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Showtime Classic: The Killers 2012-2014 Tour

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The Battle Born tour supported the band’s fourth album, which takes its name from the motto of the band’s home state, Nevada.

Sound Cos

Delicate Productions (U.S.); Capital Sound (U.K.)

Venue

Various (World Tour)

Crew

  • FOH Engineer: James Gebhard
  • Systems Engineers: BJ Hemmingsen, Kenny Kaiser
  • Delicate Crew Chief: Philip Reynolds
  • P.A. Tech: Fumi Okazaki

Gear

  • FOH Console: DiGiCo SD7
  • Outboard: Waves SoundGrid
  • Main Speakers: (14) Martin Audio MLA and two MLA-D side
  • Side Hangs: (12) Martin Audio MLA
  • Subwoofers: (20) Martin Audio MLX ground, (3) MLX flown
  • Fill Speakers: Martin Audio W8LC
  • Amplifiers: Self-powered
  • Monitor Console: DiGiCo SD7
  • Monitor Speakers: (12) d&b audiotechnik M2s
  • Mics: Shure 58A (vocals); Shure Beta 56a/SM57 (snare); Beta 91/Audio-Technica AT4050 (kick); Earthworks and A-T 4050 (overheads); AT4051 (hi-hat); AE3000s (toms); Shure KSM32s (guitars); E-V RE20 and Shure Beta 98A (bass).
  • DI Boxes: Radial Engineering

Tour Notes: The Battle Born Tour kicked off in July 2012 and with 13 legs in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and South America, finally wrapped up in August of 2014, after a total of 167 shows.