Roger Waters The Wall Smashes Attendance Records in South America
The Wall Makes Its Triumphant Return to North America on April 27th with 41 Shows
NEW YORK, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Roger Waters' extraordinary production of The Wall has smashed attendance records in South America playing to over 750,000 fans across a record-breaking 15 open-air stadiums shows in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. This is the largest number of stadium shows ever played in South America by an international artist on one tour. The South American leg of The Wall 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 (see link below to photos of The Wall in River Plate Stadium).
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. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.
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
For press shots of The Wall stadium show at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, please visit:
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Roger Waters The Wall – 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 |
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SOURCE Columbia Records
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