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Showtime Classic: Bon Jovi 2013 Tour

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The “Because We Can” tour was named for the first single on the band’s 12th album, What About Now. Photo by Eva Rinaldi

Sound Co

Clair Global

Venue

Various (World Tour)

Crew

FOH Engineer: Bill Sheppell

Systems Engineer: Frank Principato (to 10/17); Bob Weibel (Japan and Australia)

Monitor Engineers: Glen Collett, Andy Hill (to 7/23)

RF Tech: Ken “Cubby” McDowell

Monitor Tech: Dustin Ponscheck

P.A. Tech: Thomas Morris

Production Manager: Jesse Sandler

Gear

FOH Console: DiGiCo SD7

P.A. Speakers: Clair i5, 14/side; 10/side sidefill

Subwoofers: (12) i5B/side

Amps: Lab.gruppen

Monitor Console: Midas Heritage 3000; Avid VENUE

Wireless Mics: Shure Axient

Mics: Shure, Heil, Sennheiser

Tour Notes:

Clair supported 79 of the band’s 102 performances. For a 19-show North American leg (Oct. 2-Nov. 8), Eighth Day Sound provided a d&b audiotechnik J8/J12 rig overseen by systems engineer Mark Brnich and crewmembers Ted Kujawski, Chris Bellamy and Michael Veres. The tour grossed $269.5 million.