He joked about having a mullet back in the ’90s and then found a kid in the crowd with a magnificent one. He said he was always amazed there were so many country fans “this far up north” and took a shine to the state’s many lakes. He talked about worrying he’d have to get a real job when his first single flopped. Jackson also took the opportunity to get nostalgic and shared several stories with the rapt audience. Scenes from his old music videos and other vintage footage flickered on the main screen behind him, while the two smaller ones focused on the evening’s main attraction. He’s always let his music do the talking. But, then again, Jackson himself has never a grand showman. And now I’m having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable.”Īs such, Friday’s concert - the third date of the 16-city tour - wasn’t overly flashy or fussy. As Jackson told “Today” host Jenna Bush: “There’s no cure for it, but it’s been affecting me for years. It’s not deadly, but it can make getting around difficult. He has the rare degenerative nerve condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder. It turns out health issues have forced the Georgia native to say goodbye to the road. Look at Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, who plays Target Center on Saturday, or Diana Ross, who is set to headline the Grandstand on the second Saturday of the Minnesota State Fair. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Friday night.īut at 63, some might question why he’s hanging up his hat now when musical acts from all genres aren’t letting their advancing age stop them. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Centerġ1/14 Ft.Country star Alan Jackson brought his farewell tour, dubbed Last Call: One More for the Road, to about 14,000 glowing fans at St. Waters hasn’t revealed it, and ends his note on a cliffhanger: “Just heard from David, he will decide in due course which gig he wants to do, it will be a surprise!” Don’t be surprised if ticket sales shoot skyward in various markets at the mere suggestion of this reunion.Ġ9/26 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy CenterĠ9/28 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arenaġ0/05 New York, NY Madison Square Gardenġ0/06 New York, NY Madison Square Gardenġ0/22 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Centerġ0/24 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hillsġ1/08 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Centerġ1/09 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Centerġ1/11 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Centerġ1/13 Ft. Which city is going to witness the classic “Comfortably Numb” solo played by Gilmour himself? Will it be the tour opener in Toronto? How about one of the shows in May in Pink Floyd’s hometown of London? New York seems to be a trendy place for big things to happen these days. But no matter what happens, one Gilmour/Waters collaboration is better than none, so be happy! That “possibly beginning” line sheds a cloud of mystery, probably false, over this whole thing. Or possibly beginning.Īs great as this news is, it’s going to give maybe 40,000 people the moment of their lives and maybe millions of other people a bout of unspeakable depression. And so explaining that I would probably be shite, but if he didn’t mind I didn’t, I agreed and the rest is history. Well! You could have knocked me down with a feather. I quote “If you do ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ for The Hoping Foundation Gig, I’ll come and do ‘C. Some weeks passed with David cajoling me from time to time, telling me how easy it would be, but I clung resolutely to my fear of failure until one day he made one final entreaty. Thank goodness Gilmour understands a little something about diplomacy, because he came up with a solution for Waters’ vocal shortcomings. Numb’, but that ‘To Know him is to Love him’ was beyond me.” Get it!!!!” He added, “To my eternal shame I bottled out and told Dave I would happily do ‘Wish You Were Here’ and ‘C. What if he (David that is) were to sing the old Teddy Bears song ‘To Know Him Is To Love Him’ with me (Roger that is), what with us having been so famously at each other’s throats for years and years. Waters explained in a note on his tour’s official Facebook page: “David…came up with this ‘Wouldn’t it be funny’, idea. In short, in return for singing Phil Spector’s “To Know Him is to Love Him” at that event, Gilmour promised Waters he’d join him for just one show on his “The Wall Live” tour. Not necessarily much more, but enough to drive hundreds of thousands of would-be Roger Waters tour patrons absolutely mad.Īs reports, the deal regarding the HOPING (Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation) Foundation charity gig last Saturday in the U.K. Looks like there’s more to the David Gilmour/ Roger Waters reunion than a simple one-off for charity.
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