LD Mark Payne supplied two different plots for the tour - one for the outdoor shows in Durban's Absa Stadium and Cape Town's Newlands Cricket Ground and one for the indoor show at the Dome in Johannesburg, where the tour concluded in two sold out nights.
The Dome show consisted of three trusses, with a total of 24 Martin Professional MAC 2K Profiles and 24 MAC 2K wash fixtures spread between them, plus four Robe 700w fixtures on the floor for band illumination. The front truss also featured seven 4-lite Molefays for audience lighting.
Gearhouse supplied a total of 10 follow spots - eight front-of-house (new 2K Supertroupers) and two on the upstage truss. Three scenic trusses along the back were divided into three sections, each suspending white chiffon drapes. Each section was down-lit with a total of 40 i-Pix Satellite LED bricks. Payne brought his own WholeHog 3 console to control all the lighting.
Gearhouse Audio's team was led by Revil Baselga. The L-Acoustics V-Dosc rig varied in size, with Newlands being the largest venue, for which they used 48 VDOSC elements.
(Jim Evans)
