UNLIMITED LOVE TOUR

In this year the Red Hot Chili Peppers band launched their tour with 46 sold-out stadium-capacity shows. The @setupdesigns studio made stage concept, generative content and came up with a complete show for this whole tour.  The main idea of ​​the stage was created together with the historic set designer of RHCP Scott Holthaus, the contents, the control system of the show and the synchronization of the video contents with the light were developed. 

The first concept was originally suggested to by Scott. It was a curved screen, similar to the one for the NECHTO event — a huge screen on the ceiling, curved towards the wall. Initially was asked to make content for this screen but SETUP wanted to do more, to come up with a show and improve this concept. A special floor and various bends at the bottom and top of the screen were added to the original concept. So the scene was optimized To clarify, for the tour was came up with a central LED curved screen. This is the main part of the setup, as well as two side screens on which the artists are broadcast. All this consists of pre-assembled modules, which are then put together.  

The central screen around the perimeter has pixel diode devices with very bright diodes and a narrow zoom. These devices sync with the content and work great together. On the sides of the main screen there are four large matrices — large light squares, two matrices on each side. Each such matrix is ​​suspended on controlled computer winches, which have a whole variety of choreography and can be at different heights. They are also synchronized with the content. There are many front and side spotlights, a sidelight that also works with artists and a very powerful setup of light guns controlled by operators. 

ALL THE CONTENT FOR THIS TOUR WAS GENERATIVE SO THAT EVERY TRACK AND EVERY SHOW WAS NEVER EXACTLY REPEATED, BECAUSE A LOT WAS CREATED IN REALTIME. 

This caused a lot of trouble for programming and in general have been made more than 150 scene algorithms, each of which could make a whole show. This approach was largely dictated by the live performance of the musicians themselves who constantly improvise during the event. 

There is an optional set list but no script, the band can spontaneously jam and they can play shorter or faster tracks.  

SETUP says that organizing a tour is quite simple: First, the design and technical documentation of the show are created, equipment and structures are bought or rented, and the script for the show, video and light content are developed. Then there are the first test runs on the full setup, where the creative and technical teams have to work out all the processes of installation, connection, debugging, dismantling, so that during the tour time is not wasted - this is one of the most expensive resources. Then all this is packed together with all the necessary specialists and the tour begins. At each site the setup gathers on the day of the concert for 6-10 hours (time decreases with each concert), immediately after the show it is dismounted and goes on to the next city. 

The setup included: 

- MAIN Screen: 13.2 x 36.6 m (RIG A) / SIDES Screen: 2 x 9.6 x 12 m 

- About 220 linear diode fixtures frame the main and side screens and work in sync with the content / 100 Magic Panel fixtures are located in four matrices on the sides of the main screen 

- 40 Proteus Maximus instruments / About 90 diode stroboscopes, which are also synchronized with the content / 12 

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