Roger Waters The Wall Smashes Attendance Records in South America

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

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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

SOURCE: Columbia Records

CONTACT: ROGER WATERS, Fran DeFeo, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5784, fran.defeo@sonymusic.com, or Melissa Levine, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-7144, melissa.levine@sonymusic.com; LIVE NATION, Liz Morentin, +1-310-975-6860, lizmorentin@livenation.com

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