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Bruno Mars: 24K Magix World Tour 2017

Seven hundred and ninety five (795) Robe Spikies are on the road with the incredible Bruno Mars 24K Magic world tour – setting a record for the largest number to date of a single type of Robe fixture on one touring show. The Spikies are the main lighting feature of an action-packed show and are used constantly for hi-impact looks, an array of fluid effects, mesmeric chases, animated chunks of color and magically twinkling and sparkling ‘soft’ surfaces which can totally transform the appearance of the performance space in this exciting hi-energy show. The dynamic, colorful and highly visual production design was originated by Leroy Bennett of Seven Design Works, who collaborated closely with a top creative team including lighting designer Cory FitzGerald and lighting director on-the-road Whitney Hoversten.

24K Magic is also currently one of the most talked about live shows of the year by the multiple Grammy award winning artist, following the release of his hugely successful third studio album of the same name at the end of 2016.
The worldwide lighting contractor is VER who made the massive investment in Spikies which were delivered by Robe North America. It is a big and beautifully balanced visual collage of lighting and video – with live (IMAG) video director Steve Fatone cutting the camera mix, combined with playback content produced by Empirical Studios. Bruno Mars himself was integrally involved with the evolution of the stage presentation, and he and his talented band also provide the final ingredient in this entertaining molten mix of intelligence, fun, wit coupled with some awesome technology and imagineering.

Cory - who has worked with Bruno Mars since the 2011 ‘Hooligans in Wonderland’ tour and enjoys a great working relationship and dialogue with him - and Roy’s brief from the artist included references to a wide array of memorable shows. These included the huge iconic PAR can rigs of the 1990s that graced the stages of legendary artists like Queen, Michael Jackson and AC/DC.

“Bruno wanted power to the lighting as well as a clean stage and the feeling of an environment or room, in which he was playing” explained Roy, “which inspired the synthesis of Versace showroom vibes and these massive retro lighting rigs.” So the show aesthetic is based on all these parameters plus the seating being sold to 270 degrees.
To recreate the wall of lights effect in a thoroughly contemporary context they needed a fixture with the right appearance that could also produce the diversity of effects required to keep the looks pumping throughout the hi-energy 2-hour show. The 16 action packed numbers embrace a plethora of musical styles and genres. The fixture they sought needed to be lightweight enough to be practical on tour and with that many on the rig and a lengthy itinerary already confirmed, it needed to be robust and reliable.

Three hundred and seventy-five (375) Spikies are built into five upstage columns, and the other 420 are contained in 20 moving over-stage pods, all constructed by TAIT together with the automation systems to move them. The five back columns are each loaded with a 5 wide and 15 fixtures high matrix of Spikies, and the reverse side of the column is covered in an RBG LED ‘lightbox’ paneling material for contrast. They rotate to reveal the different sides throughout the show.

A large LED video screen also flies in at certain points just downstage of the columns, and at times this is lit through with the banks of Spikies, producing another dimension to the stage. The 20 Queenesque pods over the stage are rigged in a five-wide-four-deep configuration, each loaded with a 7 x 3 Spikie format utilizing 21 fixtures per pod, and these move into a series of different looks throughout the set. These moving Spikie columns and pods provide a huge scope to change the appearance and ambience of the stage and are used constantly throughout the show, each time bringing a totally new perspective to the space, matching the diversity of the performance.

For transportation, the Spikie pods and columns are de-rigged, have protective cover boards and wheels added and are rolled up the truck ramp – a swift, compact and straightforward exercise and a neat solution in part facilitated by the light weight of the lights. Some serious programming – on a grandMA2 full size - went into the equation. This was undertaken mainly by Cory assisted by Whitney and also Davey Martinez during the three weeks of production rehearsals at Rock Lititz Studio in Pennsylvania. Seven Robe BMFL Spot fixtures are utilized for key lighting all the performers onstage. A VER lighting crew of 6 is teching and rigging all the kit on the road, crew chiefed by Soline Velazquez. The tour’s production manager is Joel Forman.

24K Magic currently continues to WOW crowds in Europe and opens in the U.S. in July!

Photos: Louise Stickland


Setlist

Finesse
24K Magic
Treasure
Perm
Calling All My Lovelies
Chunky
That's What I Like
Straight Up & Down
Versace On The Floor
Marry You
Runaway Baby
When I Was Your Man
Grenade
Just The Way You Are
Locked Out Of Heaven
Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson)


Tour Dates

28.03.2017 Sportpaleis, B-Antwerp
29.03.2017 Sportpaleis, B-Antwerp
31.03.2017 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, F-Lille
03.04.2017 Wizink Center, E-Madrid
04.04.2017 Meo Arena, P-Lisbon
07.04.2017 Palau Sant Jordi, E-Barcelona
08.04.2017 Park & Suites Arena, F-Montpellier
10.04.2017 Köln, Lanxess Arena
12.04.2017 The SSE Hydro, UK-Glasgow
13.04.2017 The SSE Hydro, UK-Glasgow
15.04.2017 Echo Arena, UK-Liverpool
18.04.2017 O2 Arena, UK-London
19.04.2017 O2 Arena, UK-London
21.04.2017 O2 Arena, UK-London
22.04.2017 O2 Arena, UK-London
24.04.2017 Barclaycard Arena, UK-Birmingham
25.04.2017 Barclaycard Arena, UK-Birmingham
27.04.2017 Motorpoint Arena, UK-Nottingham
29.04.2017 3 Arena, UK-Dublin
30.04.2017 3 Arena, UK-Dublin
02.05.2017 Arena, UK-Manchester
03.05.2017 Arena, UK-Manchester
05.05.2017 First Direct Arena, UK-Leeds
06.05.2017 Arena, UK-Sheffield
09.05.2017 Ziggo Dome, NL-Amsterdam
10.05.2017 Ziggo Dome, NL-Amsterdam
12.05.2017 Hallenstadion, CH-Zürich
14.05.2017 München, Olympiahalle
17.05.2017 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
18.05.2017 Royal Arena, DK-Copenhagen
20.05.2017 Ericsson Globe, S-Stockholm
22.05.2017 Hartwall Arena, FIN-Helsinki
24.05.2017 Telenor Arena, N-Oslo
26.05.2017 Berlin, Mercedes Benz Arena
27.05.2017 Tauron Arena, P-Kraków
30.05.2017 Sports Arena, H-Budapest
01.06.2017 Frankfurt, Festhalle
03.06.2017 Stadthalle, A-Wien
05.06.2017 Accor Hotels Arena, F-Paris
06.06.2017 Accor Hotels Arena, F-Paris
08.06.2017 Halle Tony Garnier, F-Lyon
12.06.2017 Unipol Arena, I-Bologna
14.06.2017 Geneva Arena, CH-Geneva
15.06.2017 Mediolanum Forum, I-Milan
15.07.2017 T-Mobile Arena, US-Las Vegas
18.07.2017 Golden 1 Center, US-Sacramento
20.07.2017 SAP Center, US-San Jose
23.07.2017 Moda Center, US-Portland
24.07.2017 Tacoma Dome, US-Tacoma
26.07.2017 Rogers Arena, CAN-Vancouver
30.07.2017 Rogers Place, CAN-Edmonton
02.08.2017 MTS Centre, US-Winnipeg
04.08.2017 Fargo Dome, US-Fargo
05.08.2017 Xcel Energy Center, US-St. Paul
07.08.2017 Pinacle Bank Arena, US-Lincoln
09.08.2017 Sprint Center, US-Kansas City
12.08.2017 Palace of Auburn Hills, US-Detroit
13.08.2017 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, US-Indianapolis
15.08.2017 Quicken Loans Arena, US-Cleveland
16.08.2017 United Center, US-Chicago
18.08.2017 United Center, US-Chicago
22.08.2017 PPG Paints Arena, US-Pittsburgh
24.08.2017 Centre Videotron, CAN-Quebec City
26.08.2017 Air Canada Centre, CAN-Toronto
27.08.2017 Air Canada Centre, CAN-Toronto
29.08.2017 Bell Centre, CAN-Montreal
14.09.2017 Spectrum Center, US-Charlotte
17.09.2017 FedEx Forum, US-Memphis
19.09.2017 KFC Yum! Center, US-Louisville
20.09.2017 Schottenstein Center, US-Columbus
22.09.2017 Madison Square Garden, US-New York
26.09.2017 Prudential Center, US-Newark
27.09.2017 KeyBank Center, US-Buffalo
29.09.2017 Verizon Center, US-Washington
04.10.2017 Barclays Center, US-Brooklyn
05.10.2017 Nassau Coliseum, US-Uniondale
07.10.2017 TD Garden, US-Boston
10.10.2017 Wells Fargo Center, US-Philadelphia
12.10.2017 PNC Arena, US-Raleigh
14.10.2017 Amway Center, US-Orlando
15.10.2017 BB&T Center, US-Ft. Lauderdale
18.10.2017 American Airlines Arena, US-Miami
19.10.2017 Amalie Arena, US-Tampa
21.10.2017 Smoothie King Center, US-New Orleans
22.10.2017 Verizon Arena, US-Little Rock
24.10.2017 Toyota Center, US-Houston
25.10.2017 AT&T Center, US-San Antonio
27.10.2017 American Airlines Center, US-Dallas
30.10.2017 Pepsi Center, US-Denver
02.11.2017 Save Mart Center, US-Fresno
03.11.2017 Oracle Arena, US-Oakland
05.11.2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena, US-Phoenix
07.11.2017 The Forum, US-Los Angeles
08.11.2017 The Forum, US-Los Angeles
10.11.2017 The Forum, US-Los Angeles
11.11.2017 The Forum, US-Los Angeles
18.11.2017 Praça da Apoteose, BR-Rio de Janeiro
19.11.2017 Praça da Apoteose, BR-Rio de Janeiro
22.11.2017 Estádio do Morumbi, BR-São Paulo
23.11.2017 Estádio do Morumbi, BR-São Paulo
25.11.2017 Estadio Ciudad, ARG-La Plata
28.11.2017 Estadio Nacional, CHI-Santiago
30.11.2017 Estadio Nacional, Peru-Lima
02.12.2017 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, ECU-Quito
31.01.2018 Estadio Universitario, MEX-Monterrey
02.02.2018 Foro Sol, MEX-Mexico City
03.02.2018 Foro Sol, MEX-Mexico City
05.02.2018 Estadio Chivas, MEX-Guadalajara
27.02.2018 Spark Arena, NZ-Auckland
28.02.2018 Spark Arena, NZ-Auckland
02.03.2018 Spark Arena, NZ-Auckland
03.03.2018 Spark Arena, NZ-Auckland
07.03.2018 Rod Laver Arena, AUS-Melbourne
08.03.2018 Rod Laver Arena, AUS-Melbourne
10.03.2018 Rod Laver Arena, AUS-Melbourne
11.03.2018 Rod Laver Arena, AUS-Melbourne
14.03.2018 Entertainment Centre, AUS-Brisbane
15.03.2018 Entertainment Centre, AUS-Brisbane
17.03.2018 Qudos Bank Arena, AUS-Sydney
18.03.2018 Qudos Bank Arena, AUS-Sydney
20.03.2018 Qudos Bank Arena, AUS-Sydney
23.03.2018 Qudos Bank Arena, AUS-Sydney
24.03.2018 Qudos Bank Arena, AUS-Sydney
26.03.2018 Entertainment Centre, AUS-Adelaide
28.03.2018 Arena, AUS-Perth
29.03.2018 Arena, AUS-Perth

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