Lest you think it was all politics, rest assured that Waters still played the hits: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals were represented generously, and he played The Wall‘s enduring favorites, too. Most of the crowd - whether 70 or 20 - seemed more concerned with figuring out how to get to their cars or shuttles than parsing the politics of a rock star. The tepid response was, in a way, not surprising - at this point, it was Sunday at midnight on the third day of a music festival. While the Desert Trip crowd didn’t seem too scandalized by the Israel comments (a few people chuckled anxiously), they didn’t seem particularly invigorated by them, either. But speaking out in favor of boycotting Israel during a weekend crafted to entertain the AARP crowd (and make event producer GoldenVoice a ton of money) is a genuine career risk - after all, it’s the kind of talk that’s gotten Roger in hot waters from pundits, fans and celebrities before. Bush was re-elected, Waters voiced solidarity with college students protesting for Palestine and urged people to support the controversial BDS Movement, saying, “I encourage the government in Israel to end the occupation.” Slamming Trump to an audience of erstwhile hippies is preaching to the choir - even if you are a classic rock-loving conservative, you’re used to hearing musicians rail against Republicans. After reading a poem he wrote in 2004 after George W. “It’s rare somebody like me gets a platform like this, so I’m going to use it,” he said. Roger Waters tackling Trump at #DesertTrip /ykrU2dBg8Nīut the political proselytizing wasn’t all Trump-related. At the very end of his set, Waters offered up what was truly the riskiest moment of the entire Desert Trip weekend. A litany of actual Trump quotes flashed on the screen during “Pigs,” quotes that objectified women and found him bragging about being wealthy at the expense of others. Trump might attempt to brush off his leaked Billy Bush conversation as “locker room talk,” but the majority of the quotes Waters highlighted came from on-the-record interviews - and most were no less troubling. Roger Waters updates his Animals for 2016 /aQvroRuoHWīut the most damning anti-Trump rhetoric came courtesy of Trump himself. But instead of the familiar pink, it was red and black with x’s over its eyes and anti-Trump slogans written across its sides: “Fuck Trump and his wall” and “Arrogant, lying, racist, sexist.” Meanwhile, Pink Floyd’s iconic inflatable pig - frequently floated through the crowd during shows - made an appearance. I got the sense Roger Waters doesn’t care for Trump at #DesertTrip /XJCrsm4ZFY Alison Wonderland, Kaskade, John Summit & GRiZ Lead Lineup for Insomniac's Moonrise 2023 Fest
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