The production is headed by Iain Whitehead, lighting has been designed by Peter Barnes, with programming, operation and direction on tour by Tellson James.
The lightshow is big, bold and bright to match the primarily up-tempo set. Barnes conceived the design and briefed James with ideas on some of the songs, also allowing him latitude to make a creative contribution to the programming, which was done over four days in Sheffield Arena.
The back truss features four vertical legs, all of which flank three onstage video screens. The two centre legs are 6m high and the outer two are 4m. Rigged on and inside this structure are 11 Martin Professional MAC 2K Washes and 8 MAC 2K Profile moving lights.
In front of that are four semicircular trusses ranging from 3m to 6m diameter. These are rigged with 11 MAC 2K Spots and seven MAC 2K Washes. The front truss contains ten MAC 2K Washes for general front stage coverage plus six 8-lite Molefay for audience abuse.
Further upstage, behind the 'castle' truss, is a U-shaped truss holding a tab track, with an additional three MAC 2K Washes on each side.
Attached to each side truss at the front of the stage are two MAC 2K Washes. The only floor lights are two Studio Due 3K Space Flowers and two CityColor wash luminaires. The band risers are internally lit with 12 ColorBlast 12 LED fixtures arranged in four groups of three. Tellson James controls all lighting from a WholeHog II console.
(Jim Evans)
