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The “End of the Road” tour ran from Jan.-Dec., 2019. Photo by Todd Kaplan

Lighting Co: Christie Lites

Video Co: Solotech

Crew

  • Production Designers: Sooner Routhier, Robert Long
  • Lighting Programmer: Michael Cooper
  • Associate Designer/Show Director: Ashley Zapar
  • Lighting Director: Sean “Motley” Hackett
  • Lighting Crew: Alan “Hippie” Gregg (Crew Chief), Stephen Curtis, Arnold Pereira, Jordan Sell, Terry Smith, Jeremy Van Delft
  • Christie Lites Rep: Martin Kelley
  • Solotech Rep: Bob Brigham
  • Production Manager: Chad Guy
  • Video Director/Engineer: John McLeish
  • Video Crew: John Moore (Crew Chief), Kendall Clark, Tom Braislin, Will Stinson, Zane Moore, Scott Grund, Christopher Hoare
  • Video Content: 4U2C
  • Media Servers: All of it Now/AOIN (Danny Firpo)
  • Laser Tech: David Fonner
  • Pyro Co: ffp-fx/Nicolai Sabottka
  • Pyro Crew: Melanie Lemm, Colin Beck, Jonas Born, Mark Donahue, Jon Taylor, Thomas Winkel
  • Automation Co: SGPS/Showrig
  • SGPS Techs: Trevit Cromwell, Todd Fass, William Gurski, Colin Nevins, Steven Ortegon, Conrad Stafford, Michael Stelmark, Benjamin Ullmann
  • Riggers: Lenyn Barahona, Rodolfo “Rudy” Rodriguez, Marco Marini, Dion Pearce
  • Power Electrician: Alec Caldwell
  • Carpenters: Dale Bryant, Casey Long, Martin Micah, Tanner Robbins, Tyler “TJ” James, Robert Wood
  • Stage Manager: Steve Roman
  • Tour Accountant: Chad Guy
  • Security: Ryan Atkinson
  • Live Nation Rep: Jaime Horton

Gear

  • 2       grandMA consoles
  • 44     Vari-Lite VL6000 Beams
  • 54     Martin MAC Viper Air FX fixtures
  • 218  Elation Dartz 360 fixtures
  • 144  GLP JDC1 LED strobes
  • 8       Martin MAC Quantum Washes
  • 5       Martin MAC Auras
  • 8       Robe BMFLs w/5 RoboSpot controllers
  • 6       Elation ACL 360i fixtures (for drum kit)
  • 2       disguise gx 2 media servers w/Notch
  • 1       LED wall (Saco 12mm LED tiles)
  • 18     LED video pods on automated winches
  • 2       I-Mag side screens
  • 1       Grass Valley switcher

Tour Notes:

The “End of the Road” world tour kicked off with a U.S./Canada/Mexico leg that ran from Jan. 31-May 3, followed by legs in Europe (May 27-July 16), North America (Aug. 6-Sept. 12) and Asia (Dec. 8-19). The tour was slated to continue into 2020 with legs planned in the U.S. (Feb. 1-March 15), Latin America (April 24-May 21), Europe (June 9-July 25) and the U.S. (Aug. 28-Oct. 2), with at least one more gig planned in mid-2021, but like all tours these plans had to change due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in this case after the March 10 show in Lubbock, TX.