The show is directed by Jamie King, who lists Madonna's Confessions Tour, Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics Tour, as well as tours for Kanye West and the Spice Girls among his credits. Lighting Designer is Yves 'Lapin' Aucoin.
The tour setup is a 360-degree production, designed 'in the round' style, and includes t20 LED screens, including one that orbits the stage, plus conveyor belts and elevators. The touring system is provided by Montreal, Canada-based Solotech, which is also the provider for various Cirque du Soleil productions.
With such limits in place regarding 360-degree viewing angles and elaborate movement, W-DMX was chosen as for sending wireless DMX signal. Seven W-DMX BlackBox R-512 Receivers and two W-DMX BlackBox S-1 Transmitters, plus eight B-1000 Outdoor Boosters and 5dB antennas are used to distribute the signal.
David Bergeron, Solotech lighting project manager says, "For the W-DMX we have a very simple setup, which is what I like from Wireless Solution - it's very simple to use. We have eight pods in the audience and we take the power for these units wherever we find it. Sometimes it is quite far away from dimmer city and we don't want to run 1200ft of DMX, so we have a transmitter in front with a BlackBox B-1000 Outdoor Booster 1000mW and receiver with the 5db antenna, so we can cover a large range in the stadium. We also have props with lights in it that need to work wirelessly so we have eight RC4 wireless dimmers which work with a Wireless Solution pico receiver."
(Jim Evans)
