The lighting was operated by lighting director and programmer Roland Greil using two grandMA2 full-size consoles and four MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) which were controlling nearly 130 moving lights and, amongst others, 315 LED panels.
Says Roland, "It was our intention to have a straight and elegant design that could provide theatrical as well as rock'n'roll looks. Therefore we focused on using only three different types of moving lights, amongst them Clay Paky Mythos and Philips Vari*Lite VL3500 Washes. That offered the flexibility we needed. Furthermore, the grandMA2 system was a great choice and proved once more its advantages and power, especially when adapting the show to various different lighting systems in the given timeframe during the summer shows."
The associate designer was Terry Cook, the lighting crew chief in the UK and Italy was Olli James, the lighting crew chief in Germany was Stu Lee and the summer shows lighting crew chief was Damo Coad. The lighting technicians on the road with the tour consisted of Dave Prior, Stu Lee, Craig Mc Donald, Dana Read and Foxy.
PRG supplied the lighting and PRG-Nocturne the video equipment. Chris Hillson was the video director and Mel von der Decken the video racks engineer. John Martin worked as production director. Phay MacMahon and Danny Spratt were production managers.
(Jim Evans)
