Feb 14, 2013 at 3:33 PM | Music News | By Rock Square

Roger Waters is supposed to be working on material for a long-awaited new solo album, but it would appear that he just can’t stop adding bricks to The Wall. As the former Pink Floyd frontman revealed in a recent interview, his 2013 European tour, which will find Waters staging The Wall in outdoor venues, is set to feature a song that Waters’ European fans haven’t heard yet.

“The Ballad of Jean Charles de Menezes” will now follow “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” in Waters’ extravagant multimedia The Wall performance, as it has on recent American dates. The song tells the story of a man who was murdered after being wrongly accused of a bombing attempt.

“I love doing that, because it’s a surprise to people,” Waters said of his decision to include a new original in his setlist. “They’ve never heard it before.”

Judging from statements Waters made last year, this European jaunt will give The Wall ample room to breathe (and astonish).

“It’s going to be a lot of fun for all of us. I’ve reworked the show to play outdoors in large stadiums. It’s really good,” Waters explained. “Even more moving, engaging, dramatic and thrilling than the Arena shows. I’ve had to rethink the whole thing about stadiums. This wide wall stadium show couldn’t have been done 40 years ago. We couldn’t have filled the space in a way that would have been emotionally, musically and theatrically satisfying. Technology has changed. Now we can.”

The Wall 2013 Tour Dates:

06/20: Werchter, Belgium

06/23: Poljud Stadium, Croatia

07/26: Euganeo Stadium, Padova, Italy

07/28: Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy

07/31: TBA, Athens, Greece

08/3: ITU Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey

08/7: Synot Tip Stadium, Czech Republic

08/9: Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

08/11: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark

08/14: Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway

08/15: Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway

08/17: Ullevi Stadium, Gothenberg, Sweden

08/20: Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland

08/23: Ernst-Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria

08/25: Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary

08/28: Piata Constitutiei, Bucharest, Romania

08/30: Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Belgium

09/1: Usce Park, Belgrade, Serbia

09/4: Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany

09/6: Espritarena, Dusseldorf, Germany

09/8: Amsterdam Arena, Netherlands

09/11: Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, Switzerland

09/14: Wembley Stadium, London, UK

09/18: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

09/21: Stade de France, Paris

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