The show is presented in two parts, opening to a basic rock and roll set, with Rod and band performing high-energy songs from years past, then transforming for the second half to represent a vintage music hall, complete with heavy gold drapes and back-up orchestra. Here the audience is treated to several highlights off The Great American Songbook: Vol. II.
To enhance the spectacular performance, international staging solutions provider Creative Technology is supplying large screen, high-resolution projection technology, including Watchout, Dataton's multi-display production system. The backdrop for the main stage consists of a single 20ft x 25ft rear projection screen flanked by two 15ft x 20ft (portrait), rearpro screens - all supported by five Digital Projection 28sx projectors. Two 12ft x 16ft rearpro I-Mag screens are supported by three Christie X10 projectors, with all playback through Watchout.
"To my knowledge, this is one of the first rock and roll tours that has utilized sophisticated corporate audio visual technology to maximize resolution, and thus increase picture quality," said David Crump, business development director for Avesco plc, parent company of Creative Technology. "With Watchout we are able to keep most of the imagery at 1024 x 768 right through the signal path."
(Lee Baldock)
