Roger Waters and His Missing Pig

Over the years Roger Waters has used his giant inflatable pig to advance his cause/storyline myriad times and ways - at its birth in the Animals era in 1977, it conveyed the greediness of man via an existential gigantism. Today, it is being used to forward Waters' views on America's current political landscape. At Waters' Coachella-ending set(s) on Sunday night, the pig appeared during Waters' political call to arms Leaving Beirut, its belly emblazoned with the words "Don't be led to the slaughter," "fear builds walls," and, also, simply, "Obama," with a checked ballot box next to the name.

Then the pig took off. Concertgoers reported seeing the pig fly off, thinking it was a planned flight, and that the pig might possibly be remote controlled. The pig DID fly off; however, there was (and is) no remote control. It's gone, hog-hovering or perhaps having crash-landed somewhere in the Palm Desert. Hence a press release offering a reward for the pig's return ($10,000 and four Coachella tickets for life). Not bad. To the desert, pig-hunters! Email lostpig at coachella dot com when you find it. Video below of the pig flying away...