DATE 08/10/2023
Aside from a few nods, has always been disappointed that, since London Palladium’s recent incarnation as one of the best gig venues in Europe, more artists haven’t really pushed the fact they’re playing there on a Sunday night. Not so Roger Waters: being Mr Showbiz himself, he trots on in a pink jacket and treats the audience to not only a Bruce Forsyth impression (“Nice to see you, to see you, nice”) but also to bed), and one of only two shows where his new version will be performed – is overshadowed by the antisemitic controversy that surrounds Waters. That this takes place on the first full day of the Israel-Hamas war makes it difficult to divorce the horrors of the outside world from the night’s performance.
