lightingyoung Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi all, I have seen many stages for concerts but why are they so big, there is no need for them 2 be that size, is it down to money and jst the what your looking at? cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 What line of thought are you following to lead you to the conclusion that the concert stages you've seen are too big? Do you not think that if a promoter (who's in the business of making money) could have saved some of their budget by spec'ing a smaller stage, they would have done so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Actually, there's rarely a technical reason for the size of stage used for most big arena or stadium concerts. I've been lucky enough to see the Rolling Stones appear on a tiny stage in the corner of a Toronto bar...and they still rocked. However, when punters pay £80 or £100 for a ticket to a big show, they don't just want music; they want spectacle. This includes big stages, video screens, moving lights, audience blinders, etc. etc. For the most part, when talking about concerts, the stage size is a production decision, not a technical one. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benweblight Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Often the size is needed to host an elaborate set (I.e zoo tv, genesis, rw, floyd back in the day) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlyfarly Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Well with a large stage at a festival it is also for practical reasons as well as "spectacle". You need room to manoeuvre rolling risers of drums, keyboards etc. Some festivals don't use a roller system and the headliner's gear, after they have set up and maybe soundchecked can be pushed to the back of stage and other bands set up in front. Obviously depth is important in this case! Behind the stage is usually an area anything up to half of what's out front for pre-rigging your backline and miking up, storage of flight cases etc. The wings should be generous enough to accommodate backline techs' work areas, storage, monitor world and all the bits and bobs that go with that.The worst one to deal with is the headliner who will not move anything even though it is on wheels, spiked just in case and all plugged in ready to go but will not push back even a couple of feet and the other bands are left with an area the size of a postage stamp to play on :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightingyoung Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hi cheers for your replys, I understand most of them, but I was mainly thinking about the hight of the stages. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benweblight Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 That might be due to visibility for everyone... (I.e way up at the back of an arena, a low stage wouldn't cut it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlyfarly Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yes! Sometimes a bit of height is needed to also accommodate camera dolly track. Punters don't want to see the camera operative blocking the act! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonino Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 or the *oh* so appealing heads of the security guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlyfarly Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 :) It should be just the right height......no camera ops or security blocking the view and the front row don't get massive kricks in their necks!If I can see what's going on from the FOH tower, that's OK by me. One thing I really hate is the FOH sound platform being built too high (usually when light op is in the same level as you). Sometimes I feel I should be manning a machine gun nest...mind you I've got the "searchlights" above me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave singleton Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 If you mean in terms of the actual roof being so high its for a number of reasons. Most of the time its to do with flying heights of things. On many occasions hire companies have them built so high so they can acomodate each gig they are likely to face without having to do custom builds etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Asthetics another reason, think about a wide stage with a low roof would look somehow squat, its aiming for the Golden Rectangle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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