3/23/11

Bon Jovi: A few things of note from SLC

A few articles from the SLC Tribune.

First published Mar 22 2011 04:57PM

Before tonight’s Bon Jovi concert at EnergySolutions Arena, local college students were invited on a backstage tour.

Thanks to the help of national honor society Lambda Pi Eta, about a dozen Brigham Young University students spent the afternoon at the venue to learning what it takes to stage a major production.

In addition, opening act Ryan Star talked to the students and agreed to a video interview with journalism students.

Tribune music writer David Burger spent about 90 minutes with the tour, and here are some things he learned:

The concert will feature plenty of onstage robots.

VIP ticket-holders get to sit on special Bon Jovi commemorative seats decorated with the band’s signature winged-dagger-through-heart logo. Best of all, the VIPs get to take the folding chairs home with them.

About 86 crew members tour around the world with Bon Jovi, and they hire an additional 80 stagehands in each city to help with the production, which was shipped via 16 trucks.


Bon Jovi's 2011 Tour, by the numbers
Published on Mar 22, 2011 02:36PM 0 Comments
Here is Bon Jovi's 2011 Tour, by the numbers:
125,000,000+ Number of albums Bon Jovi has sold globally
35,000,000+ Number of fans who have seen a Bon Jovi concert
3,000,000+ Total projected audience during the 2010-2011 world tour
1,500,000 Number of pixels that comprise the high def video screens used during the show
698,000 Total watts that the sound system can generate
21,933 Labor Hours that went into the manufacturing of the stage set, tracking video columns and the robotic video screens.
8,400 Total amps required to execute one arena show for lights, audio, video, rigging, motion control, and robots
7,500 Total projected miles traveled on the North American leg of the tour
7,000 Number of bolts that hold the tracking video assembly together
6,000 High strength magnets that lock the stage together
3,923 Feet of aluminum used to build the stage
2,700+ Number of live shows Bon Jovi has performed worldwide
1,000 Total number of road cases used to transport all the equipment for the tour including lights, audio, video, stage, band instruments, wardrobe, etc.
950 Number of separate video cues during the show to correctly display the show on the video screens
825 Square feet of video screens that the tracking video columns contain
807 Total kilowatts of power consumed during one arena show for lights, audio, video, rigging, motion control, and robots
500 Pulleys that are used to support and maneuver the tracking video columns
500 Video tiles that comprise the state of the art magnet mounted/high def video screens
500 Miles of cable used for power, lighting, and audio equipment on tour
425 Meals prepared and served to the touring crew and local staff per day
400 Number of cups of coffee made on tour daily
350 Number of video connections needed to make the high definition video system work
350 Number of wheels on the tour buses and trucks used to transport the production & crew
300 High end professional lights used to design the show utilizing 6000 amps of power
240 Number of caster wheels that support the base of the stage
208 Number of separate amp channels in the sound system
172 Number of hours that each bus driver will accumulate behind the wheel on tour
168 Springs in the control system of the tracking video columns
150 Average number of fans that get a VIP seat inside the circle during the show
135 Number of shows on the entire 2010/2011 Worldwide Tour
122 Chain motors hung to the roof of each arena venue supporting 60 tons of staging, video screens, and audio equipment
92 Number of Bon Jovi songs that the video department had to program content for in case they are played during the show
84 Number of touring crew members
83 Number of shows on the 2010 tour
83 Number of sellouts on the 2010 tour
80 Number of additional local crew members recruited in each city to help build and tear down the production/staging
64 Number of inputs and outputs on the high definition video router
58 Number of shows on the 2011 Tour
50+ Number of countries Bon Jovi has performed in
50 Number of LCD monitors in the high definition video system
19 Number of countries Bon Jovi will visit on the 2011 Tour
18 Number of months that the 2010/2011 Worldwide Tour will last
16 Total number of trucks used on tour to transport the stage, audio equipment, lighting equipment, video equipment, wardrobe, offices, rigging, etc.
15 Number of television screens on each tour bus
15 Number of guitars that Richie Sambora will play while on tour.
Guitars: 1 PRS, 5 Fenders, 3 Zemaitis, 1 Telecaster, 1 double-neck Yamaha, 1
Mastercaster & 3 ESP’s
12 High definition video cameras used to record the show
12 Double sided high resolution LED video screen at 13.3 ft high and 3.3 ft wide
10 Number of crew members that sleep on one tour bus
9 Number of countries the new Bon Jovi Greatest Hits album debuted at #1
8 Number of cameras remotely controlled by camera operators to shoot the video of the show
7 Number of hours it takes to set up the production/staging
7 Number of Pearl Drums that Tico has in his drum set
7 Number of guitars Jon uses on tour including 3 acoustic and 4 electric guitars
7 Number of countries the new Bon Jovi Greatest Hits album has gone platinum
6 Number of buses used to transport the crew
6 Number of months it took to design The Bon Jovi stage
6 Weeks it took 6 programmers to custom build one of a kind/state of the art software used for the video screens
5 Number of opening act contest winners that will have the opportunity to open up for Bon Jovi on the 2011 North American tour
5 Total number of hours spent tuning Jon & Richie’s guitars on a show day
4 Number of drumsticks Tico Torres breaks per show
4 Number of Keyboards and pianos David Bryan has on stage
4 Number of hours it takes to break down stage and load out the show
4 Number of custom created video programs that were designed for the Bon Jovi tour
3 Carpenters on the crew responsible for maintaining the stage
2 Number of wardrobe changes Jon makes per show
2 Number of times that Bon Jovi has been named the #1 touring act in the world in the past 3 years
1 The rank that Billboard and Pollstar named Bon Jovi as the touring act of the year in 2010
0 Number of guitar strings that Jon and Richie break during one show
RoboScreen™ Information:
35,000 Weight of the robotic video screen assembly in pounds
8,000 The total payload capacity in lbs. of the RoboScreen robots.
504 Roll pins hold the robot screen together; no bolts or welds
350 The total square footage of the video displays on the five RoboScreens
250 Students that will receive a “Bon Jovi internship” for a day and get hands on experience behind the scenes
240 Weight of the clear walking surface on top of each robot
150 The number of RoboScreen computer programs for that were created for the tour
91 Different automated axis of motion
43 Processing computers to calculate and manage the motion control axis
30 Jacks used to level the RoboScreens
12 Total weight of all four RoboScreens in tons being used during the show
9 Computers to process all of the data to make the system move
5 Number of high def video screens mounted on robotic arms that Jon walks across
2 Lasers used to keep the RoboScreens™ level
2 Miles of robot power and control cabling

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