*With many venues affected by Covid-19 closures, we decided to look back on some great tours from past years.
Sound Co
Eighth Day Sound
Venue
Various (World Tour)
Crew
FOH Engineer: Tim Colvard
Madonna’s Sound Tech: Demetrius Moore
Monitor Engineers: Matt Napier, Sean Spuehler
Systems Engineer: Mark Brnich
Programmer: Dan Roe
RF Techs: Wilson Tennermann, Jason Kirksnick, Ron Sharpless
Gear
FOH Console: (2) DiGiCo SD7
Outboard: Rational Acoustics Smaart; Avalon 737s; TC 2290, 6000; Eventide 8000, 3000; AMS RMX-16; Yamaha 990s
Main Speakers: d&b audiotechnik J8 line arrays (28/side), (6) V-8 center
Subwoofers: (16) d&b J-Subs, flown; (18) B-2, ground
Fill Speakers: (12) d&b Q7
Amplifiers: d&b w/R1 Remote Software
Monitor Console: DiGiCo SD7 with sidecar
Monitor Speakers: L-Acoustics 108P
IEMs: Ultimate Ears UE-11
Wireless Mics: Sennheiser 5000 series with ME 505 capsules, em-3732 II and 2000 receivers; about 35 RF channels total
Wired Mics: Shure SM91, SM52, SM57, SM98; AKG C-414; Sennheiser MD-409; Radial DI boxes
Event Details
The tour began in May 2012 and wrapped in December that same year, after doing four legs (North/South America, Europe and Middle East) for a total of 88 shows. A fifth (2013) leg for Australia was canceled, but the tour still grossed more than $305 million worldwide.
