to critically.
From his new solo album, Is This The Life We Really Want?, Roger Waters performed Smell The Roses, which talks about how humans destroy beauty for money, creating war and the smell of explosives, instead of flowers. Then, Brain Damage began, with a very exciting performance: fog was released, adding a mystic ambience and the notes and lyrics of the song are heightened by the appearance of a laser pyramid traversed with lines, to resemble the art of Dark Side of the Moon’s cover, all while a giant silver ball floated through the stadium. The ball was aided by drones which filmed the fans on the floor and were simultaneously being displayed on the screen.
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Roger Waters performing Brain Damage, in front of a laser pyramid, a floating silver ball, and a lot of loving fans.
Over original cinematic visuals The Wall’s tracks Vera, and Bring the Boys Back Home followed.
The ending of the concert was approaching, and we all knew the show couldn’t be over without said album’s number one track being performed: Comfortably Numb. Another one I almost know all the lyrics too! Everything about this performance was on point: the vocals, the instrumentals, and the famous guitar solo. The whole audience was moved. Behind me, a group of young friends was holding each other's’ hands in the air while singing and dancing. Comfortably Numb ended with lots of bright confetti raining towards us and the same image of the hands holding on the screen, this time holding and exuding shine, with colorful lasers gyrating from every side of the stage.
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Us + Them was an amazing show. I loved every part of the concert: the live music, vocals, original visuals, the scenography... Pink Floyd has always been known to put quite a show, and I’m sure Roger Waters takes deep pride in making his concerts as theatrical and spectacular to make justice to his powerful tunes. When Pigs (Three Different Ones) came up I must admit that, although this was the performance I had seen which made me excited to attend the concert in the first place, I couldn’t avoid thinking, just for a slight moment, that I wanted to be entertained for a couple of hours and escape from the current political nightmare we are living in. Although I had been aware months in advance about the main theme of Us + Them, I did want to disconnect from everything else happening outside the Staples Center for a night. But this feeling only lasted for a little bit, as I realized that we should not forget our truth and we must keep fighting, daily. Also, we must support artists who use their voice and talent to speak up loudly for us.
The tour was named, after all: Us + Them. Notice the plus sign. As in Hey You, my favorite song from The Wall (not performed in this tour) says: Together we stand, divided we fall. We should pay more attention to the message many songs have tried to teach us… Although these messages do not seem to make sense or even on the radar of people in power...
On a lighter note: a big shout out to Benjamin from the box office for assisting me on selecting a seat with a great view, and before the concert started! Although initially, I wanted to see the concert from the floor, I would have missed out on the majority of the visuals, as the dancing screens which later that resembled the factory was hanging right above it.  All this leads me to give you some advice:
If possible, buy the tickets directly from the venue. I did and avoided online and shipping fees as I got them right in the spot.
If this is a big name band, expect a big show. Get seats that have a diagonal view from the stage. It has a better angle: you can see the crowd, the band, and the screens in full if any.
Get there early! Although most tickets are numbered for the seats, remember any proper venue will have security measures and checking in might take a little while.
Learn the venue’s rules and regulations. Although many of these are common sense, there are certain guidelines when it comes to attire and photographic equipment one must follow.
The Us + Them tour has wrapped in California, but take a look at Roger Waters’ official website to see if it’ll be coming to a city near you!
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Successful night for the band! The fans’ excitement could be felt throughout the concert.
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