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Sticky & Sweet Tour
Tour by Madonna
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Madonna performing during her 2008/2009 World Tour
Associated albumHard Candy
Start dateAugust 23, 2008
End date2009
Legs3
No. of shows17 in Europe
30 in North America
11 in South America
Total TBA
Madonna concert chronology

The Sticky & Sweet Tour is the eighth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna to support her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. The show toured Europe and the Americas. It is Madonna's first major venture from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation, following the Hard Candy Promo Tour.[1] The tour gained many achievements in 2008, including becoming the highest grossing tour by a solo artist, breaking the previous record she achieved with her Confessions Tour. The tour is estimated to have grossed $US280 million as of December 2008. [2] Madonna has decided to hit the road again in summer 2009 in parts of Europe that she has not yet visited. Dates are yet to be announced. Madonna reportedly also has plans to visit Australia, New Zealand and Japan in September [3][4]

Background

The world tour was officially confirmed by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music on May 8, 2008. To promote the tour, a website was released on the day of the first show.[5] The tour is described as a "rock driven dancetastic journey". The show features four acts:[6]

  • Pimp: a fusion of modern urban life and 1920's deco.
  • Old School: Madonna revisits her early days in NYC and also pays homage to friend Keith Haring.
  • Gypsy: a blend of nomad gypsy culture and folk music .
  • Rave: a futuristic dance floor with eastern influence.

Controversy

Performing "Human Nature".
Political

During the "Get Stupid" video interlude, the audience viewed images of disaster throughout the ages along with images of Hitler and Mugabe. US Republican presidential candidate John McCain was featured in the segment as well along Hitler and Mugabe. Images of Lennon, Gandhi and Al Gore are featured towards the end of the video along with US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The video caused an uproar in the political world, especially to McCain's camp. Tucker Bounds, McCain's spokesperson stated:[7]

The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time [...] It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits.

During her performance at Petco Park, Madonna (and fans) congratulated President-Elect, Barack Obama, on his historic win for presidency of the United States. Madonna stated, "This is a historical evening. This is a motherfucking important evening and we are lucky to be sharing it with the World [...] This is the beginning of a whole new world. Are you ready?! Are you fucking ready?!"' The video screens displayed images of Obama along with the message, "We Won". [8]

Religious

During her show at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Madonna dedicated her song "Like a Virgin" to Pope Benedict XVI. She stated:[9][10]

I'm gonna dedicate this song to the Pope, because, I know he loves me. I am a child of God! And you know what else?...[begins to sing first verse of Like a Virgin].

Neither Pope Benedict XVI nor the Vatican have made any remarks towards the dedication or any comments made.

About the show

The show begins with "Sweet Machine", a 3D animation video, displaying a piece of candy being manufactured. As the video ends, "Candy Shop" begins, with Madonna appearing on a 'M' throne. "Beat Goes On" features Madonna and her dancers dancing with a vintage Rolls-Royce while Kanye West appears on the video screens. Madonna then plays electric guitar for "Human Nature" which also features a video of Britney Spears trapped in an elevator. "Vogue" is the final song for this section which leads to an interlude video for "Die Another Day", featuring Madonna as a boxer, while her dancer perform a faux boxing match.

The next section, inspired by the style and culture of early 80's New York, begins with Madonna skipping on stage for "Into the Groove". This performance is a mash-up with "Toop Toop" by Cassius and features the artwork of friend, Keith Haring and a double dutch dance interlude. During "Heartbeat", Madonna's dance movements are controlled by her back-up dancers as if they were puppeteers. Madonna re-invents "Borderline" in a rock version on electric guitar and "She's Not Me" shows Madonna making fun of her various incarnations and styles from the music videos of "Open Your Heart", "Material Girl", "Express Yourself" and "Like a Virgin". This section ends with "Music" which contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" and excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life". A short video is played featuring a tagged subway train. The doors open to reveal Madonna and her dancers. "Rain" video interlude is then played on the video screens featuring an animated pixie finding shade under a petal during a rainstorm. This version contains musical elements from "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics.

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Performing "Into The Groove"

"Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" features Madonna cloaked behind a circular video screen which features imagery of waves splashing and rain. Madonna then performs "Spanish Lesson" featuring a flamenco-influenced dance solo by Alexander Kolpakov. She plays the guitar once again for "Miles Away" and "La Isla Bonita" features the Ukrainian-gypsy group, Kolpakov Trio, incorporating the gypsy wedding song, "Lela Pala Tute". Madonna and her dancers sit aside, for a solo performance from the trio of the traditional song, "Doli Doli". Madonna returns to stage for "You Must Love Me", the Academy Award winning song from, Evita. The act ends with "Get Stupid", a video interlude about global warming, famine and other global issues.

Madonna returns on stage for a virtual duet with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes". The next song is a remix of "Like a Prayer" featuring elements from "Feels Like Home" and video screens depicting messages from the Bible, Qur'an, Torah and Talmud. The electric guitar is played again for the performance of "Ray of Light". Madonna then seeks audience participation, asking for requests for "an oldie but goodie". She sings the first verse and chorus before moving into a rock version of "Hung Up", with Madonna stating, "In exactly 28 moves, the Queen with trump the King" (a reference to chess). A brief video plays featuring a modern take on classic arcade games. Madonna returns on stage for the finale performance, "Give It 2 Me", ending the song with a sing-a-long. The show ends as the words "Game Over" appear on the video screens.

Opening acts

Setlist

Performing "Beat Goes On" as Pharell Williams and Kanye West appear on-screen
  1. "Sweet Machine" (Video Introduction) (contains elements of "4 Minutes", "Die Another Day" and "Give It 2 Me")
  2. "Candy Shop"
  3. "Beat Goes On"
  4. "Human Nature"
  5. "Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
  6. "Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
  7. "Into the Groove" (contains elements of "Toop Toop", "Body Work", "Jump", "Apache" and "Double Dutch Bus")
  8. "Heartbeat"
  9. "Borderline"
  10. "She's Not Me"
  11. "Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life")
  12. "Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again")
  13. "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
  14. "Spanish Lesson"
  15. "Miles Away"
  16. "La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
  17. "Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
  18. "You Must Love Me"
  19. "Get Stupid" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
  20. "4 Minutes"
  21. "Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
  22. "Ray of Light"
  23. "Hung Up" (contains elements of "Give It 2 Me" and "4 Minutes")
  24. "Give It 2 Me"

Source:[17][18]

Additional notes

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe [21]
August 23, 2008 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium
August 26, 2008 Nice France Stade Charles Ehrmann
August 28, 2008 Berlin Germany Olympic Stadium
August 30, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Military Airfield
September 2, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
September 4, 2008 Dusseldorf Germany LTU Arena
September 6, 2008 Rome Italy Olympic Stadium
September 9, 2008 Frankfurt Germany Commerzbank Arena
September 11, 2008 London England Wembley Stadium
September 14, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Parque da Bela Vista
September 16, 2008 Sevilla Spain Olympic Stadium
September 18, 2008 Valencia Spain Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste
September 20, 2008 Paris France Stade de France
September 21, 2008
September 23, 2008 Vienna Austria Danube Island
September 25, 2008 Budva Montenegro Jaz Beach
September 27, 2008 Athens Greece Olympic Stadium
North America [22]
October 4, 2008 East Rutherford United States Izod Center
October 6, 2008 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
October 7, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 12, 2008
October 15, 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
October 16, 2008
October 18, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 19, 2008
October 22, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
October 23, 2008
October 26, 2008 Chicago United States United Center
October 27, 2008
October 30, 2008 Vancouver Canada BC Place Stadium
November 1, 2008 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
November 2, 2008
November 4, 2008 San Diego United States Petco Park
November 6, 2008 Los Angeles United States Dodger Stadium
November 8, 2008 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 9, 2008
November 11, 2008 Denver United States Pepsi Center
November 12, 2008
November 16, 2008 Houston United States Minute Maid Park
November 18, 2008 Detroit United States Ford Field
November 20, 2008 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
November 22, 2008 Atlantic City United States Boardwalk Hall
November 24, 2008 Atlanta United States Philips Arena
November 26, 2008 Miami United States Dolphin Stadium
November 29, 2008 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
November 30, 2008
South America [23]
December 4, 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
December 5, 2008
December 7, 2008
December 8, 2008
December 10, 2008 Santiago Chile Chile National Stadium
December 11, 2008
December 14, 2008 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Maracanã Stadium
December 15, 2008
December 18, 2008 São Paulo Brazil Morumbi Stadium
December 20, 2008
December 21, 2008
Europe(2) [24]

July 4, 2009 London England The O2 Arena
July 7, 2009 Manchester England MEN Arena
July 11, 2009 Werchter Belgium Festivalpark
July 14, 2009 Milan Italy San Siro
July 21, 2009 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
July 23, 2009 Madrid Spain Vicente Calderon Stadium
July 28, 2009 Hamburg Germany Bahrenfeld
July 30, 2009 Oslo Norway Vallehovin
August 4, 2009 Tallin Estonia Tallin Song Festival Ground
August 6, 2009 Helsinki Finland West Harbour
August 9, 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi
August 11, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken
August 13, 2009 Prague Czech Republic Chodov National Amphitheatre
August 15, 2009 Warsaw Poland Bemowo Airport
August 18, 2009 Munich Germany align="center" Olympic Stadium
August 20, 2009 Ljublijana Slovenia Hippodrome
Postponed dates

On December 3, 2008, Live Nation announced that the show at the River Plate Stadium was postponed due to unforeseen technical difficulties. It was later revealed that certain equipment and wardrobe did not arrive on time. The show was postponed to December 5, 2008, while the December 6 show was moved to December 8, 2008.[25]Madonna later released a statement via her official website, stating, "I am so disappointed that I had to cancel my show tonight. I've been so looking forward to these four shows in Argentina. When I found out my stage was not going to arrive due to plane delays, I started to cry. Fortunately I am able to make up the show and I am very sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused anyone. I look forward to seeing you all at River Plate Stadium tomorrow night and this weekend." Love, Madonna."[26]

Proposed Australian leg

Originally, Live Nation reported that Madonna's 2008 world tour would make stops in the Americas and Europe. However, in March 2008 (before the tour was announced), Australian press reported that Madonna plans on making a stop in Australia for her 2008-09 world tour. She is quoted as saying: "How bad do you want me to be there? [...] There's a chance. It's been a while. It's the least I can do."

Music promoter and manager Michael Chugg stated that an Australian leg "will happen" and that local promoters are working hard to make it happen. Madonna apologized to her Australian fans during her last tour, the Confessions Tour, saying that she tried to work Australia into her schedule but ultimately could not. If so, this will be Madonna's first visit to the country since The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993. [27][28]. In October 2008, Sunrise, the syndicated Australian talk show reported that Madonna will tour Australia in January 2009. Reporter, Molly Meldrum states that Madonna's divorce from Guy Ritchie prompted her to include more dates on her tour. [29]

Madonna agreed to performances in Sydney and Melbourne but were later cancelled. Michael Coppel stated: "Madonna was coming to Australia, the dates were resolved, then economics got in the way [...] It's unknown territory at the moment. A lot of tours went on sale before the dollar crashed. We are only starting to see the affect of the economy on the tour industry". [30]

On January 29, 2009 the Herald Sun announced that Madonna currently has plans to tour Australia in September 2009. One show in Melbourne was announced. This is to be comfirmed this week.[31]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 33,460 / 33,460 (100%) $5,279,107 [32]
Stade Charles Ehrmann Nice 41,483 / 41,483 (100%) $4,381,242 [32]
Olympic Stadium Berlin 47,368 / 47,368 (100%) $6,048,086 [32]
Military Airfield Zurich 70,314 / 70,314 (100%) $11,093,631 [32]
Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam 50,588 / 50,588 (100%) $8,140,858 [32]
LTU Arena Dusseldorf 35,014 / 35,014 (100%) $4,650,327 [32]
Olympic Stadium Rome 57,690 / 57,690 (100%) $5,713,196 [32]
Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt 39,543 / 39,543 (100%) $6,020,706 [32]
Wembley Stadium London 73,349 / 73,349 (100%) $11,796,540 [32]
Parque da Bela Vista Lisbon 75,000 / 75,000 (100%) $6,295,068 [32]
Olympic Stadium Sevilla 47,712 / 59,258 (82%) $4,874,380 [32]
Circuito Ricardo Tormo Cheste Valencia 50,143 / 50,143 (100%) $4,941,980 [32]
Stade de France Paris 138,163 / 138,163 (100%) $17,583,211 [32]
Danube Island Vienna 57,002 / 57,002 (100%) $8,140,858 [32]
Jaz Beach Budva 47,524 / 47,524 (100%) $3,463,063 [32]
Olympic Stadium Athens 75,637 / 75,637 (100%) $9,030,440 [32]
Izod Center East Rutherford 16,896 / 16,896 (100%) $2,812,250 [33]
Madison Square Garden New York City 61,586 / 61,586 (100%) $11,527,375 [33]
TD Banknorth Garden Boston 26,611 / 26,611 (100%) $3,658,850 [33]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 34,324 / 34,324 (100%) $6,356,171 [33]
Bell Centre Montreal 34,301 / 34,301 (100%) $5,391,881 [33]
United Center Chicago 30,968 / 30,968 (100%) $5,777,490 [33]
BC Place Stadium Vancouver 52,712 / 52,712 (100%) $5,389,762 [33]
Oracle Arena Oakland 28,198 / 28,198 (100%) $4,964,765 [33]
Petco Park San Diego 35,743 / 35,743 (100%) $5,097,515 [34]
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 43,919 / 43,919 (100%) $5,858,730 [34]
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas 29,157 / 29,157 (100%) $8,397,640 [34]
Pepsi Center Denver 23,501 / 23,501 (100%) $4,434,020 [34]
Minute Maid Park Houston 41,498 / 41,498 (100%) $5,170,100 [35]
Ford Field Detroit 30,119 / 30,119 (100%) $2,395,900 [35]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 13,790 / 13,790 (100%) $2,318,530 [35]
Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City 13,293 / 13,293 (100%) $3,321,000 [35]
Philips Arena Atlanta 14,843 / 14,843 (100%) $2,632,952 [35]
Dolphin Stadium Miami 47,998 / 47,998 (100%) $6,137,030 [35]
Foro Sol Mexico City 104,270 / 104,270 (100%) $10,428,743 [36]
River Plate Stadium Buenos Aires 263,693 / 263,693 (100%) $18,274,292 [36]
Chile National Stadium Santiago 146,242/ 146,242 (100%) $11,385,499 [36]
TOTAL 2,033,652 / 2,045,198 (99%) $249,183,188
  • Madonna's performances at Stade de France, Wembley Stadium, Madison Square Garden and Military Airfield ranked #3, 13, 15 and 20 on Billboard's Top 25 Boxscores of 2008, respectfully. [37]
  • The tour ranked in third in Billboard's "Top 25 Tours" , with a gross of over US$180 million (by mid-November 2008).[38]
  • Pollstar ranked the tour the leading North American grosser for 2008 at $105.3 million.[39]


Record sellouts

On September 11, 2008, Madonna performed to a sell-out crowd of over 74,000 fans and a gross of over $12 million USD and surpassed all previous grosses at both the old and the new Wembley Stadiums. [40] This record breaking performance adds another first, following the Zurich performance in front of 72,000 fans was the largest audience ever for a concert in Switzerland. [40]. The Lisbon date with 75,000 fans made the biggest concert ever in Iberian Peninsula [41] and one of the biggest crowd of Sticky & Sweet Tour. The two shows in Mexico City sold out in record time also. [40]Also, Madonna's show in Montenegro was performed to almost 70,000, the biggest-ever event held in the small Adriatic republic. [42]. The tour also sold over 650,000 tickets in South America, the highest amount of tickets sold (for a musical event) in the continent. Additionally, shows at the Madison Square Garden placed Madonna at a record-breaking 23 performances at the arena, the most by a solo artist. [2]

Critical response

Madonna's tour has generated great reviews:

  • The Independent gave the show 4 stars and quotes: "If those who took in this spectacular opening to Madonna's world tour have seen anything as slick, innovative and energetic in recent months, then please point it out. The choreography, visuals and live talent were world class and mind-blowingly well executed, intelligent and witty." [43]
  • The Times: "In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivalled and undefeated." [43]
  • The Sun: "Without question Madonna is still the Queen of Pop. Long live the Queen." [43]
  • The Daily Mail: "Nobody does a big stadium show quite like Madonna - this is a theatrical, two hour blockbuster." [43]

Broadcast and recordings

According to the Argentine newspaper, La Nación, the tour DVD was filmed during the performances at River Plate Stadium. In the interview with Chris Lamb (tour production director) stated that Madonna choose the Argentine audience because of the strong emotional bond that they share. The article did not mention a release date. [44]

Personnel

Show Director: Jamie King
Music Director: Kevin Antunes
Lighting Director: Mac Moiser
Video Director: Christian Lamb, Frank the Plumber, Eugene Riecansky, Steven Klein, James Lima, Nathan Rissman, and Tom Munro
Supervising Choreographer: Stefanie Ross
Choreographer: Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega, Dondracio Johnson, Alison Faulk, Aljamaal Jones and Jason Young
Assistant Choreographer: Jamal Sims, RJ Durell and Aakomon Jones
Specialty Choreographer: Riki Onodera, Yuki Yoshida, Charles Park, Prince Jron, Yaman Okur, Brahim Rachiki, Jason Lester, Natasha Bielenberg, Flii Stlez, Danielle Polanco, Stephonie Webb and Julian Phillips
Assistant Specialty Choreographer: Khadijah Maloney, Stacey Hipps and Shavonne Monfiston
Sound Design: Sean Spuehler
Light Design: LeRoy A. Bennett
Video Design: Veneno, Inc.
Production Design: LeRoy A. Bennett
Costume Design: Arianne Phillips, Riccardo Tisci (for Givenchy), Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, Stella McCartney, Moschino, Stefano Pilati (for Yves Saint Laurent), Kiki de Montparnasse, Michael Schmidt, Roberto Cavalli and Jeremy Scott [45]
Manager: Guy Oseary
Publicity: Liz Rosenberg
Legal: Grubman, Indursky & Shire
Fiances: TMI Productions
Logistics: Sevvy Enfield
Promoter: Live Nation Global Touring[1]

Band

Guitar: Madonna, Alexander Kolpakov2, Vadim Kolpakov2 and Monte Pittman
Keyboards: Kevin Antunes and Ric'key Pageot
Programming: Kevin Antunes
Backing Vocals: Kiley Dean, Arkady Gips2, Alexander Kolpakov, Vadim Kolpakov, Monte Pittman and Nicki Richards
Drums: Brain Frasier-Moore
Violin: Arkady Gips
Piano: Ric'key Pageot
Accordion: Ric'key Pageot
Cow Bell: Monte Pittman
Tour DJ: Eric Jao
Dancers: Vadim Kolpakov, Leroy Barnes, Sofia Voutella, Jason Boyd, Emilie Capel, William Charlemoine, Paul Kirkland, Jennifer Kita, Kento Mori, Yaman Okur, Charles Park IV, Valeree Pohl, Anthony Rue Jr., Nilaya Savnis, Jason Young, Riki Onodera1 and Yuki Yoshida1

Crew

Production

Assistant Show Director: Tiffany Olson
Tour Production Director: Chris Lamb
Party Tour Manager: Frankie Enfield, Vicki Huxel and Jason Milner
Assistant Party Tour Manager: Ramey Shippen
Sound Crew Chief: Mark Brnich
Keyboard Technician: Robert Longo and Steve Borisenko
Guitar Technician: Steve Borisenko and Tommy Simpson
Programmer: Ali Staton, Troy Eckermann and Cory Fitzgerald
Drum Technician: Chris Achzet
Production Assistant: Dana Szpunar
Laser Crew Chief: Martin Potoczny
Laser: David Fonner

Video

Video Creative Director: Alex Czetwertynski
Video Producer: Tim Johnson, Chris Stiven, John Myers, Caroline Gibnet, Michael DiGirolamo, Nicola Doring, and David Nord
Animation: Rockstar and Ring of Fire
Editor: Danny Tull, David Nord and A. Johan Soderberg
Video Crew Chief: Oman Montes
Video: Carson Austin
Video Engineer: Jason Harvey
Video Technician: Eric Geiger, Gavin Thompson, Rusty Reed and Mark Woody
Projectionist: Brett Thierbach


Costumes

Assistant to Costume Design: Annie Psaltiras, Terry Anderson and Sarah Laux
Second Assistant to Costume Design: Laura Morgan & Haley Liverman
Shoppers: Deirdre Wegner and Jeriana San Juan
Costume Coordinator: Amy Teets
Costume Crew Chief: Tony Villenueva
Costume Dept. Producer: Tangi Crawford
Wardrobe Dresser: Tony Villenueva, Lisa Nishimura, Pam Lewis, Michael Harrell, Susan Hokestra and V. Bradley
Tour Costume Road Supervisor: Lana Czajka
Costume Illustrator: Phillip Boutte Jr. and Jane Kennedy
Costume Construction: John Schneeman Studio Limited, Jennifer Love Costumes, Costume Labs, Martin Keehn, Izquierdo Studios and Bill Hargate Costume
Specialty Craft Work: Michael Schmidt
Alterations: Costume Lab
Hair & Makeup Crew Supervisor: Edward Hunt
Hair and Makeup: Arianne Phillips, Gina Brooke and Andy LeCompte
Dressing Room Coordinator: Jamie Laurita
Dressing Room Assistant: Lisa Bruno
Dressing Room Designer: Hayley Newstead

Staging

Production Supervisor: Benny Collins
Advance Production Manager: John Conk
Stage Manager: Jerry Vierna
Theatrical Stage Manager: Mike Morobitto
FOH Engineer: Tim Colvard
Site Coordinator: David Reuss
Advance Site Coordinator: Benny Collins and Thoms Reitz
Head Rigger: Phil Broad
Rigger: Andy Laidler and Gana
Advance Rigger: Billy Daves, James Johnston and Kurt McLauglin
Cyberhoist Motors: Martin Hoops
Motor Control: Bill Settle
Head Hydraulics: Ted Schroeder
Hydraulics: Bob Hood and Patrick Harbin
Delay Technician: Bryan Procuk
RF Technician: Chris Messina
IT: Cyrus Tavadia
Monitor Engineer: Matt Napier
Monitor Technician: Demetrius Moore
Lighting Crew Chief: Glenn Powers
Advance Lighting Crew Cheif: Rodney Clay
Lighting Consultant: Matt Mindlin
Advance Lighting Crew: Alex Johnson, Craig Hancock, Craig McDonald, Jacob Sullivan, David Prior, Olaf Pottcher and Jason Dixon
Lighting Technician: Gavin Tomkins, Jason Windfree, Ty Brooks, Pter Feher and Russel Lyons
Head Carpenter: Bruce Haynes
Carpenter: Ty Bramwell, Bob Madison, Dan Gurchik, Dan McNabb, John Hawkins, icke Merlo, Tay Skairus, Jeff LaRive and Lonnie Adams
Spot Operators: Jeff LaRive and Lonnie Adams
PA Technicians: Bill Flugan, Chez Stock, Ronald Sharpless and Daniel Klocker
Props: Jorge Guadalupe
Cargo: David Bernstein, Kevin Roach and Mandy Parodi
Power: Mike Costa
Backline Crew Chief: Steve Borisenko
Backline Technician: Willie Benevides
Road Merchandise Manager: John Spank, Paul Nolan and John Ellis

Other

Drivers: Abel Meza, Greg Gates, Paul Jennings and Jason Desimone
Masseuse: Michelle Peck
Trainer: Tracy Anderson
Chef: Mayumi Nishimura and Marco Pernini
Catering: Amanda Cummingham, Andy O'Brien, Gareth Jones, Gemma Daly, Heath Wildy, Ian Reilly, Jean-Claude Monard, Darin Wey, Jodi Weston Brake, Kelvyn MacKenzie, Lucy Clough, Patrick Killalea, Scott Findlay and Marcus Jones
Tour Security Director: Scott Nichols
Production Security Coordinator: Liam Wheatley
Security: Jerry Meltzer, Amir Feingold, Daniel Engleberd, Patrick Golden, Michael Cole and Hugo Rodriguez
Hotel Advance: Sarah Currie and Courtney Rousso


1 A member of Hamutsun Serve
2 A member of Kolpakov Trio
Source: [46]

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