Lighting Co
Upstaging
Video Co
Solotech
Crew
- LD, Lighting Director & Programmer/Journey: Kevin “Deuce” Christopher
- LD & Programmer/Def Leppard: Kenji Ohashi
- Lighting Directors/Def Leppard: Kenji Ohashi, Cole MacDonald
- Lighting Crew: Kevin Cassidy (Crew Chief), Cole MacDonald, Oscar Canales, Gary Boldenweck, Christian Alvarado, Raven Tallitsch
- Upstaging Rep: John Huddleston
- Video Director/Journey John McLeish
- Video Director/Def Leppard: Chris Keating
- Video Crew: John McLeish (Crew Chief); Tom Braislin, Tommy Cesano, Chris Hoare, Bryan Keyes (LED Techs/Camera Ops)
- Solotech Rep: Todd Le Pere
- Video Content/Journey: Kenn Koubek, George M. Murphy/Planet Ten
- Projection & Cameras/Journey: Control Freak Systems
- Tour Management, Journey: Rob Kern, Tour & Production Manager; Scotty Ross, Road Manager; JT Taylor, Production Coordinator; Scott Norvold, Stage Manager
- Tour Management, Def Leppard: Jimmy Eyers, Tour Manager; Chris Adamson, Production Manager; Sinead Madden, Production Assistant; Danny Spratt, Stage Manager
- Automation Tech/Journey: Christian Alvarado
- SFX Co: Pyrotecnico/Paige Newman
- Special FX Tech: AJ Seabeck
- Rigger: Dan Michaels
- Trucking: Upstaging, SOS
Gear
Lighting:
- 2 grandMA2 full consoles
- 31 Claypaky Scenius Unicos
- 16 Claypaky Sharpy Profiles
- 28 Elation Cuepix WW4 Blinders
- 32 GLP JDC1 LED Strobes
- 52 Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash FX
- 12 Robe BMFL Spots (Follow Me)
- 12 Claypaky Sharpy Wash 330
- 8 Claypaky Mythos 2
- 8 Claypaky B-Eye K20
- 14 Martin MAC Viper Profiles
- 2 MDG the ONE hazers
- 2 Reel FX RE II Fans
Video Gear (Solotech):
- 1 Upstage Wall (Saco S12mm LED wall/50’ x 28’)
- 3 Downstage Crown (Saco s12mm LED walls/17’6” x 10’3” each)
- 2 Onstage Risers (Saco S12mm LED Risers/20’6” x 4’5”)
Video Gear (Control Freak):
- 2 disguise Gx2 Servers w/ CFS Notch Library
- 1 Lightware 8×8 HDMI Matrix
- 1 Barco 16×16 SDI Matrix
- 2 Barco ImagePro II units
- 1 SR112 Distripalyzer
- 2 Avitech SDI Multiviewers
- 4 48 Port Ubiquiti Edgeswitch
- 2 ME HD Ross Carbonite Black Switcher (In new custom Solotech Flypack)
Tour Notes:
Def Leppard and Journey, which had teamed up with the “Yeah!” tour in 2006, joined forces again in 2018 with a major co-headlining trek in the U.S. and Canada, drawing more than a million classic rock fans and pulling in total tour revenues of $97 million. The co-headlining jaunt started May 21 with a show at XL Center in Hartford, CT and wrapped up Oct. 7 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. Along with Journey, Def Leppard has co-headlined in recent years with Bryan Adams, Poison, Kiss and Cheap Trick, among others. (For its fans in the U.K. and Ireland, Def Leppard finished off 2018 with a series of concerts with Cheap Trick that ran from Dec. 1-18).
For more information on this tour, go to http://plsn.com/articles/wide-focus/journey-def-leppard-2018-tour/
