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The Wall Tour was a concert tour by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd throughout 1980–1981 in support of their concept album ''The Wall''. The tour was relatively small compared to previous tours for a major release, with only 31 shows in total. The tour was notable for its extensive use of stage theatrics, most notably a giant wall constructed across the stage to convey the sense of alienation present in both the album, and Roger Waters' personal feelings at the time.〔 The concert tour was Pink Floyd's last with the Waters-Gilmour-Wright-Mason line-up (albeit with Wright as a salaried musician rather than a full member, having been fired during the sessions for the album), as bassist Roger Waters left the group following a court battle between him and the band. ==History== The costs of the tour were estimated to have reached US$ 1.5 million even before the first performance. ''The New York Times'' stated in its 2 March 1980 edition that: Nick Mason explained: The Wall concert was only performed 31 times in four cities: Los Angeles (7 shows), Uniondale (5), Dortmund (8) and London (11). The primary 'tour' consisted of 18 shows in L.A., Uniondale and London in 1980, but the band performed a further eight shows in Dortmund (13–20 February 1981) and five more shows at Earl's Court (13–17 June) for filming, with the intention of integrating the shows into the upcoming movie. The London shows are documented on the album ''Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81''. Gilmour and Mason attempted to convince Waters to expand the show for a more lucrative, large-scale stadium tour, but because of the nature of the material (one of the primary themes is the distance between an artist and his audience) Waters balked at this. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wall Tour (1980–81)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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