Countdown to Roger Waters: "The Wall" at Fenway Park

Hey punters,

I'm Matt Leonard, one of the weekend dj's and "the" resident Pink Floyd geek here at WAAF, Boston's Rock Station. For the past 32 years, I have been a fan Roger Waters and Pink Floyd. I've seen the wall 14 times on two continents. So you can say I'm a Fan-atic (I also own a Pink Floyd VW Golf).

Currently, I host an "unofficial" podcast called "Brain Damage" (http://floydpodcast.com/) where you will find close to 200 different Floyd related podcasts. I started the show "Brain Damage" at Tufts University on WMFO in 04', which later became a blog in 05', and has been going strong ever since.

As you all know, Roger Waters brings "The Wall" back to Boston this Sunday, July 1st 2012. This time, in front of the "Green Monster" at Fenway Park! I can't wait!

Here is the itinerary for this week leading up to the Show:

1. Roger and the Wounded Worriers Project
2. Video: The Artwork of The Wall with Matt Leonard
3. Show Recon for Boston. What's in store for Albany
4. Albany Full Report... What's in store for Boston?
5. Dudes That Rock: Roger Waters
6. Day Of The Show: Before, during and after.

In the meantime here's are some "tasty nuggets" you might not know about "The Wall" the last time it was here in Boston at the T.D. Garden in 2010:

1. The wall is 240' wide, 35'6" high and 18" deep
   1. All in all, it's just 424 bricks in wall, 242 of those bricks are laid during the show
   2. It takes 45 minutes to build the wall from placing first brick to placing last brick
   3. 12 touring crew members build the wall and 8 local crew members assist in the build.
   4. 5 elevator platform lifts are used behind the wall. Each lift is 20' long, 4' wide and can go 30' high
   5. 10 stabilizers are used inside the wall. Each stabilizer reaches 35' high from inside the bricks to keep the wall from falling over. They're also used to knock the wall down.
2. 47 electric motors needed to power all stage machines
3. 100,000' or about 19 miles of cables are used for sound, lighting and power. 3,000 amps of power is required to run show.
4. 172 loudspeakers are used. This includes subs, surrounds and monitors.
5. 82 moving stage lights
6. 23 projectors
7. The circular screen (known as Mr. Screen) is 30' in diameter
8. 12 Control boards with 1 operator each at the front of house mixing area
9. 4 inflatables are used. The teacher and wife = 30' high. Mother = 30' high and a giant floating pig.
10. 55 tons of rigged scenery
11. 57 tons of floor equipment
12. 21 40' trailer trucks are used to tour the show across the country
13. 16 Carpenters (including puppet techs and operators)
14. 5 man lighting crew (including lighting director)
15. 5 man video crew
16. 6 man sound crew (including monitors & audio playback)
17. 4 man back-line crew
18. 6 man automation crew (including operator)
19. 3 man Pyrotechnics crew
20. 4 Riggers
21. 66 touring crew personnel (excluding band)
22. 80 local crew members
23. 18 band members
24. 6 tour busses

Cool stuff huh? Here is a tidbit from YouTube from last Septembers show.

For more information and tickets go to rogerwaters.com and be sure to check out some killer Pink Floyd podcasts on my website at floydpodcast.com.