Tour
2018 Co-Headlining Tour
Sound Co
Britannia Row*
Crew
FOH Engineers: Keith “Meaux” Windhorst (Journey), Ronan McHugh (Def Leppard)
Monitor Engineers: Maxie Williams (Journey), Ted Bible (Def Leppard)
Brit Row Account Rep: Lez Dwight
Systems Engineers: Johnny Winkler, Brooks Jackson
Crew Chiefs: Johnny Winkler, Chris Houston
System & Design Manager: Josh Lloyd
Monitor Tech: Shannon Fitzpatrick
P.A. Techs: James Ellison, Mark Leeper
Gear
FOH
Consoles: Avid S6L (Journey), DiGiCo SD5 (Def Leppard)
Speakers: L-Acoustics K1, K1-SB Subs, KS-28 Subs, K2, Kara, ARCS II
Amps: LA12X (in custom-built amp racks)
Processing: Waves, Empirical Labs Distressors
MON
Consoles: Avid S6L, DiGiCo SD5
Processing: Waves
Speakers: VUE Audiotechnik h-15, s-25; Sound Image MA 212, MA 112; Meyer Sound
Amps: Crown 3500HD
IEMs/PMs: Shure PSM 1000, JH Audio
Wireless Mics: Shure AD4D receivers, AD2 handheld mics w/Beta 58A capsules, DPA
Hardwired Mics: AKG, Shure, Audio-Technica, Palmer, DPA
Tour Notes:
Def Leppard and Journey, which had teamed up with the “Yeah!” tour in 2006, joined forces again in 2018 with a major co-headlining trek in the U.S. and Canada, drawing more than a million classic rock fans and pulling in total tour revenues of $97 million. The co-headlining jaunt started May 21 with a show at XL Center in Hartford, CT and wrapped up Oct. 7 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. Along with Journey, Def Leppard has co-headlined in recent years with Bryan Adams, Poison, Kiss and Cheap Trick, among others. (For its fans in the U.K. and Ireland, Def Leppard finished off 2018 with a series of concerts with Cheap Trick that ran from Dec. 1-18).
* VER and Sound Image also provided support for Journey and Def Leppard; Britannia Row provided the speaker systems for the tour.
