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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    I will be in NY,NY and Boston on the 28/29th
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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    Tour is going very well, two shows down The headliner's LD is really cool and he sets me up with a few scenes I need every night. 8 in a sprinter is fine with me. Thanks for the words of wisdom guys.
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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    Let me be more clear. We have 5 support shows, 5 headline shows, and 2 festival dates where we are touring this month. In may, we begin our headline show and continue that for the next few months.They are calling me their "Lighting Director" but, I wear many hats. One of my hats is to make...
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    Marley Dance Floor cart advice

    Does yours have fork tubes?
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    Need Hazer for tour

    The band wants the haze. It is my job is to make it happen. We have many fly/drive shows in the US. I think going international I will not be bringing gear. Most likely ship it home for 2 weeks while we are abroad.
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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    Haha. I just got signed on a few days ago. They are a supporting band until May when they start their headline tour. I have a little bit of time but not much too much because we have a decently busy support tour for april.I am going to send out some advance e-mails to the venue LDs/PDs and...
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    Need Hazer for tour

    I would like to go with this hazer for space constrains. I have access to a DF-50 but it has a large case and we do not have much room to spare.I did how ever read that the DF-50 specs:Power: 110 - 125v /4 amp or 220v/2.0 (50-60) cycle 100-125V 4.6A 200-240V 1.9A (50 or 60 Hz)and...
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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    Thank you for all of your responses. I have a much better idea about what to expect and the type of attitude I should have.The lights for this tour are very simple in nature. We do not have the greatest budget but I will do what I can with what we have.The Thread "Reasonable lead time for...
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    What equipment can I expect the house to have on a tour?

    Hey,I am new to touring and have a few questions about what kind of lighting gear to expect from the venues. I have not received venue contacts yet and I am choosing my rental gear now. The tour starts next week.The venue are house of blues sized venues, some bigger/smaller.What is the...
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    Need Hazer for tour

    First I would like to say, thank you for the responses.I thought about putting a hazer on the rider and I am not sure if I can rely on the venues/promoters providing. If they can't for what ever reason, it will be difficult to get one for one show with our schedule. I have never toured before...
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    Need Hazer for tour

    Hey,I am unfamiliar with hazers. I have looked around this site a bit and many people say different things. Looks like the DF-50 is pretty standard. I am looking to rent a hazer for house of blues sized venues. My budget is $200-250 per week. What would you guys suggest I look into. I would...
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