LEEDS, U.K. – Australian popstar, Kylie Minogue’s fifteenth concert tour, Golden Tour, consists of 27 shows across Europe, coinciding with the release of her new album, Kylie Presents: Golden. ER Productions were thrilled to be asked to be the official supplier of lasers and SFX for the duration of run.
More details from ER Productions (www.er-productions.com):
Golden Tour began on 18 September, in Newcastle at the Metro Radio Arena, and concludes on 24 November 2018, at the Mehr Theatre in Hamburg, Germany. ER Production’s brief was to provide some dazzling laser choreography and special effects to compliment the glamourous show, designed by Rob Sinclair. The set includes giant video screens, a glittering gold stage and a catwalk style runway leading to a second stage.
With the video screens covering the entire upstage wall, the challenge was to deliver a retractable laser display around them. ER’s solution is to use a new automation technique. 50kg winches drop 4 Phaenon 30s and 2 Artic from the grid during ‘Lost Without You’. Using a diffraction effect, the light splits into multiple beams, scanning the audience with gold, green and red lasers. Once the track is over the winches move the lasers back to the grid quickly and smoothly. ER adopts the same technique for ‘On a Night Like This’ with purple and blue lasers.
The feedback data from the winches mean that the Pangolin control software is able to monitor the winch positions, letting laser technician, Seth Griffiths, know that the positioning is totally safe and accurate. Seth commented: “It was great to be the first ER technician to use the new winches. The system works really well with the video screen and looks really clean. It’s been a battle working lasers around video in the past, but this solves that problem, meaning we can be more creative.”
Alongside the innovative laser choreography, ER’s special effects kick off in the second half of the show. Two Swirl Fans above the stage, blow out autumnal coloured, maple leaf confetti over the audience during ‘Especially For You’. 6 Stadium Shots blast rainbow colour confetti over the audience for ‘All The Lovers’, and gold glitter during ‘In Your Eyes’.
ER brought another new product into play with their electro kabuki driven ‘flop and drop’ system. 15 metre gold mylar streamers, drop during ‘Spinning Around’ which the dancers interact with. Finally, 6 x Stadium Blasters give a gold and white confetti burst for the show’s finale track ‘Dancing’, providing a spectacular end to the show.
Kylie’s Laser and SFX kit list from ER Productions includes:
4 x 30w Phaenons
4 x Artics
16 x BB3s
2 x Swirl Fans
6 x Stadium Blasters
1 x Electro Kubuki Driven Flop and Drop
4 x Viper deLuxe
4 x Unique Hazers
6 x 50kg Winches
ER Productions provided laser effects for Kylie’s Kiss Me Once tour, her fourteenth international live tour, in November 2014 too.
Founded in 2007, ER Productions is an award-winning, global, laser show and laser system design specialist with credits spanning high profile events, advertising, television and international concert tours. Constantly pushing the envelope when it comes to the ongoing development, manufacture and sourcing of cutting-edge laser and special effects products, the company has one of the largest collections of laser and SFX solutions worldwide and can offer highly competitive rates to its clients.
With offices in the UK, Spain, Australia and US, ER Productions is perfectly placed to deliver systems and show-stopping displays around the world.
Other clients include: Katy Perry, One Republic, Britain’s Got Talent, America’s Got Talent, The X-Factor, Metallica, Kasabian, Fat Boy Slim, Zayn Malik, Calvin Harris, Chemical Brothers, Muse, Pink Floyd, Biffy Clyro, Jaguar, Faithless and Axwell Ingrosso, to name but a few.
