I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I have seen the band Pink Floyd or Roger Waters alone seven times - across four decades, but have only seen one other 'tribute' band (Brit Floyd). The ticket price made the decision to attend a no-brainer. The size of the venue and cost structure of the performance obviously kept the special effects to a minimum, but what they did to enhance the music with effects and theatrics was quite good. As I understand it, when they do their outdoor performance in the summer (in St Louis...time for a road trip!) they embellish the performance even more.
Anyway - on to the music. They started with most of the tracks from the first three sides of The Wall - ending abruptly at Bring the Boys Back Home (obvious breaking point - saving Comfortably Numb for the encore). From their they moved into select tracks from various albums - Have a Cigar & parts of Shine on You Crazy Diamond from WYWH, Dogs and Pigs from Animals, all the major highlights from DSotM, and even a track from The Final Cut. But not necessarily in that order. The encore started with The Show Must Go On and followed with Wish You Were Here and of course ended with Comfortably Numb.
What I took away most from the show was that the band was having fun. They were playing the music that they loved to listen to themselves. Did they make some small mistakes - of course they did. They were playing to a crowd that literally knew every note and chord. Some songs were slightly abbreviated to make room for a longer setlist. There was nothing from Pink Floyd's Syd Barret or post-Waters albums, but I am okay with that.
The band started about 15 minutes after the 8pm start time, had a 20 minute intermission, and finished after playing just over 3 hours of music. Wow!
It is important to note that the band is from St Louis and that this concert was their first performance outside of their home town (where they have been kicking around). Clearly, I will be traveling out to St Louis to see them again. They were quite good and are more than worth the extra effort in seeing them during their relatively few performances.