Roger Waters shares new EP ‘The Lockdown Periods’

Roger Waters has shared a brand new EP titled ‘The Lockdown Periods’, that includes re-workings of a few of his greatest hits.

The six-track assortment sees Waters report new variations of songs from throughout his solo profession and time with Pink Floyd, largely laid down at house through the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. It includes a 2022 model of ‘Comfortably Numb’ that was shared final month.

In an announcement in regards to the new assortment, Waters mentioned: “Our ‘Us and Them Tour’ lasted three years. At each gig we did an encore after the primary present closed with ‘Comfortably Numb’… the encore was at all times ‘Mom’… I can’t bear in mind why I made a decision to start out doing different songs? Anyway, in some unspecified time in the future after the top of the tour… I began considering, ‘It may make an fascinating album, all these encores… The Encores. ‘Yeah, has a pleasant ring to it!’

“Then… I’m in England doing the Ginger Baker tribute gig one Tuesday evening on the Hammersmith Odeon with Eric Clapton and… the next Saturday marching from The Australian Embassy to Parliament Sq. to make a speech in assist of Julian Assange, when bugger me, Covid… Schlummmm! For me it was Friday March thirteenth 2020. Lockdown! A lot for the Encores challenge. Except…”

He added: “We’ve tacked ‘C. Numb’ on the top of the gathering, as an applicable exclamation level in closing this circle of affection.”

Take heed to ‘The Lockdown Periods’ under.

‘Comfortably Numb 2022’, described as a “darker” model of the 1980 monitor, was recorded through the latest North American leg of the previous Pink Floyd band member’s ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour.

The reworked track options contributions from Joey Waronker (Atoms For Peace, Ultraísta), Nigel Godrich (Radiohead producer-  additionally in Ultraísta) in addition to from touring musicians and artists Jonathan Wilson, Gus Seyffert, Dave Kilminster, Jon Carin, Shanay Johnson and Amanda Belair.

The ex-Pink Floyd co-vocalist and bassist will proceed his farewell tour subsequent yr. He lately shared European and UK tour dates for 2023. Any remaining tickets for the UK dates can be found here.

Roger Waters’ ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour dates 2023:

MARCH 2023
17 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Area
18 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Area
21 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau St Jordi 
23 – Madrid, ES @ Wizink 
24 – Madrid, ES @ Wizink 
27 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Discussion board
28 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Discussion board
31 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Discussion board

APRIL 2023
01 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Discussion board
04 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome 
06 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome 
07 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome 
11 – Oslo, NO @ Telenor 
12 – Oslo, NO @ Telenor 
15 – Stockholm, SE @ Tele2 
17 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Area 
18 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Area 
21 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Area
23 – Budapest, HU @ MVM Dome
25 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion
28 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Area
29 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Area

MAY 2023
03 – Paris, FR @ AccorHotels Area
04 – Paris, FR @ AccorHotels Area
07 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Area
09 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Area
12 – Lille, FR @ Studio Pierre Mauroy
14 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis 
17 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes Benz Area
24 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Area
25 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Area 
28 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
31 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Area

JUNE 2023
02 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro
03 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro
06 – London, UK @ The O2
07 – London, UK @ The O2
10 – Manchester, UK @ AO Area