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Interesting, but it's nothing compared to a rock'n'roll tour. I've no detailed knowledge of what it's like now, but even 35 years ago we had five 40-foot traile
by niccl 7y ago
Interesting, but it's nothing compared to a rock'n'roll tour. I've no detailed knowledge of what it's like now, but even 35 years ago we had five 40-foot trailers filled with gear, including 21 cannons and a 3 ton bronze bell, for a tour that did a different venue most nights. Only about 30 people in the tour party, though
- ilamont 7y agoAC/DC? I remember my HS classmate talking about that bell when he saw them play in Boston or Worcester. This would have been 1983 or 84.
- Symbiote 7y agoIt's amazing seeing a band with an enormous stage act -- most notably Rammstein -- packing up after a show. The last time I saw them, it looked like half of the stage was already packed into cases within half an hour of the end of the show. News reports say they had 60 trucks of stuff, and 200 people to set it up and take it down again. I'd assume they don't have anything as fragile or intrinsically valuable as an orchestra, but with each show bringing in €3-6M (sometimes more) the value to the tour is greater.
- crooked-v 7y agoThis kind of thing is also the origin of the 'no brown M&Ms' clause [1], after Van Halen's tours repeatedly ran into problems with venues that couldn't actually handle the band's electrical requirements or sometimes even literal flooring collapses from the physical weight of all the equipment. [1]: https://www.insider.com/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contract-2016-9 https://www.insider.com/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contract-2016-9