Roger Waters Brings His 'Dark Side' to Coachella

Posted on Apr 28th 2008 12:00PM by Benjy Eisen
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Judging from all of the Pink Floyd and 'Dark Side of the Moon' shirts, it was obvious who Coachella's final headliner was. Roger Waters didn't disappoint, relying on female singers to handle David Gilmour's parts in Floyd classics like 'Mother' and 'Wish You Were Here.' "I've always heard that this is a great festival, and it is," Waters, who brought out L.A.'s Lily Hadn for a new song, 'Leaving Beirut,' said.

Haydn later came out during the encore for 'Comfortably Numb,' during which she sang and played Gilmour's famous guitar solo on her violin. Haydn told Spinner backstage that Waters invited her to play after hearing her new release, 'Place Between Places.' "He called me up and said he really liked the album," she said. Hayden then admitted that he's released some album's she's pretty into, as well.

In typical Pink Floyd fashion, an inflatable pig flew over the crowd with graffiti that read, 'Fear Builds Walls,' as spotlights encompassed the field. A stunt plane dropped confetti with flames shooting from the stage as Waters ripped. The pig finally flew, cut from its teather. And, to the delight of Haydn and the entire Coachella crowd, Waters performed 'Dark Side of the Moon' in its entirety.