Not to armchair quaterback it... but... ya??? Expecting those kind of forces to hold when the top is in suspension is nuts. Thats expecting a lot of any arena floor... or any thing really. There was nothing stopping them from carrying a show deck that would have moved those forces into the rest of the rig. This whole thing kinda blows up the idea behind ground support.It needs a compression ring around the bottom. Coefficient of friction ain't sufficient.
Somewhere there is a person who said "it'll work" and now wishes for invisibility.
Taylor Swift's next ex. /nudge, winkWho's Ed Sheeran ?
The design reminds me of the "roof" at Woodstock 1969 as designed by Bill Hanley. It was not erected as designed, though, due to damage in transit to the site, and was waaaay under-trim. In the linked image the view is upstage right to ds left. It looks like this was taken after the first round of rain and part of the fabric structure was removed over collapse fears. The cable-stayed structure is visible and reminds me a bit of what was done in the Sheeran setup.Why not put lines on the top ends of the towers to put the trusses in tension?
The hardcores were there around sun up for that.I heard that they at least had the souvenir stands open so that people could buy their T-shirts before leaving...
Every concert really is just a t-shirt stand wrapped in a fancy concert. Way more money in t-shirts than anything else in this business.I heard that they at least had the souvenir stands open so that people could buy their T-shirts before leaving...
Saw Hamilton a yearish back down in south Florida. My son talked my mother-in-law into buying him some merch and she said go nuts. He decided on a hoodie that would ultimately start falling apart in a few weeks because the stitching was abysmal and the fabric was as thin as tissue paper. It was $90Way more money in t-shirts than anything else in this business.
The crew merch is nice. The t-shirts were Bella Canvas heavyweight. Show merchandise is a 3rd party company, I think.Saw Hamilton a yearish back down in south Florida. My son talked my mother-in-law into buying him some merch and she said go nuts. He decided on a hoodie that would ultimately start falling apart in a few weeks because the stitching was abysmal and the fabric was as thin as tissue paper. It was $90
From his perspective, it's almost the last stop on the tour. I don't blame him for being surprised it didn't work out. At the same time, I would be interested to know if there were any warning signs at prior venues.
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