Policy on Photography | Roger Waters Wall Tour

[Keith Jordan]

Anyone know what the policy on photography is at the Wall Tour concerts? I am deciding early which camera to take! The point and shoot of the Canon EOS 500D!

I would love to be able to take Mr Big camera and get some great photos of the show. Although I am not sure I would want to distract myself from the whole show going on in front of me for too long!!

[grelch]

Doesn't say anything about live animals.

[Damn!t]

Although I am not sure I would want to distract myself from the whole show going on in front of me for too long!!

Exactly.
Being some sort of photographer myself, I'd love to take the big machine in and make some hellowa pics. But this is the wall gig, something different.
So I'll take a small lumix in to make couple of "souvenir" pics and vids and that's it. I want to enjoy the gig(s) as much as possible.

[Mokum69]

Very soon I think all the pictures you could ever want will be online anyway .

[Chaos76]

How are all these people sneaking in their pocket camcorders?

[ChrisM]

How are all these people sneaking in their pocket camcorders?

smartphones

[pffan1990]

Or a great phone, audio/video recorder hidden um... rectally?

Joking aside, when I went to the previous shows, I actually had a pretty big regular digital camera in which at the Gilmour/Wright Chicago show they checked my pockets and actually 'took my words' that I won't use the camera and let me in. At my seat there was an event staff lady there. I simply told her that I would take pictures and film short video clips with my camera flash OFF. She smiled and said that they cannot take it. In other words they don't highly recommend taking pictures but while smiling and saying they couldn't take the cameras, she was in other words telling me to 'go for it'.

At the Waters DSOTM 2006 show in Noblesville, they were strict in checking pockets in which a guy actually felt me up on my pants. He felt the same camera and told me to empty my pockets in which I held up a line being a bit embarrassed. I took out the contents and explained about the camera. He told me they didn't care about all that and said they were checking for illegal things (drugs, weapons, etc.) and audio/film recording equipment. They thought that my camera bulge in the pants were the small digital HD camcorder. They apologized for the holdup and let me on through.

I think the event/security staff are really more concerned about illegal recordings but not necessarily amateur pics and phone cameras since these would be more lower quality; at least back in 2006. Now I see on YouTube, incredible HD quality of the current Waters Wall shows. I mean damn these clips look more professional than even Pulse video quality!!!

[bong]

My friend's wife brought a camera to the Toronto show that they went to. I don't know if it was a digital or film.
I'm debating on bringing my digital or film I don't want to have my digital possibly siezed, but she said they were being pretty lax with those things.

[danielcaux]

Keith, is that the official Roger Waters policy? Or just the Air Canada Centre policy?

[Keith Jordan]

I do not know. It has the ACC logo on the top of the board so could be the venue only. I really want to take my big camera, turn the flash and preview screen off so it does not disturb anyone, then take 5 or so high quality photos of the wall before construction, during, after and when it comes down. I fear I may end up having to buy another high quality point and shoot camera.

On the policy of camera, I find it very annoying and distracting when all I can see in front of me is a sea of bright display screens on phones and cameras!!! Turn the display off and use a viewfinder!!

I may get in touch with the MEN in Manchester and ask about their photography policy.

[bong]

My camera doesn't have a view finder. I was thinking of putting some tape over the flash just in case...

[Hotpotato]

It only says "No Audio or Video".
Nothing about photography.
Just went to an ACDC concert without any problems with my entire SLR kit.

[Zack]

No weapons? It's an outrage!

[danielcaux]

Yeah, how are they going to shoot the members of the audience that stand on ther seats then?

[mandraxhair]

Doesn't say anything about live animals.

It quite clearly says no projectiles.