Veteran Canadian rockers Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of The Guess Who are out on their Takin' It Back Tour. It took them six decades and a hard-fought battle to reclaim their name following a dispute with former band members. But they did it, and are celebrating with this 2026 tour, which kicked off in May and runs through the end of August, with stops in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Atlanta, Fort Worth, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and more, and features support from Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles).
Chris Medvitz of Lightswitch designed the lighting for the tour and shares his plots, of which there are many so please be sure to scroll in each of the PDFs to see them all.
Read our Q&A with Medvitz about the lighting design.
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LIGHTING & RIGGING EQUIPMENT
29 Martin MAC Ultra Performance
6 Martin MAC Viper XIP
32 Martin MAC Aura Raven XIP
84 Martin MAC Aura PXL
8 Martin MAC Aura XB
56 Acme Ultra Blinder IP
12 GLP Wildbar 16
4 Look Solutions Unique 2.1 Hazers
4 Jem AF1
2 MA Lighting grandMA3 full size
1 MA Lighting grandMA3 Compact
Christie Lites A, B and F Type truss
GT with Tyler Modular Pod Frames
Liftket motors
Skjonberg motor control/distribution
Broadweigh load cells
VIDEO EQUIPMENT
2 Resolume media servers on Apple Mac Mini
1 Sony MVS 3000 switcher
5 Panasonic AWUE 150 Robotic PTZ cameras
2 Sony HXC-100 Cameras
1 Canon XJ 80X8.8B 80x Camera Lens
1 Canon KJ22EX7.6B IRSE 22x HDGC Camera Lens
Video wall: 17x5 ROE CB5 Panels with T4 Touring frame
2 IMAG screens: 10x3 ROE CB5 Panels with T4 Touring frame
Brompton SX 40 Led Processors
VENDORS
Audio - FM Systems
Lighting & Rigging - Christie Lites
Video - Solotech
Bussing - Gypsy Wind Custom Coach
Trucking - Stage Door Transportation
CREW LIST:
Joe Cacioppo (410 Management) - Tour Manager
Iain Graham (410 Management) - Production Manager, Head Rigger
Chris Medvitz (Lightswitch) - Show Designer
Alyx Jacobs (Lightswitch) - Associate Lighting Designer & Programmer
Orrin Zucker (Ozone Animation) - Media Design and Production
James Spilsbury - Lighting Director & Media Operator
Ian Borak - Production Coordinator
Giuliana Mancini - Production Assistant
Micheal “Scooch” Pascucci - Stage Manager
Tom Wood - FOH Engineer
Drew Malamud - FOH Engineer
Jesse Reid - Monitor Engineer
Ben Practico - A1 / Crew Chief + Systems
Katrina Galbraith - A2 / Monitor Tech
Kory Vanderiviere - A2 / Monitor Tech
Jordan Roherty - A2 / PA Tech
Reid Henry - A2 / PA Tech
Shaun Shuell - A2 / PA Tech
Alfonz Micallef - Lighting Crew Chief
Samantha McCamon - L2
Veronica Ann (Ryder) Wiedl - L2
Joshua Gehman - Dimmer Tech
William Robinson - L2 / V2
Pippa Bagley - Director / Switcher
Mario Larravide - Camera Lead / LED Tech
Sylvain Henroit - LED Tech
Terry Dawson - Backline/Stage Tech
Daryl Chonka - Backline/Stage Tech
Corey Kelly - Photographer / Videographer
Mallory Fraley - Merchandise Manager
Morgen Bentsen - Merchandise Manager
Paul Ariss - Bus Driver
Scott Lennox - Bus Driver
Stephen Hadley - Bus Driver
Garret Bobb - Bus Driver
Matthew Kaulback - Truck Driver
Ryan Gougeon - Truck Driver
Fraser Chewins - Truck Driver
Sebastien Normandeau - Truck Driver