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A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed concept album, The Wall. Set in Berlin, Germany less than a year after the destruction of the hated Berlin Wall, Waters was accompanied by disparate talents such as Cyndi Lauper, James Galway, Joni Mitchell and Albert Finney in the classic dark musical tale of a rock star's descent into madness and back.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Roger Waters

    Self / Pink, The Father / The Doctor

  2. Cast 1

    Klaus Meine

    Self - Leader, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  3. Matthias Jabs

    Self - Lead Guitarist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  4. Rudolf Schenker

    Self - Rhythm Guitarist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  5. Francis Buchholz

    Self - Bassist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  6. Herman Rarebell

    Self - Drummer & Percussionist, Surrogate Band (as Scorpions)

  7. Cast 1

    Ute Lemper

    Self - Vocals

  8. Cast 1

    Cyndi Lauper

    Self - Vocals

  9. Cast 1

    Thomas Dolby

    Self - Synthesizer, vocals

Nobody really expected the Berlin Wall to come down in 1989, and so suddenly. Roger Waters especially, because he had once made a promise never to perform The Wall again after the 1980 tour until the bricks fell in Berlin. But they did, and Waters had no intention to renege on his promise. The Wall became a star-studded megaconcert to benefit the Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief, with larger bricks, bigger inflatable puppets, and a larger audience than any of the original Pink Floyd shows. There was always a contradiction in performing such a personal work in a stadium setting, but here it be...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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