adhughes Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Anyone seen the new Blackberry advert showing U2 singing on that huge stage. If not search it on you tube. Until today I thought it was just CGI but was shocked when I saw an article in the paper about it today to say it was actually real and that belive it or not it is actually visable from space when set up, it's that big. Any one have an infomation about this show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternewman Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Some fairly general stuff here and here. There was a fairly long backstage/promo video, but it looks like only snippets have made it onto the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jay Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Lighting Director Ethan Weber accepted the enormous challenge of operating the lightshow, and has chosen 2 x grandMA full-size consoles, with Lighting Associate Alex Murphy selecting 2 x grandMA lights to run the stage and structure LED fixtures. There are a total of 10 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processors) for lighting control. Two grandMA full-sizes, one run in Full-Tracking-Backup-Mode, are controlling the moving and conventional lights. They are assisted by eight MA NSPs for DMX processing, and the fixture list includes 196 x PRG Bad Boys,156 x Martin Atomic Strobes,8 x BigLites 4.5,8 x Novalight Nova-Flower 2Ks, generic channels and fog machines. Another grandMA light with a grandMA light as backup and two MA NSPs are used for LED control. This grandMA light also triggers an M-Box media server used for pixel mapping. P.S If you want a look at the control area click on the link U2 Control Position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhughes Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 its a brilliant tour fair play one of the best iv ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Loads of info here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbm Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Its getting a lot of grief for its carbon footprint, given U2's supposed environmental and ethical credentials. They are leapfrogging three basic stage structures without lights, video, PA etc, and apparently this alone requires three sets of 39 trucks to transport... There's a huge article about the tour in the latest issue of Total Production magazine. (I haven't had a chance to read it yet, it may have info about the environmental stuff). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/1...arbon-footprint vbm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 belive it or not it is actually visable from space when set up, it's that big. ** laughs out loud ** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagemanagement Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 belive it or not it is actually visable from space when set up, it's that big. But yet, still not quite as big as Bono's ego! ;) ..Or the Edge's reliance on delay pedals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Usually Great Wall of China claimed to be visible from space http://www.snopes.com/science/greatwall.asp Stage structure test build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 But yet, still not quite as big as Bono's ego!'k... It IS as big as Bono's ego. That is truly massive. Shame I've no cash atm; I'd like to see it lit up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Were going to see the show tonight. I'll see if I can post a picture or two, but the iPhone isn't great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 There is a plan/idea that the U2 stages could be used as permanent structures somewhere after the tour. Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I just found this on another forum and thought you might be interested to see it. You need Quicktime to view it. VR Tour of U2 stage E2A: Sorry, I just noticed this link has already been added to Big Jay's post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Well it was a really good show. That said I only have U2 Elevation tour and Bon Jovi in the Ricoh as a punter to compare it too.... The stage looked awesome, and really worked in the round. We were about ten rows from the top of the stadium at the highest side, so actually above the stage roof, looking down. We arrived and the sound wasn't that clear which I put down to the reverb time being fairly large (at a guess around 3 seconds...), and hoped would clear up once the venue filled up which it did as U2 took to stage. However the sound didn't improve. As we left about halfway through the final song, we had to walk down to the exit, and about 10' vertically down we hit into the beam of the array, and suddenly it was crystal clear with Bono's vocals suddenly standing right out in the mix where as in our seats it was all very muddy. So if we'd been in those rows, then it would have been a perfect show. As for the visual elements, there was use of all the tricks in the book, both from the LX and video, but not so that you got fed up with the various effects. Despite being so far from the band, I still found myself watching them perform. There were a couple of moments when I realised that the screen had done a move or something else had happened, but I'd been watching them perform. In terms of things like video delay, by the time the audio hit us, it was back in sync with the video, however if we'd been further down the stadium, then it would have been out of sync, but would that have bothered Joe Average? Probably not, as it's only sad buggers like me that sit and try to work out the delay..... So was it worth the £150 we paid (myself and the Wife)? Well considering Sarah gets £60 back as a benefit of being a Waitrose Partner then hell yes!! The show was great, well engineered and performed such that nothing really stuck out in the performance and it held together as one. Would I like to go and see them again on the 360 tour? Yes I would, especially if I was in the true coverage of the PA! It also left me stoked for what can be achieved with the video and full of ideas to implement. Now we need to find some willing clients that we can work with. And now I know how they actually build the thing I can sleep properly tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The film of Woodstock is on at the moment. Interesting comparing the construction of the two stages... Timber constuction, and built on site for one event. Safety Elves noticeable by their absence. 40 years ago, I was living about 80 miles from the festival; and my parents didn't take me! <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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