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Roger Waters proposes performing The Wall at US-Mexico border as anti-Trump protest

other · 2026-05-05

Roger Waters, former Pink Floyd member, has suggested performing the band's 1979 album The Wall along the US-Mexico border as a protest against Donald Trump's proposed border wall. Speaking to The Guardian, Waters stated, 'There is no us and them because we are all human beings and we all need to understand how to live together.' This is not the first time Waters has used the album politically; in July 1990, he performed The Wall in Berlin to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. The announcement came during a rare public appearance in London promoting the upcoming Pink Floyd exhibition 'Their Mortal Remains' at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Waters had previously dedicated the song 'Pigs (Three Different Ones)' to Trump during a free concert in Mexico City's Zocalo Square in October 2016, attended by 200,000 people. He posted the video on Facebook on Inauguration Day with the comment 'Resistance begins today.' Further anti-Trump performances occurred at the Desert Trip festival in California, where Waters performed alongside The Who, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young before an audience of 225,000.

Key facts

  • Roger Waters proposed performing The Wall at the US-Mexico border to protest Trump's border wall.
  • Waters quoted in The Guardian: 'There is no us and them because we are all human beings.'
  • He previously performed The Wall in Berlin in July 1990 to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  • Waters made the announcement in London promoting the Pink Floyd exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
  • In October 2016, he dedicated 'Pigs (Three Different Ones)' to Trump at a free concert in Mexico City's Zocalo Square with 200,000 attendees.
  • He posted the performance video on Facebook on Inauguration Day with 'Resistance begins today.'
  • Waters performed anti-Trump material at Desert Trip festival in California with other stars before 225,000 people.
  • The Wall album was released in 1979.

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Artists

  • Roger Waters
  • Pink Floyd
  • Paul McCartney
  • Bob Dylan
  • Neil Young
  • The Who
  • Rolling Stones

Institutions

  • The Guardian
  • Victoria and Albert Museum

Locations

  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • United States
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • California
  • Zocalo Square

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