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The band’s Neon Pill tour kicked off June 20 and wraps up Sept. 19. Photos & Text by Steve Jennings

Sound Company

Clair Global

Venue

Various (Tour)

Cage the Elephant 2024 photo by Steve Jennings

 Crew

  • FOH Engineer: Ashton Parsons
  • Monitor Engineer: Patrick Moore
  • Systems Engineer: Jon Halliwell
  • Monitor Tech: Christine Richers
  • PA Techs: Kat Veguilla, Sevrin Huette
  • Tour Manager: Dani Gore
  • Production Manager: Chris Fillery
  • Production Coordinator: Amanda Ramsey
  • Stage Manager: Matt “Moose” Hammond
  • Backline Techs: Mason Osman, Bailey Griffith, Jeff Ehlinger

 

Cage the Elephant 2024 photo by Steve Jennings

Gear

FOH

  • Console: Digico Quantum 338
  • In-console Effects/Plugins: Waves Extreme Server, Fourier transform.engine, UADx16
  • Outboard Rack Effects/Plugins: Vintech Audio x73 (x2), Empirical Labs Distressor (x2), SSL X Logic G Compressor, E-EQ (500 Series x2), DBX 166 (x2) and 560A (x2), Black Lion Audio Bluey, Audioscape Opto Comp, George Massenburg Labs 8200, API 2500+ and 550A(x2), Rupert Neve 542 (x2) and 545 (x2)
  • Speakers: Main Hang (16) Clair Cohesion CO-12; Side Hangs: (16) CO-12; Rear Hangs: (8) CO-10; Flown Subs: (3) CP-218; Floor Subs: (12) CP-218 (in a center arc array); Front Fills: (8) Clair Cohesion CO-8
  • Drive System: XTA MX36 input switcher; Lake System processors; Rational Acoustics Smaart Analyzer

 

Cage the Elephant 2024 photo by Steve Jennings

MON

  • Console: DiGiCo Quantum SD5
  • In-console Effects/Plugins: onboard reverbs and pitch effects, plus spice rack and mustard channels
  • Outboard Rack Effects/Plugins: Effectron ADM 256 digital delay, DIYRE G-bus compressor, Lexicon PCM60 reverb, (ALL 500 Series): DIYRE OLA5 optical compressor, DIYRE Colour Palette Saturation Box, Pope Audio BAX 2020 EQ, API 512V, Neve 5045 Primary Source Enhancer, Trident 80B EQ, API 525 Compressor,
  • Mics: Vocal Mics: Shure NXN8/C Nexadyne on Axient transmitter; Guitar & Bass Amp Mics: Radial J48, JDI, and JDX. (No microphones on guitar cabs).
  • IEM’s and Transmitters: Shure PSM1000

 

Cage the Elephant 2024 photo by Steve Jennings