Roger Waters Ends 11 Month Break With First Ever Solo Performance Of Pink Floyd’s “One Of These Days”

Waters Returns With Pink Floyd Favorites

After an 11 month absence from the live stage, fans in Mexico City were delighted to see former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters back in action, playing three dates this week in preparation for his appearance at the highly anticipated Desert Trip Festival next weekend. Waters, 73, sweetened his already eagerly anticipated arrival by breaking from his normal routine of playing The Wall in its entirety as he’s done for the past few years in exchange for a career spanning 26 song set that saw the bassist flirting with his Pink Floyd legacy, covering his body of work from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals – but the night came to a fever pitch when Roger did the unthinkable and dusted off Pink Floyd’s “Fearless” and “One Of These Days” for the first time in his solo career.

Taking a page from his former bandmate David Gilmour, no one is sure what, exactly, inspired Roger to want to deviate from his usual setlist and break out songs that until now he’s never played as a solo artist; maybe he’s feeling nostalgic, maybe he just wants to shake things up a bit, or maybe he’s hinting at some possible surprise guests during his set at Desert Trip – either way, we can’t wait to see what other tricks he’s got in store for next week’s festival. Fingers crossed!

Setlist:

Speak to Me
Breathe
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
One of These Days (first time ever Roger performed it as solo artist)
Time
Breathe (Reprise)
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Fearless (first time since 1971 – second time ever the song is played by a Floyd member)
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Gerry & The Pacemakers song)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
Welcome to the Machine
Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Interlude
Pigs on the Wing (Part 1)
Dogs
Pigs (Three Different Ones)
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
Mother
Run Like Hell
Brain Damage
Eclipse

Encore:

Vera (acoustic version)
Bring the Boys Back Home (acoustic version)
Comfortably Numb