Administrators sam_webmaster Posted February 25, 2008 Administrators Share Posted February 25, 2008 not sure if this was already posted: The Legend Rocked and Rolled Again: Led Zeppelin Came, Saw and Conquered London’s O2 Arena with grandMA The return of their idols with a famous concert at London’s O2 Arena was like a dream coming true not only for the generation who grew up with the songs of Led Zeppelin, but also for their children who discovered for themselves the expressiveness of tunes like “Kashmir”, “Stairway to Heaven”, “Black Dog”, “Immigrant Song” or “Whole Lotta Love”. Just as a side note, the last concert of the legendary four artists took place in Berlin way back in 1980. The death of drummer John Bonham shortly after sealed the end of the quartet. Now back again on the stage with Bonham’s son Jason at the drums, Led Zeppelin once again proved their fame to be more than justified. The event was organized as a tribute to the late Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records, who signed the band’s first record contract. Lighting designer and show director Dave Hill created the event for the 20.000 ‘chosen’ ones, out of 20 million potential tickets buyers, to be part of it by using two grandMA full-size and two MA NSPs. After the display of a news report about Led Zeppelin’s American tour in 1973 the band was greeted by huge applause from the audience and to the sound of “Good Times, Bad Times” Hill started a lightshow to remember. Although Hill has worked as associate lighting designer and lighting director for the recent Genesis world tour and for some of the biggest artists ever, he was more than a little excited at the task of lighting the rock legends. His positive experiences with the grandMA during the Genesis tour led to Hills decision to use the console for this concert, too. “I needed a desk I could depend on for a show that had created so much interest. There was pressure on the design team to come up with something very special for such a unique night, it was decided there was to be no stage set, just lights and video, therefore the visual effects would play a major role so my control system had to be rock solid. Thankfully the grandMA delivered in style, the programming and operation of the show was seamless. Having being a hog user for many years I am now completely converted and will never go back, the grandMA is your reliable friend on a show like this.” The controlled rig consisted of, besides others, Vari*Lite VL3500 washes, VL3000 spots, Martin MAC 2000 washes, Atomic 3000 with colour changers, 2-lite Molefays, 10kW Syncrolites, various PARs and some Robert Juliat 3.5kW spotlights. An important design element was a 28m wide and 10m high Stealth LED-Screen by Element Labs which together with two 6x6 Barco OLite LED I-MAG screens formed the base for the video integration. The video part, which was a mix of sophisticated content and live camera, was realised by video director Dick Carruthers. Lighting equipment was provided by PRG Europe, Creative Technology supplied the video screen. Production manager was Jim Baggott. Mark England worked as crew chief, Gordon Torrington as grandMA programmer. http://www.malighting.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunChild Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Great, thanks for that. So we had grandMa and the Kahuna, neat monikers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 At first I was thinking "your gramma gotta come" when I saw this title... It makes me wonder..... if there ever is a tour, will they opt for such grand stage production as the 02. And if so, it would make sense to do stretches of shows on each coast, who would want to put all that up every other night.... Just pondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake of Shadows Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ^ Hey, we can dream a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Indeed ...14 days in LA and 2 days in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthekingshorses Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 At first I was thinking "your gramma gotta come" when I saw this title... It makes me wonder..... if there ever is a tour, will they opt for such grand stage production as the 02. And if so, it would make sense to do stretches of shows on each coast, who would want to put all that up every other night.... Just pondering. You're Grandma's Gotta Come........ CLASSIC! I thought of the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunChild Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 You're Grandma's Gotta Come........ CLASSIC! I thought of the same thing. Thanks for the memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katydidgood Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 me three, four? thought it was grandma gotta come too. Then hey I am a grandma..wouldn't that be sweet...pictured me and my first gbaby, 4..aryka, out on the floor somewhere dancin our little hearts out--that would be a hella good memory eh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatdrastik Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 At first I was thinking "your gramma gotta come" when I saw this title... It makes me wonder..... if there ever is a tour, will they opt for such grand stage production as the 02. And if so, it would make sense to do stretches of shows on each coast, who would want to put all that up every other night.... Just pondering. Huge touring rigs are usually built in 2's or 3's...meaning the band leapfrogs from one to the next. It might take a week to set up (rolling stones for example), instruments and stage gear are about the only things trucked(or flown) to every show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Sam, Is ther any chance that we can get the skinny on who did the sound for the O2 Zeppelin show ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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