Trans Siberian Orchestras Musical Alchemy Blossoms Sonically On Stage With DiGiCo

As one of the top-grossing tours in 2009, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra fuse elements of progressive rock, symphonic heavy metal, and classical music into a unique blend, and are known for their dazzling live performances, complete with full light show and synchronized pyrotechnics. In 2000, TSO created two separate touring groups - TSO East and TSO West - to allow the band to cover more ground, and they’ve maintained that format ever since. Last year, as the band was clearly maxing out their monitor board, the conversation got the ball rolling to implement DiGiCo SD7s for both touring outfits. They previously toured with D5’s on monitors and the change to SD7s gave the production what they needed. It quickly became an integral part of TSO’s live sound.

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The Killers Get Six Of The Best

It’s not unknown for the word ‘gruelling’ to be used with regard to tours, but one of the most ambitious feats yet must be The Killers concluding a year of live dates by playing shows on three separate continents in just five days. In order to achieve it, no less than six DiGiCo consoles were required.

After playing many dates across Europe, Australia, the USA and South America throughout 2009, The Killers finished the tour by playing shows in South Africa on December 6th, the United Arab Emirates on the 8th and the USA on the 11th. This was a huge logistical exercise and meant no less than three separate audio rigs were required for the shows.
 

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Sirius Showequipment Generates PURe Sound With Two DiGiCo SD7 Consoles

German band PUR’s new album Wünsche (Wishes) was released in September and gave its name to their November/December arena tour. PUR front man, Hartmut Engler, and his band performed their latest songs, as well as old favourites such as Abenteuerland, Funkelperlenaugen und Irgendwo in dieser Welt, in 12 large venues, with capacities ranging from 10,000 to 20,000. SIRIUS Showequipment, based in Niederdorfelden near Frankfurt, was the technical event service partner for rigging, sound and lighting, with PA and system engineer Frank Müller responsible for local project management. Patrick Eckerlin and Dirk Happel used DiGiCo SD7 consoles to provide the perfect mix for both front of house and monitors.

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