Roger Waters and his son Harry have announced details of ‘Legacy – A Pink Floyd Show’, a new touring production celebrating the “golden era” of Pink Floyd.
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The production has been created under Roger’s direction, with Harry serving as musical director and leading a 10-piece band on B3 organ, piano and vocals. Roger himself is not scheduled to perform in the shows.
The extensive tour will begin in Columbus, Georgia on February 15, 2027, and will ultimately visit more than 100 cities across North America and Europe. The first North American dates have now been announced, while European shows will follow at a later date.
‘Legacy’ will focus on Pink Floyd’s 1971-1979 period, with songs drawn from ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall’. The concerts will run for more than two hours and aim to reproduce the original recordings as closely as possible.
“We are going to authentically recreate the albums as close to note-for-note as we possibly can,” Harry said.
The stage production has been developed by Roger’s team and will incorporate imagery inspired by Pink Floyd’s original visual work, displayed across high-definition LED screens.
Tickets for the announced North American dates go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (October 2), and you can find yours here.
“These songs have meant so much to so many people for so many years, and I’m excited for audiences to come together and experience them live again,” Roger said. “Harry has assembled a terrific band, and I can’t wait for fans around the world to see the special show we’ve created together.”
Harry added: “I fell in love with the music immediately. It really had an impact on me, irrespective of any bias because it was Dad’s music. I still love it deeply to this day.
“Collaborating with Dad on this new production is such an honor, and I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to bring this music to fans old and new, around the world.”
The announcement follows Roger launching a worldwide search earlier this year for a singer capable of recreating the vocals he performed with Pink Floyd.
At the time, he said Harry’s band had “one missing link: somebody who can sing everything that I could sing 50 years ago”. Harry ultimately listened to more than 3,000 submissions, with Canadian-born, Nashville-based vocalist Clifton David Broadbridge landing the role after an in-person audition.
Harry has a long history with his father’s music. His childhood voice appeared on Pink Floyd’s ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’, and he later spent more than 15 years touring with Roger, including on ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ and ‘The Wall’ tours and at Desert Trip in 2016.
However, Harry revealed in 2023 that his father had fired him from his touring band. “I was fired, it was pretty miserable,” he said at the time, adding that Roger had wanted “a change of blood, something new, something fresh”.
Harry later played with Pink Floyd tribute act Brit Floyd before the father and son began working together on ‘Legacy’.
The announced ‘Legacy – A Pink Floyd Show’ dates are:
FEBRUARY 2027
15 – Columbus, GA – RiverCenter for the Performing Arts
17 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
19 – Fort Myers, FL – Caloosa Sound Amphitheater
20 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
21 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts
23 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
25 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
26 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
27 – Nashville, TN – The Truth
28 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center
MARCH 2027
2 – Green Bay, WI – The Weidner
3 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
4 – Peoria, IL – Prairie Home Alliance Theater
6 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
7 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
9 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace Theatre
10 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium
12 – Midland, MI – Midland Center for the Arts
13 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
14 – Columbus, OH – Mershon Auditorium
18 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
19 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
20 – San Antonio, TX – The Tobin Center
21 – Houston, TX – The Hobby Center for Performing Arts
APRIL 2027
6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center
7 – Scranton, PA – Scranton Cultural Center
9 – Portland, ME – Merrill Auditorium
10 – Mashantucket, CT – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
11 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
13 – Buffalo, NY – UB Center for the Arts
14 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
16 – Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts Center
17 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ocean Casino Resort
18 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
20 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
21 – Tysons, VA – Capital One Hall
23 – Orillia, ON – Casino Rama Resort
24 – Ottawa, ON – Hard Rock Live Ottawa
26 – Baltimore, MD – The Paramount Baltimore
27 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center
29 – Utica, NY – The Stanley Theatre
30 – Richmond, VA – Altria Theater
MAY 2027
1 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills
2 – Wilmington, NC – CFCC’s Wilson Center
AUGUST 2027
31 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
SEPTEMBER 2027
2 – Wenatchee, WA – Town Toyota Center
4 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
7 – San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre
11 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
12 – San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater
16 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
19 – Denver, CO – Buell Theatre
21 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
24 – Sylvania, OH – Centennial Terrace
25 – St. Louis, MO – The Fabulous Fox
The tour comes after Pink Floyd marked their 1971-1979 period with the new ‘8-Tracks’ compilation.
Last year, David Gilmour said there was “no possible way” he would work with Waters again, describing their relationship as having become “completely impossible”.
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