The Italian media is reporting on how Roger Waters has continued his journey, tracing his family history.
Roger has spent the last few days in Italy near Rome, and on Friday was in Cassino, south-east of Rome, where his father Eric Fletcher Waters died while serving as a second lieutenant with the Royal Fusiliers. He was among thousands of Allied troops who landed at Anzio in 1944 as they made the advance into Nazi-occupied Europe, but he was killed in the first wave that attempted to secure the beach head.
Waters was mobbed by around 200 fans as he arrived at the site of the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Cassino, which was a German stronghold during the war. His father's name is on a memorial at the cemetery, as his remains were never found.
After visiting the cemetery at Cassino, Waters told a local Italian TV station: "I'm on a journey through Europe, my grandfather was killed in 1916 and my father was killed down the road in Anzio. This is the end of my journey. Some of my past is in my music and so is my future. I'm making a film that won't be aired in public." A couple of weeks ago Roger was in France filming at the cemetery that his grand-father was in.
As he left the cemetery the musician was presented with a t-shirt from the local Cassino football club, and gave autographs to waiting fans. Here's an Italian TV report:
Thanks to Graham Bell, Marco Budinis, Angelo, Blukaos and Maurizio for their help with this story.
BBC Radio 2 are helping to mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album by airing an hour-long audio drama by award-winning playright Sir Tom Stoppard. Dark Side, to air on August 26th, will incorporate music from the album as part of its "fantastical and psychedelic" story. Actors Bill Nighy and Rufus Sewell will be amongst the cast.
Sir Tom, 75, a huge Pink Floyd fan, revealed that the idea was first mooted by a friend in 1973, but it took him four decades to come up with a suitable story. "(I thought) yes, I definitely want to do that but had no idea for a long time what I would do. Finally, I found some time and sat down and listened to the album for the thousandth time and picked up from the beginning and kept going. This is more or less, I think, the first time anything like this has been done on radio."
The BBC noted that David Gilmour 'has already read the script and given the play his seal of approval, describing it as "fascinating. I can't wait to hear it come to life with the great cast performing it and our music woven into it. I can't think of a better way to celebrate The Dark Side Of The Moon's 40 year anniversary."
Jeff Smith, BBC Radio 2's head of music, said, "Radio 2 is proud to be the home of a very special hour where you can hear an amazing new script by Sir Tom Stoppard framed and inspired by the music of Pink Floyd. Dark Side pays tribute to the album The Dark Side of the Moon with a dramatic examination of themes including conflict, greed and madness. A combination of Sir Tom's brilliance, an iconic album and an outstanding cast ensures this production will be unmissable."
Stoppard has prior experience blending the world of Floyd with drama - in 2006, he wrote Rock'n'Roll, a stage play inspired by Syd Barrett. This was adapted for a performance on BBC Radio 3 in 2007, and in 2008, toured regionally in the UK.
In a general wrap-up of Roger Waters news this morning, we start with the acclaimed Love for Levon charity concert which featured Roger Waters as part of an all-star lineup of musicians, and was held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey back on March 19th.
"Love For Levon" also featured John Mayer, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne, Gregg Allman, Joe Walsh of The Eagles, and many others. With thanks to BD regular Kees Nijpels, we've got some great news for international fans. The Blu-ray release of the concert has been listed as an American (Region A) disc, but Kees confirms that it plays on
European (Region B) Blu-ray player without any issues. LFL has only been released in North America, so to get your hands on a copy use the following direct links:
In other Waters related news, there's another performance of Ca Ira coming up this year, to follow on from the four shows in São Paulo, Brazil, in May. The opera is being performed on August 13th, 2013, at Götaplatsen, which is a public square in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the southern end of Kungsportsavenyn (The King's Gate Avenue), the city's main street. Anders Lindholtz tells us that the opera is kicking off the annual culture festival in the city, which runs from August 13th - 18th, and of course, Roger himself is in Gothenburg to perform at the Ullevi Stadium on August 17th. More details and ticketing information here.
Talking of Roger's 2013 Wall tour... Remko Bak has told us that the Gelredome website have noted that "Roger will be rehearsing for the tour in the Gelredome the days before the gig". He is performing there as the opening show of the tour, on July 18th, and tickets go on general sale on Friday through this direct Ticketmaster link. For those in the immediate area in the run-up to the show, you might get to hear some of the rehearsals!
Finally, Roger's career retrospective in New York City at the 92nd Street Y, scheduled for April 30th, has just been rescheduled to June 19th, 2013. Tickets for the event are now sold out; ticket-holders should hold on to their tickets as they will be valid for the new date.
A new ensemble has been formed to mark The Dark Side of the Moon's 40th anniversary, with a collection of great musicians who have all performed over many years as artists in their own rights, as well as with groups such as The Rolling Stones. The tribute group was organized by bassist Melvin Gibbs, and features Nona Hendryx, Karl Denson, Blackbyrd Mcknight, Bernie Worrell, Corey Glover, Sim Cain, and sometimes Bernard Fowler on vocals.
Roger Waters has just announced that his record-breaking The Wall Live tour will stop off at the Gelredome in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on July 18th at 8:15pm - making it (at the moment) the first show of the 2013 leg, with the Werchter Festivalweide now following, on July 20th. The Wall was performed at the Gelredome three times in 2011.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 29th at 9am UK time, and the RogerWaters.com presale starts tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26th) for those selected from the fans who have registered at tickets.rogerwaters.com and who have included this city as one that they are interested in.
For the main sale of tickets, please visit Ticketmaster.nl through this direct link, and it will take you to Roger's ticketing page.
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helping to mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album by airing an hour-long audio drama by award-winning playright Sir Tom Stoppard. Dark Side, to air on August 26th, will incorporate music from the album as part of its "fantastical and psychedelic" story. Actors Bill Nighy and Rufus Sewell will be amongst the cast.
In a general wrap-up of Roger Waters news this morning, we start with the acclaimed 
