This piece looks back at Roger Waters' 1990 performance of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" in Berlin, a one-off concert staged to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall and featuring a surprise guest appearance from actor Tim Curry. The article traces how the album grew out of Waters' response to former bandmate Syd Barrett's departure, arguing that Barrett's absence pushed Waters towards the more conceptual, narrative-driven songwriting style that defined "The Wall" and much of Pink Floyd's later work.

Waters had vowed never to perform "The Wall" live again unless the Berlin Wall came down, and he kept that promise once it did, staging the show with a cast of musicians and special guests. Among them was Hollywood actor Tim Curry, who appeared briefly as "The Prosecutor" towards the end of the performance, a cameo the article highlights as a memorable and unexpected moment in an already ambitious, large-scale production.