Ed Sheeran +-=÷x „Mathematics“-Tour • Behind the Scenes: Lighting Design, PA Sound and FOH Crew Life
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- EventElevator had the chance to meet technical crew members from Ed Sheeran's impressive +-=÷x „Mathematics“ Tour. Production Manager and FOH Audio Engineer Chris Marsh explains the challenges of the new 360 degree design. Lighting Director Matt Jones provides exciting insights into Marc Cunniffe's spectacular lighting design concept, which takes place on the six masts and around a center stage. Audio Systems Engineer Charlie Albin and Looper/RF Tech David Bright will also reveal further technical details about the impressive 360-degree show concept.
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This is incredible. I’ve been designing stages for fun for over 10 years, I’ve always wanted to hear more about concerts in depth like this. PLEASE 🙏🏼 please please please make a similar video for Taylor’s upcoming tour! “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” I’d love to see something like this from you guys; An in depth video about the lightning, the sound, the stage design, the rigging, the architecture of the stage, and fixtures/other equipment. Please try to see if you could make a video as long or longer than this about Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour!
Alex, thank you for your kind words. We'll see where we can get on the set. You're right Taylor Swift's design is extremely chic. We visited some exciting projects that are currently being edited. So let yourself be surprised what we will be releasing here soon…🤘
I would love to see a BTS on Ghost’s current touring rig. The lighting is beautiful.
@@EventElevator HII, if you have the time, do one on IU's concert! Like the one she had recently in Korea. A FRICKING HOT AIR BALLOON in a stadium like whAt??!! the concert was called The Golden Hour
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I came across this video looking for exactly that, as a small stage/lighting designer I really want to hear from the team behind the stage. I don't know if the Era's Tour has some NDAs in play, but I can't tell from basic google searches what production companies are involved, dying to know if this is another Tait masterpiece or what.
While no one should dispute the beautiful quality and in-depth perspective of this video I am disappointed that NO ONE ever talks about the production rigger and engineers that make all of their eye candy possible. Those towers, audio arrays, lights, and video screens would never exist if it wasn't for the under appreciated rigging crew who put it all up and make it safe for everyone to be under.
I went with a group to see it, and I’m not the biggest fan of his music, so I spent a lot of time marveling at the stage design. Beautiful combo of art and engineering. I particularly love the way they use multi colored spotlights to paint designs on the audience. I made sure to stay after a little bit to let the crowd leave and watch the crew pack it up. there’s probably 100 people involved with putting it away several of which put on harnesses and got up in the rigging.
I would love an in depth video of how this beast gets rigged. Has to be an insane process
It took 4 days to build the stage and another day to hook up the video panels, lights, consoles, and speakers. Meanwhile, a duplicate stage was on its way to the next stop on the tour. These productions are just massive.
Just blows my mind everytime to see how much work actually goes on behind the scenes just to give us a really good show, not to mention the amount of hours these guys put in from planning, designing, building and setting up the stage and obviously the sound, lighting and visual equipment they use for these shows.. it's really incredible!! Thank you event elevator for giving us a chance to actually see what goes on behind the scenes in huge events like these. Great work guys!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Cool, we're so glad you like the video. We're doing our best to get hold of these massive live sets. And if you like the videos, it's absolutely worth the effort. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I would love to see a BTS on Ghost’s current touring rig. The lighting is beautiful.
yeah i just finished setting up his stage at Raymond James today and it was a pain 😂
Saw this tour with my friend Beth a couple months ago at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Tremendous show and great Live Production. Love these BTS Videos. So much effort and dedication goes into these Live Productions and I hope the technicians and road crew knows how much their work is appreciated by everyone!!
Yeah, now imagine how much more work it is for an actual band was five or six live musicians playing instruments instead of just one guy playing along to a recording
I think it was really incredible seeing how they scaled up everything by so much compared to the last tour which already was incredible. Touring with this setup, loading in and out that gigantic thing, must be an incredible amount of work.
Moritz, we were speechless too. The 360 degree approach gives viewers a much more immersive feel. It's a big difference from the previous design. The effort definitely pays off on a tour like this when you have hundreds (!) of concerts.
the best part of the video
absolutely incredible the sound of the crowd when the lights go out and the show starts is something that is simply an unmatched sensation when you are part of the production....
this brings together everything that for years many colleagues live with passion in the industry.
Fernando, you are so right. With all the technology, it's still about the people who provide the emotions and those otherworldly live moments. All the crew's efforts pay off when you really feel the audience's enthusiasm. This is the essence of live business.
This stage design is amazing !
This is one point I love going to Festivals, especially edm festivals, because the stage designs are just insane every year.
The amount of work just for one or three days is incredible. Almost sad to see if everything gets torn apart after the show.
I’m finally going to see Ed live for the first time on 5/20 in Tampa. It’s gonna be amazing! Can’t wait!
Come to Brazil, Ed. Cant wait to see you again
What a setup, and what a show. I've never worked events of that size, but something that I love regardless of the size of a show is the atmosphere when the show gets on the road, whether it be a show for 300 people or 3000, it's great to be a part of something that to me is very special.
If I were to ever shake ED's hand.. I hope ya'll would feel it! He's got an amazing team behind him and I love to see that! congrats in allllll of your success! ED's created a team of amazing people!
One of the best, if not the best Tour Production this year.
Absolutely amazing and unique, recognizable design!
And an interesting step to restart the Touring-Business with such an banger.
Huge Respect!
You are absolutely right. For us, too, everything stood still for such a long time. It's so awesome to feel the energy of the crews and live people again. It was a cool summer ---> hopefully it stays that way. The new Ed Sheeran Tour had a super positive aura. And technically it was really perfectly programmed and designed.
Not when Taylor Swift The Eras Tour exist dude
Its good, but it isn't a patch on the Rammstein stadium tour production, not by a country mile.
Sensational video. I couldn’t agree with Chris more, the feeling you get when the lights go out and the crowd lose their mind is unlike any other feeling. I spent 15 years on the road, I worked in that very stadium a few times and so many more as an audio tech. It can be really tough being away for so long, but those times make it all worth it. I’ve left the industry now and seeing this makes me miss some parts of the job. Still some of the best years of my life though.
Well, the show was and is worth the effort. The great music of Ed Sheeran presented and supported by an excellent stage (with crowds of experts in the dungeons working together to make the whole thing a success). Congrats to everyone involved!
I'm just starting with lighting design(college)for live theatre and man this is fascinating and intimidating at the same time!
incredible insight. To work out a stage, lighting, time scale, dates, transportation and budget for a tour must take a while. Must cost so much before a ticket is even sold. Great to see what work goes into something like this.
What an insight! Amazing to see the amount of planning and execution that goes into these (complicated) shows. Thanks for that!
We went to the show at Soldier Field in Chicago and it was fantastic! The engineering needed to create that set with the floating halo amazing. All the pieces worked beautifully; at least to my untrained eyes. The IMAG screens shaped like guitar pics, the lights on the pillars and the halo. I recorded parts of the show and every time I watch the video, I discover something new. But it works and Ed Sheeran is free to roam the stage, create his loops and share his stories with the audience. Kudos to everyone.
Wow, such an amazing look at BTS of such a large scale production. Well done to everyone involved 👍🏻
This video was really well done. I love the breakdown of every aspect behind the stage build and logistics.
I was in Munich
It was an amazing...Thank you to all of you guys👍👍
That halo screen is just floating!?! Amazing design and engineering! Absolutely bonkers…
Saw this show in Glasgow, definitely one of the best I've seen
Tthis super massive show, recored best of best show in our live production history. after U2 360 tour, definitely this Ed Sheeran show is best.
Your're right, what Mark Cunniffe is producing here is truly breathtaking. Not only does the concept create a very immersive feeling for the audience, the whole set also has a super-positive aura that can carry over to entire stadiums. A masterpiece.
Thank you for the video, I am thrilled with the 360 degree stage. Seeing the live indescribable
I am going to this tour in Toronto, can’t wait to see it in action!
I just watched you guys last night in Melbourne, and it was amazing. Loved what you'd done, and incredible to see and hear. I was looking forward to seeing how it was all going to work, after seeing this video and it was great.
I love they listen to UB40 while setting up. Class!
I love the videos about breaking down how shows work... It'd be fantastic if you could sneak into Tomorrowland someday, and have the crew explain how that's made possible.
Hey DJ, thank you for your kind words. Tomorrowland is certainly something that has been on our list for a long time. Let's see what the future brings. Cheers!
@@EventElevator can't wait to see it when (not if) it's happening :)
people dont realize the hard work of production. great video
My god, what a huge production setup.
Very interesting to see behind the setup. I saw Ed in Manchester and the stage was impressive
It's great to see a stage like this going out on tour,, props to the whole team.. It's a huge step up from the divide tour,, which was pretty dire in term of stage design.. These guys need to remember, we don't pay all that money just to watch a big TV screen. This looks light years ahead of the previous tour.
The Lamb, exactly, such a 360 set has a completely different effect. You are close to the artist, the immersive feeling. It makes total sense with a one man performer like Ed.
Thanks for Your staff at stade de France last year ❤️
Production value in this video is absolutely great. Really interesting content as well
As a lifelong Rammstein fan, I have to say, this stage design blows theirs out of the water.
What an interesting, gorgeous design!
Yes, the design and the 360 degree approach is very cool. Imagine Rammstein would play on a central stage. You should suggest this concept to Florian Wieder and Roland Greil for the next Rammstein tour...🌋🤪
Would love to see a documentary about the technicalities of the Rammstein show.
Danke für eure Videos, immer wieder geil den background solcher produktionen zu sehen
As an ex AV technician I'm in ore of your skill and knowledge of this modern technology
It`s amazing, thankyou for share!!!
Seems like an absolutly fantastic crew
You are so right, the Ed Sheeran tech crew is super nice and professional at the same time. There is no other way, with such a large production. We were honored to be there on set again!
Very impressive, I am not a fan of Ed but greatly respect what he does and he seems to be a very good person in general, I really like that he is not flashy..well besides this stage setup.
Thanks for this video ❤
I've worked as a stagehand and this is absolutely amazing. I'd be totally honored if I get a chance to work on this in Denver. I definitely will be going to this show
The video guitar picks are great!
Wunderschönes intro und Video
Thanks for another great video! I watched the original video in 2018 and its great to see familiar faces in the video.
We were also very happy to see the crew again. Super friendly and technically excellent people. Unfortunately, the time for shooting was limited. But we are so happy to give a little insight into the new show concept. A significant improvement on the previous tour - which was amazing and really good. One man rocks the whole stadium.
I love your videos. Absolutely stellar production. I do miss some talk about the IMAG and visuals side of the production though - like how many disguise servers it took for that massive setup, and how they went about it.
Yes, the video production would be a cool separate video. Unfortunately this time our access to the set was a bit short to cover so much. Let's see, maybe an article on video technology will appear. We're glad you like the video.🤘
This is amazing 😮
Tolles Video! -Angenehm diskrete Zwischentitel, kein Erzähler; alles erklärt sich einfach nur mit den Bildern und den Interviews. Bin beeindruckt!
Super interesting!!!! Gotta see Muse here as well !!!! That would be incredible.
I would love to do this one day God willing I really love the whole staging thing❤❤
I didn't understand hardly any of the jargon but loved every minute of the video. Really looking forward to seeing this tour in Wellington New Zealand early next year!
Thx Richard, the show is definitely worth it. Get tickets, you won't regret it!
I kept pausing to look up the equipment they mentioned. The Ayrton Perseo lights that hang on the underside of the big circle cost 6500 dollars EACH! The Ayrton Domino LT lights on the masts are even worse, I found them online for 15k dollars each. The value of the entire setup is absolutely insane.
brilliant video.. great insight
Very impressive production, Really nice to see a full rig of Ayrtons beeing used. The only thing I would comment on, (and that's not a critique of Ed Sheeran or the crew/designers) Is that by the nature of a 360 design, I feel that the lights don't have as much of a presence as a traditionell stage. Also it's outside and that's also affects it. And the point of the artist and the music is to take up the most presence, not an EDM lightshow. Of cause I might be biased towards light because I'm an LD myself, But If I were to design a concert, I would do a clean arena design with tons of lights.
Super Video! Richtig cool! Ich würde mich freuen, wenn du in den nächsten Projekten auch Videotechnische Aspekte berücksichtigst, wie bsp. die Medien Server etc. super gespannt, wie der Workflow bei solchen gigantischen Produktionen aussieht.
Great Video Guy's 👏🎬
As I am Studying this at college/Uni, This is really fascinating and this is my goal to be a LX or Sound engineer for one of theses shows
Nice to hear that you like the video. Keep going, there is nothing better than working in this industry...
Wow. Amazing work EventElevator! I wonder if this is the biggest Ayrton rig to go out on tour yet? Were they sourced on hire from someone in the UK?
Thank you for your kind words. As far as we know the technical service provider for the lighting on this tour was LCR. So everything related to Ayrton was provided by this company. www.lcr-rental.com/
@@EventElevator Thank you! A ton of Ayrton fixtures went out with The Rolling Stones too. Clay Paky and Robe must be worried lol! Ed Sheeran's production is absolutely top notch and this is one of your finest videos yet!
Well done !
Impressive
Super Bericht, Jungs!
Maaaaasssiiiiiiiive
That's what we thought when we actually stood under the rig and the masts 🤘
I hate Ed Sheerans music but this production is impressive, thanks for the insight!
Mindblowing. I feel like most of the crowd doesn't know how much work goes in such productions.
I mean the music is alright but i love to see the bts and what goes into making all it happen
I'm here X
Shalom regards from Cancun
Hey team, I heard Ed's looper failed in NZ. Just curious if you could do a video on this? Life goes on, but it's just interesting to know for future memory bank. Cheers. 😊
I like that he mostly uses the Digico processing, if you know how to use a console you don't need to saturate it in waves ;)
Superkaboose…there are really a lot of engineers who relay on internal processing. Excellent preamps, short latencies, reliability. With an SD7 you don't need much else around you. However, you can also do that with the other big brands like Avid.
Ich war als nicht Ed Sheeran Fan mit meiner Frau auf dem Tourstop in Paris und muss sagen, WAS EIN SOUND, die kleinen Panther liefern irre Sound und Schub! Und man muss anerkennen, Ed versteht es die Leute mitzureissen. Die Reportage ist sehr geil, vermissen tue ich leider einen Teil Bühne/Rigging ;) hätte mich echt interessiert wie die das mit der Statik, den Gewichten usw. machen.
Hey Alex, Rigging hätte uns auch noch sehr interessiert, aber leider hatten wir keinen Zugang beim Aufbau. Unser Zugang zum Set und was wir filmen können, war leider limitiert. Es gibt allerdings ein paar interessante Details bei Wonder Works wonder.co.uk/projects/ed-sheeran-the-mathematics-tour-2022/ und Stage One zum Nachlesen www.stageone.co.uk/projects/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour/ Und es gibt ein Making of PANTHER bei Meyer Sound meyersound.com/video/the-making-of-panther/ Cheers 🤜💥
Hi, I was at the show, the sound, lighting and production is straight from heaven!
My only Q I have, Ed's been doing the tour globally, how the hell is he getting the gear around ? The huge towers and custom designs of the staging and all of that? Really trying to get my head over it.
They usually have continental stages. It happens from tour to tour that gear gets shipped. For example: the famous u2 stage back in the day had 3 versions. 2 crews. Do they can tear one down and build one at the same time.
Great coverage! Awesome gig...
What's the software displaying light points on the video monitor at 8:05?
I have to imagine it’s pretty easy if a singer strictly uses pre-recorded vocals versus a singer singing live. So, impresses me even more those artists who sing live.
I used to setup lighting rigs for productions like this. Now I work in aerospace engineering and I haven't looked back 🙃
Fantastic design and phenomenal production value, kudos to the teams that put this together every night.... Its just a shame that all this is for a rather unremarkable artist
Would love to know the model and pixel pitch of those massive LED videowalls 🎉😊
Does anyone know which company was in charge of the camera team for this?
and yet he shines the most in smaller venues when he unplugs the guitar and doesn't even use the mic. I think he enjoys that more.
May I know what is that earpiece that's worn by the lighting programmer/director called? At 0:02.
Please do the eras tour next!
I have to meet this guy now along with Mark workman
Could it bepossible to create light shows that wont affect people with epilepsy??
I'm a new aspiring audio engineer and mostly had to do just with standard LR-Setups for now. So I wonder: how does it come, that this circular setup right here seems to work just fine, but the metallica one is said to sound like shit. Is it just the mentioned "masts" at 13:00 or is there more to it? 🤔
Please a behind scenes of Love On Tour of Harry Styles 💕🔥
Where is the backing band sited ?
Please make a similar/exact same video for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour! Love you guys.
I actually thought the loop stations became wireless since they’ve been placed on the rotating stage & there’s a chance that the cables would get caught up in something 😅 but it looks like it isn’t wireless
@eventelevator Since you've got the inside connection, what do you think the chances are of getting some information about the Rigging and Structural Design? I'd love to know what the engineering is like with this unique setup.
Hey Riley, unfortunately we had only limited access to the project here. We had asked about this point in advance and would have loved to show more about the construction/rigging, but that was not possible. Maybe at the end of the tour run it will be a little easier to report more about that point. Check out this for more details on the construction wonder.co.uk/projects/ed-sheeran-the-mathematics-tour-2022/ --- www.stageone.co.uk/projects/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour/ --- cheers!
Meyer Sound Panther is the best
Sequel with video, rigging and staging?
but aren't most live music events mono, not stereo sound, left/right? it would be horrible to pay for tickets on the wrong side of the mix
So what happened in Las Vegas? Ed said it had some to do with the load in.
I remember seeing U2 with Jay Z in Australia and they had a 360 stage basically. But their sound was pretty terrible for an arena lol Just sounded like a soundscape with bass and bono. No clarity. You basically have to keep each quadrant in its own sound path. But the reflections can be so overpower for cheap seats 😂
Please add visual design as well, how the videos are operated.
Insgesamt eine Wahnsinns Produktion! Nur fand ich (Konzert in Wien) die Stimme extrem/unangenehm scharf. Vermutlich wollten sie die Hochmitten/Sprachverständlichkeit bis zu den Rängen bringen, allerdings verstehe ich nicht warum sie das nicht mehr über die Delaylines gemacht haben, die Main PA in Bühnennähe hatte da einfach gefühlt 10db zu viel bei 4khz. Es war mit Gehörschutz fast noch zu viel.
Dennoch ziehe ich meinen Hut vor der Arbeit, dass das ganze in 360° überhaupt funktioniert ist schon ne Hammer Leistung.
Im Happel Stadion ist es aber glaube ich auch ein Horror für guten Sound zu sorgen. Alles geschlossen, beton, blech, glas.
In dieser 360° Anwendung, kann man sagen was man will, ist die SL Serie von d&b in Verbindung mit ArrayProcessing einfach das um Längen bessere System.
Die Kontrolle mit diesem Systen ist unfassbar gut.
What does a person have to study to pursue such a career?
Bumping gentlemen’s dub club?!
Great video! But Sennheiser & Meyer Audio….. really ?! 🤣🤣🤣
It's what U2 made with 360ⁿ tour more than 5 years ago