Pink Floyd roadie’s tale of painting The Wall

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd will perform The Wall tonight in Dublin in what he promises will be his last tour of the classic 1979 concept album.

The show is one of the most spectacular live extravaganzas on the planet, using state-of-the-art technology to breathe life into Waters’ vision of a rock star who becomes alienated by success.

Pink Floyd originally performed just 18 concerts, in LA, New York and London, in support of The Wall in 1980, followed by another eight in Dortmund, Germany and five in Earl’s Court, London in 1981. The concerts, which featured the construction of a massive wall across the stage while the band performed, were some of the most expensive ever undertaken by a rock band.