Drake UK Tour Gear & Crew List

Drake on tour in the UK
(Drake)
Although the design featured a stripped-down aesthetic, the design team wanted a powerful rig able to provide heightened emotional moments and an inclusive experience for fans. 
 
 
Gear List
 
Lighting Fixtures
  • (112 ×) Claypaky Panify 2 platforms
  • (224 ×) Martin VDO Sceptron linear strips
  • (224 ×) GLP Impression X5 Compact
  • (64 ×) GLP JDC1 Strobes
  • (68 ×) Ayrton Veloce
  • (25 ×) JDC1 Burst
  • (22 ×) GLP FR10 Bars
  • (200 ×) Astera Titan Tubes
  • Robe MegaPointe, Ayrton Domino Profile, Martin MAC Aura XB
  • MDG theONE hazers × 8

Control

  • grandMA3 full-size console
  • TAIT Navigator motion system
  • RoboSpot network / PRG GroundControl

Video

  • ROE Carbon LED Screens
  • 6 × PRG M-Box V5 media servers
  • Grass Valley Karrera 2M/E switcher
  • Grass Valley LDX 135 + LDX 86c Steadicam + Panasonic PTZ 150/130

Automation / Rigging / Staging

  • TAIT Deck System (custom plexi runways)
  • SGPS CyberHoist II & TAIT 1-ton NAV hoists
  • Mother grid 180' × 50' with 16 × 70' pre-rig trusses
  • Custom TAIT brackets and under-deck LED mounts

Crew List

Creative

  • Chief Creative Officer / Show Designer – Matte Babel
  • Artist / Performer – Drake
  • Lighting Designer – John Torres
  • Technical Director / Lighting Director – Guy Pavelo
  • Lighting Programmers – Kelley ShihEric Christian
  • Associate LD – Danielle Elegy

Production

  • Production Manager – Joseph Lloyd (Europe)
  • Production Managers – Aaron SiebertPaul Lovell-Butt (Australia / North America)
  • Video Director – Colleen Wittenberg
  • Video Engineers – Randy IceBraxton Carico
  • Video Crew Chief – Colin Mudd
  • Lighting Crew Chief – Ronnie Beal
  • PRG UK Project Management – Yvonne Donnelly
  • PRG NA Project Management – Jon Morrell
  • Automation Programming – Sydney RushDoug Sager
  • Noel Cadastre - vocal engineer
  • Dalton Tennant - Musical Director
  • John Cooper - Stage Manager
  • Demitrius Moore - FOH Engineer
Management 
 
  • Adel 'Future' Nur
  • Matte Babel