Many custom hardware components were also fabricated for rigging equipment on this tour, some of which were constructed from one of Tomcat's specialised extrusions. Tomcat's design department worked closely with Upstaging to design and engineer the light frames for this custom application.
In addition, other custom brackets were fabricated to attach two sections of Tomcat's Swing Wing truss, to create moving lighting modules. "The McCartney tour required a fair amount of unique trussing and hardware elements," explains John Huddleston, managing director of Upstaging Lighting. "We knew we could trust Tomcat to fabricate and engineer a quality product for us."
The US tour is to support Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, the latest studio release from the former Beatle. It opened in Miami on 16 September with a total of 28 performances before the tour's conclusion on 29 November in Los Angeles.
(Jim Evans)
