XL Video's history with Take That dates right back to their first touring days in the 1990's, when Des Fallon (now a director of XL Video) worked as the video crew chief. Since then, XL has enthusiastically supported Take That and Chris Vaughan at The Production Office, and has invested substantially in new video technology each time they have hit the road, and in particular since their comeback … [Read more...]
No clowining around for DiGiCo and XTA
Culminating in four nights at Wembley Stadium at the beginning of July, Take That’s Circus tour was the biggest the UK and Ireland had ever seen, with over a million people attending 20 stadium concerts. And it proved a triumph in every way. Now that it is over, Ian Colville, Technical Director of the tour’s audio provider, Capital Sound, is happy to report that the DiGiCo, XTA, Martin … [Read more...]
Summit Steel brings the WOW factor to Take That “Circus”
Rigging specialist Summit Steel continued its association with hugely successful UK pop band, Take That, supplying motors, rigging and a Kinesys K2 automation system for the band's summer "Circus" stadium tour. Summit also provided specialist rigging consultancy, and custom designed and developed a lifting system for one of the show's most spectacular movement cues that creates a massive WOW … [Read more...]
“Never Forget The Musical” tours with grandMA
A grandMA full-size console was used to programme the new UK tour of Never Forget The Musical, a hugely popular show featuring the music of UK pop super group Take That, produced by Tristan Baker, Charlie Parsons, Bronia Buchanan and Jason Haigh-Ellery. The lighting design has been created by James Whiteside, and the show was programmed on the grandMA by Dave Sadler who is also the Associate … [Read more...]
