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After expressing an interest in reviving The Dark Side of the Moon following his performance with Pink Floyd at Live 8, Roger Waters announced that he would be staging “The Dark Side of the Moon Live“, a worldwide concert tour. Waters and his band performed the title piece in its entirety at each show, beginning at the Rock In Rio festival on 2 June 2006.

The tour featured elaborate staging designed by Mark Fisher (the architect of Pink Floyd’s Wall tour), including giant puppets, large video screen displays and a 360° quadraphonic sound system. The performances were divided into two sets: the first a collection of Pink Floyd material and songs from Roger’s solo career, and the second The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety, plus encores.

Roger Waters will be performing in Mumbai on 18 Feb 2007 – MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India

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Setlist

The tour’s setlist remained constant after 8 June. Earlier shows’ sets differed in that they featured “The Gunner’s Dream” along with a different running order. A power outage at the 29 June show forced an early intermission, and so the second set featured “Leaving Beirut” and “Sheep” before The Dark Side of the Moon.

Set One

1. In the Flesh
2. Mother
3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts II – V) (abridged)
5. Have a Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Southampton Dock
8. The Fletcher Memorial Home
9. Perfect Sense, Parts 1 and 2
10. Leaving Beirut
11. Sheep

Set Two (The Dark Side of the Moon)

1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Breathe (Reprise)
6. The Great Gig in the Sky
7. Money
8. Us and Them
9. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse

Encore

1. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
2. Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
3. Vera
4. Bring the Boys Back Home
5. Comfortably Numb

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