Sound Company
Eighth Day Sound
Tour
Celebration World Tour
Crew
- FOH Engineer: Burton Ishmael
- Vocal FX Engineer: Carl Golembeski
- Vocal Producer/Madonna Audio Liaison: Lauren D’Elia
- Music Producer: Stuart Price
- Musical Director: Kevin Antunes
- Audio Crew Chief: Frank Peoples
- Systems Engineer: Andy Fitton
- P.A. Techs: Nate Peterson, Tom Lawn, Harrison Travaglino, Ellis Montgomery, Francesco Grassi
- Remote L-Acoustics Support: Dave Brooks, Chris “Sully” Sullivan
- Monitor Engineer: Matt Napier
- Monitor Tech: Roger Bammann
- Comms Tech: Katlyn Mountain
- Backline Crew Chief: Robert “Bongo” Longo
- Guitar Tech: Tommy Simpson
- Playback Tech: Glenn Erwin
Gear
FOH
- Console: Avid S6L-32D
- Processing: Rational Acoustics Smaart; L-Acoustics LA Network Manager, P1, Soundvision
- Speakers: Mains: L-Acoustics K2; Subwoofers: Flown L-Acoustics KS28; Outfill/Side Hangs: L-Acoustics K2 w/KS28 side subs; Rear Hangs/Center Fills: L-Acoustics Kara II; Ground Subs: L-Acoustics KS28; Front Fills: L-Acoustics X8 and Kara II
- Amplifiers: (81) L-Acoustics LA12X
MON
- Console: DiGiCo Quantum 338
- Processing: Mustard and Spice Rack, Naga 6 Multiband Dynamic EQ
- Madonna Vocal Mic: Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless system via an SKM6000 handheld transmitter fitted with an MM 435 dynamic cardioid capsule
- Effects (all in-console): DiGiCo Mustard and Spice Rack
- IEM Hardware: Wisycom MTK952
- IEMs: JH Audio
Tour Details
Madonna’s 12th concert tour, The Celebration Tour, was an 81-date outing to venues throughout Europe and North America. The tour, which celebrated the artist’s 40-year career, kicked off in Oct. 2023 and wrapped up with a spectacular free concert on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil attended by an estimated 1.6 million fans. Ticket sales reached $225.4 million, according to Billboard, and $227.2 million, according to Pollstar (but with different tallies for their 2024 end-of-year charts). Although Eighth Day Sound supplied gear for the tour, São Paulo-based Gabisom provided the massive L-Acoustics system in Rio with K1, K1-SB, K2, SB28, KS28, Kara and XB elements adding up to a total 624 enclosures.
