Tour
Because We Can tour
Sound Co
Clair*
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
PA Tech: Thomas Morris (did not go to Japan/Australia)
Production Manager: Jesse Sandler
Gear
FOH
Console: DiGiCo SD7
Speakers: Clair i5 (Mains: 14/side, Sidefill: 10/side); i5B subs (12/side); i3 (upstage fill/rear fill)
Amps: Lab.gruppen
Processing: Summit TLA-100 tube compressors; Eventide H3000D/se UltraHarmonizer; TC Electronic M-2000 reverbs
MON
Consoles: Midas Heritage 3000; Avid VENUE
Processing: TC Electronic M-5000 reverb; Summit TLA-100 tube compressors; Aphex Dominator limiter
Wireless: Shure Axient
Mics: Shure Beta 91, Beta 52, Beta 58A, Beta 58A/Axient, Beta 98 AMP, Beta 98 UHF, Beta 181, KSM 32, KSM 137, KSM 141, KSM 313, SM57, SM58 w/coughdrop, SM91, VP88; Heil PR 22, PR 30, PR 31 BW, PR; Sennheiser MD-421, e609
*Clair supported 79 of the band’s 98 performances in 2013. For a 19-show North American tour leg from Oct. 2-Nov. 8, Eighth Day Sound provided a d&b audiotechnik system overseen by systems engineer Mark Brnich and crew members Ted Kujawski, Chris Bellamy and Michael Veres.
Gear from Eighth Day Sound (Oct. 2-Nov. 8, 2013):
Speakers: d&b audiotechnik J8 (64), J12 (8), J Sub (20), Q10 (12), B2 Subs (6), V8 (24), V12 (24).
Top 10 Tour ranking by Billboard Magazine
