Rammstein is touring the US this year...

12 stops. 1350 *tons* of gear and staging, taking 7 747F's to move, and 90 semis to transport to the venue (this, their first NFL stadium ever), and 265 touring crew plus 260 more local crew per stop -- 4 full days to load in. No word about brown M&M's in the backstage lobby.

There are some 12-15 minute full-length timelapses of earlier Rammstein shows on YT, but here's a clip as part of the KARE11 news package:


Hat tip -- no: hats off -- to the IATSE Local 13 crew!

I was a local crew on build of a Rolling Stones stadium show. 5 days of pre-build, show-to-show facade, set, and backline arrives overnight before the show. 99 flatbed or special use trailers for the staging (StageCo Belgium). We built the structure of a 5 story office building in less than a week, and had it all gone less than 72 hours after the last note.

TimMc said:

I was a local crew on build of a Rolling Stones stadium show. 5 days of pre-build, show-to-show facade, set, and backline arrives overnight before the show. 99 flatbed or special use trailers for the staging (StageCo Belgium). We built the structure of a 5 story office building in less than a week, and had it all gone less than 72 hours after the last note.

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Been there, done that, won't be sad if I never do it again. Those were brutal weeks of 10+ hour days of 110*F on the field with zero shade. Interesting to do it a couple times and see how it all works, but I'll stick to working inside when at all possible.

Part of me misses stadium shows. Grateful Dead, The Who, the Stones, U2, Floyd, Genesis and a bunch more. Saw some great shows, saw some dogs. My knees, however, remind me everyday that stadium shows are a large reason why they are trashed.

As an aside, the full 1350 tons and 90 trucks of gear don't all go to one gig.... typically there will be three "stages" of around 20-23 trucks each that leapfrog from city to city and the remaining 30 or so trucks are the "normal touring" production, (lights, sound, video, rigging, pyro, set, automation, wardrobe, etc...) Pretty standard for stadium tours.

RonaldBeal said:

As an aside, the full 1350 tons and 90 trucks of gear don't all go to one gig.... typically there will be three "stages" of around 20-23 trucks each that leapfrog from city to city and the remaining 30 or so trucks are the "normal touring" production, (lights, sound, video, rigging, pyro, set, automation, wardrobe, etc...) Pretty standard for stadium tours.

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The StageCo setup for the Stones was 99 trailers per stadium, with 2 rigs, leap-frogging. They're old, they can take a day off between shows.

TimMc said:

The StageCo setup for the Stones was 99 trailers per stadium, with 2 rigs, leap-frogging. They're old, they can take a day off between shows.

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No. It was not.
I am literally sitting next to their tour manager (Marty Hom) right now.
17 trucks of Stageco stage per stage "plus a few more trucks of advance lighting and power" per stage.
25 show production trucks
60-ish trucks total.

For reference.. U2's 360 tour with the massive "Claw" structure was the largest stageco structure to ever tour.
40 trucks per structure, 3 leap frogging structures, 120 total from stageco.

RonaldBeal said:

No. It was not.
I am literally sitting next to their tour manager (Marty Hom) right now.
17 trucks of Stageco stage per stage "plus a few more trucks of advance lighting and power" per stage.
25 show production trucks
60-ish trucks total.

For reference.. U2's 360 tour with the massive "Claw" structure was the largest stageco structure to ever tour.
40 trucks per structure, 3 leap frogging structures, 120 total from stageco.

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I wont dispute Marty, but my info came from both StageCo and the interviews given to local media.

TimMc said:

I wont dispute Marty, but my info came from both StageCo and the interviews given to local media.

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Here are relevant news stories that also support my claim:

The first is from Stageco themselves: (page 17) (It indicates 21 trucks per stage, which jives with the 17 of stage and a few more of advance production):

RonaldBeal said:

Here are relevant news stories that also support my claim:

The first is from Stageco themselves: (page 17) (It indicates 21 trucks per stage, which jives with the 17 of stage and a few more of advance production):

STAGECO NEWS Spring 2022

The official Stageco Staging Group news journal. stageco.com

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The Rolling Stones' No Filter Tour

The Rolling Stones embarked on their 14-show No Filter Tour on September 9 in Germany and will wrap up the tour today, October 25, as the first band to perform live in Paris’ recently open | The Rolling Stones embarked on their 14-show No Filter Tour on September 9 in Germany...

www.livedesignonline.com

Stageco takes to the road with the Stones

Europe - Stageco continued its long-term association with The Rolling Stones on the band’s current tour No Filter. The staging company created the two steel tower and roof systems that have been leapfrogging around Europe since the start of September when the tour opened at Hamburg’s Stadtpark...

www.lsionline.com

Here's how Rolling Stones transformed stadium for their No Filter Tour

The day before 52,000 people crowd into the Jaguars stadium to revive the legacy of rock 'n' roll, a behind-the-scenes crew spent hours in the heat preparing. Only 13 cities this year will get to …

www.jacksonville.com

Stageco Takes to the Road with the Stones' Latest Touring Spectacular - Lighting&Sound America Online News

Since building the support structure for Mark Fisher's iconic, fire-breathing cobra at every show on the 1994 - 95 Voodoo Lounge Tour, Stageco has been proud to have a close association with The ...

www.lightingandsoundamerica.com

Stones Production: ‘18 Hours To Pull It Down’ - Pollstar News

Stageco shared some insights into the production of The Rolling Stones’ “No Filter” European tour, which is currently coming to its conclusion at Paris’ brand new U Arena, Oct. 19-25.

news.pollstar.com

The Rolling Stones - Issuu

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This was the Bigger Bang tour, over a decade ago. I claim no knowledge of the No Filter tour. How far do we wish to go, Ron?

Calm down boys. You are both pretty and you will both get invited to prom.

Saw the Rammstein show last night, and it was SICK.

gafftaper said:

Calm down boys. You are both pretty and you will both get invited to prom.

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Ron's prettier but I'm more tenacious.

TimMc said:

Ron's prettier but I'm more tenacious.

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Must be a lighting guy... obviously bad vision if anyone thinks I'm prettier!

soundlight said:

Saw the Rammstein show last night, and it was SICK.

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Those delay towers look a little...hot.

RonaldBeal said:

No. It was not.
I am literally sitting next to their tour manager (Marty Hom) right now.
17 trucks of Stageco stage per stage "plus a few more trucks of advance lighting and power" per stage.
25 show production trucks
60-ish trucks total.

For reference.. U2's 360 tour with the massive "Claw" structure was the largest stageco structure to ever tour.
40 trucks per structure, 3 leap frogging structures, 120 total from stageco.

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wow that brought back memories, I pushed a lot of boxes around that claw on Heinz Field when I was in college. That was an amazing setup and show, and I dont even care for U2 all that much