Roger Waters has been teasing the release of his solo version of Pink Floyd’s seminal record, Dark Side of the Moon. The album is set to be shared on October 6. A few days later, on October 8, Waters announced he will take the project to the London Palladium for a special live performance.
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“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters previously said in a statement about the album. “But Dave, Rick, Nick, and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started to consider what the wisdom of an 80-year-old could bring to a reimagined version.”
Waters will re-record the 1973 album in its entirety. The London Palladium show will be the first chance fans have to see Waters perform the revamped project.
Par for Pink Floyd’s course over the last decade, Waters will perform the show without any of his former bandmates. Instead, he will be joined by a host of musicians that helped him reimagine the album. Per Louder Sound, Waters hopes this to be the first of many shows where the group can perform the new version of Dark Side of the Moon.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday (July 28) at 10 a.m. local time. Find ticket and presale options, HERE. To preview the new album, Waters shared a new version of “Money” earlier this month. Instead of firmly sticking to the original production of the song, Waters opted for a far eerier and slower mix.
On top of the original track list, Waters’ Dark Side is also said to feature a new 13-minute track. Little information has been shared about the song.
“When I first mentioned the idea of re-recording The Dark Side of the Moon, we all thought I was mad,” Waters explained. “But the more we considered it, the more we thought, ‘Isn’t that the whole point?’ I’m immensely proud of what we have created, a work that can sit proudly alongside the original, hand-in-hand across a half-century of time.”
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