In January 2020, Waters officially announced the tour, named This Is Not a Drill. He said "This tour will be part of a global movement by people who are concerned by others to affect the change that is necessary", said Waters in a video announcing the tour. "That’s why we’re going on the road. That’s why speak to each other in pubs. That’s why this conversation should be on everybody’s lips, constantly, the whole time, because it’s super important.”

Waters has always been an outspoken advocate for climate change, Palestine, anti-Trump etc - this is one of the reasons I love his work.