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Showtime Close-up: Cher “Here We Go Again” Tour

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The tour ran began Sept. 21, 2018 and ran through March 10, after which a string of shows were postponed due to Covid-19. Photo by Steve Jennings

Lighting Co

Solotech

Venue

Various (Tour)

Crew

  • Production Designer: Vincent Richards
  • Lighting Designer: Baz Halpin
  • Associate LD/Programmer: Eric Marchwinski
  • Lighting Director: Steve Foster
  • Lighting Crew: Vincent Cadieux (Crew Chief), Colton “Coco” Cowan, Mathieu “Mon Ami” Blais, Michel Pomerleau, Kevin Chan
  • Tour Manager: Donna Parise
  • Tour Director: Nick R. Cua
  • Production Manager: Gilbert “Chop” Castilleja
  • Production Coordinator: Derek Wilson Sr.
  • Production Assistant: Keith Richardson II
  • Security: Colin Lish
  • Show Runner: Seanne Farmer
  • Stage Managers: Frank Carra, Gregory Richard Bogart
  • Video Programmer: Zach Peletz
  • Video Director: Richard Parkin
  • Video Co: Solotech
  • Video Crew: Eric Simard (Crew Chief), Felix Bergeron, Bo O’Brien, Ben Rotella, Roger Rubey, Ken Bowman
  • Video Content: Silent Partners Studio
  • Solotech Rep: Dean Roney
  • Staging/Automation Co: Tait
  • Automation Crew: Andrew Johnstone (Crew Chief), William “Emo” Shewmake Jr
  • Riggers: Stephen Olean, Eric Duheaney III
  • Carpenters: Eduardo Rodriguez (Head Carp), Paul Brackett, John Carra, Bryson Duheaney, Jerzy Siewierski
  • Trucking: Truck N’ Roll

Gear

Lighting:

  • 2   grandMA2 Full-Size Console
  • 1   grandMA2 Lite Console
  • 4   grandMA2 NPU
  • 65 Clay Paky Scenius Unico
  • 19 Clay Paky Scenius Spots
  • 54 Clay Paky Sharpy
  • 46 TMB Solaris Flare Q+ LR
  • 12 TMB Solaris Flare
  • 19 Impression X4
  • 16 Impression X4 20 Bar
  • 16 Chauvet Nexus 4×4 Panel
  • 8   Colorforce II 72
  • 6   Robe BMFL Robospots
  • 2   MDG the one hazer
  • 2   RGB LED Tape
  • 1   Leprecon Dimmer
  • 1   Luminex Network System

Video:

  • 704 Saco s9 tiles (main 2112 x 768p wall)
  • 144 Saco s6 tiles (L-R band risers; 792 x 396p each)
  • 10 Christie J Series 20K HD projectors [L-R I-Mag (4); L-R 270 screens (4); Kabuki projections (2)]
  • 1   Grass Valley Korona switcher/camera package
  • 2   Long lenses
  • 2   Wide lenses on tripods
  • 3   Panasonic HE130 robo cameras
  • 3   Marshall PTZ POV cameras
  • 1   disguise 4×4 Pro media server

For more details on this tour, see PLSN, March 2020, Production Profile, page 24, or the posting here: https://plsn.com/articles/production-profile/cher-here-we-go-again-tour/