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Band co-founder Damon Albarn plays along with animated characters on the big screen.

Gorillaz “Humanz” Tour

Gorillaz was formed 20 years ago when Blur frontman Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Tank Girl comic book, fused their respective skills to create a virtual band with virtual band members. Since then, the project has continued to evolve, as has the size of the production. These days, the shows are very much about the real players (and frequent guest stars) along with the animated characters, and Albarn and company are often more than 20-strong when they hit the road.

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Katy Perry tour photo by Steve Jennings

Katy Perry – ‘Witness’ the Tour

In early February 2018, Katy Perry was finishing up the North America segment of her Witness: The Tour trek, which kicked off Sept. 19, 2017 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. This marked the completion of the first portion of this nearly year-long, seven-leg world tour, which is slated to wrap up in New Zealand on August 21, 2018. We caught up with the audio team to talk about the tour before they headed off for another 47 dates, which include Brazil, Japan, Germany, the UK and more, ending with six dates in Oceania. Mixing the tour at FOH is Toby Francis; Paul Jump is the FOH systems tech; and Dave Rupsch is handling monitors. Clair Global is the sound company supporting the production.

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Imagine Dragons 'Evolve' World Tour, photo by Todd Kaplan

Imagine Dragons ‘Evolve’ World Tour

Imagine Dragons, which has gone from playing basements and dive bars to touring major arenas on multiple continents within a few short years, embarked on the Evolve world tour, their biggest yet, in support of their June 2017 release of the album by the same name, After the extensive opening trek across North America in late 2017, the tour has found the Las Vegas-based foursome performing 35 dates across three additional continents in 2018, starting with Malaysia’s Malawati Stadium on Jan. 6 and continuing with more shows in Asia, Europe, South America and back to Europe through Aug. 31, 2018.

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FOH engineer Ben Monroe

Mary J Blige ‘Strength of a Woman’ Tour

Arguably the best-dressed person working FOH today, Ben Monroe cuts a dapper figure in the three-piece suits he is known for wearing. Having just completed a 44-gig tour with Mary J. Blige, Monroe was in good spirits, coming off two tours with Blige that he calls “hands down, the best in my life.” A big statement from someone who’s been in the biz for 40 years now.

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Left to right: monitor engineer Jayson Pietri, tour manager Kyle Wood and FOH engineer Rob Thomas

Third Eye Blind 20th Anniversary Tour

Following up on their 2017 “Summer Gods” tour in June and July with special guests Silversun Pickups, Third Eye Blind embarked on their October-and-November “Fall of the Summer Gods” tour, continuing their travels across the U.S. and Canada in celebration of the 20 years since the band released their first album, Third Eye Blind, in April 1997.

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Enrique Iglesias 2017 tour photo by Steve Jennings

Enrique Iglesias 2017 Tour

The Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull Live! 2017 co-headlining tour, which also featured Latin boy band CNCO as an opening act, hit the road in the U.S. and Canada in June and July, then headed back out for another trek across North America in October and November. The tour follows a previous trek pairing Enrique and Pitbull, the “Time of Our Lives” tour, in 2015.

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From left, Kyle Fletcher (P.A. tech), Dave McMullin (monitor engineer), Trey Smith (FOH engineer), Sean Henry (crew chief/system engineer) and Cory Benson (monitor tech). Photos by Steve Jennings

One Republic 2017 Tour

New Digital Tools Help the Crew Recreate Album Nuances for the Live Shows

OneRepublic wrapped up their headlining slot on the 16th annual Honda Civic Tour, joining a long list of other headliners that began with Blink-182 and Everclear in 2001. Since then, this tour’s other headline acts over the years have included Maroon 5 (2005), Panic! At the Disco (2008), Linkin Park (2012) and One Direction (2015).

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From Left, FOH Engineer Chris Marsh and System Tech Charlie Albin. 2017 Ed Sheeran World Tour photo by Steve Jennings

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ World Tour

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is out on his world tour in support of his latest album ÷ (Divide), a title which follows in the footsteps of his previous releases, 2014’s X (Multiply) and 2011’s + (Plus). The albums were released, respectively, in March 2017, June 2014 and Sept. 2011.

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Photo by Kevin M. Mitchell

Mixing Norah Jones

FOH Engineer Gordon Reddy’s “Less is More” Mix

With Norah Jones, it’s all about the piano. Specifically, that Yamaha C6S grand piano. FOH engineer Gordon Reddy first works to figure out what is going to wrap back around the stage from the P.A. and how much of that can he keep from going into the piano. “Without a doubt, that is the largest challenge I have,” he says, admitting that if Jones went with a MIDI controller with sampled grand sounds, it would be easier for him.

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U2 2017 'Joshua Tree' tour photo by Steven Jennings

U2 2017 ‘Joshua Tree’ Tour

The band re-creates their 30-year-old Joshua Tree album on the road.

No U2 tour is “typical” — the band has been upping the ante on each and every outing for decades. But revisiting a specific point in their past — the 30 year-old Joshua Tree album — was something even the band and crew weren’t sure about it.

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