And what’s even crazier is while this is happening at this place, there’s already a crew setting up another one just like this. I believe Metallica has 2 stage sets. Money goes a long ways
I was about to say the same thing. Damn. I thought the Avenged Sevenfold and Falling In Reverse tour was big with 8 tour buses and about 4 or 5 semi trucks but Damn...this production crew is insane and pretty expensive I'm sure. I heard an interview with M.Shadows saying this recent tour was going to be an EXTRA 2 Million MORE just for tour buses not including the semi trucks and other expenses etc. Crazy and amazing and the hard work that goes into concerts. A+++
This is actually not a huge production in the grand scheme of things. To the unknowing fan it may look big but it really isnt. Its a very clean design that goes together in a couple of days like clockwork. Then loads out completely in less than 20 hours. Conisder past tours such as Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse ...'87 and the Stones Steel Wheels '89 , (both of which I was on ). 15- 20 trucks of steel and scaff with another 20 including production i.e Audio Lights Video Scenic / Set. Huge labor calls round the clock shifts for 3 days. Local Crew numbers reached into the high 80s even 100 personnel.
It's all about streamlining the process. Everything is coordinated, schematics done, organized. Nothing is out of place. The more efficient they are the more they stay in budget. There is a certain beauty in the production of such a show.
When U2 did their 360 tour ( the claw stage ) years ago, they had 3 of those traveling the country at the same time. That was a 2 week build per show for us.
Back in the late 90's I saw the Rolling Stones in El Paso, Tx my old stomping ground and the stage for the Sun Bowl was built in 2 days and the tour was touring with different productions making stages almost every other day so I can only imagine the money for production was. One stage being built, while the next city was also building a stage like 2 or 3 stages being back to back for city to city. Then again it was the Rolling Stones so money was easily spent for them like hot cakes lol. The stage was really huge I remember. So just like U2 I can totally see 3 traveling stage crews working non stop. Lots of labor paid and jobs. A+++
@@anthonyevangelisti9296One stage complete with all production elements. Two sets of the steel towers which then leapfrog being used every second show.
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever watched in relation to a performance I’ve witnessed LIVE, after the fact. I totally appreciate this video, and thank you for uploading it! I saw the Detroit show and never imagined THIS is what goes on , behind the scenes! Thank you SO much for posting this!! I have posted live video footage of the Detroit performance on my channel, but WOW, this is beyond what I knew went on behind the scenes!
I have been in Rock and Roll since 1982 as a Musician, roadie , Manager, producer, engineer promoter, studio owner..you name it..... This is absolutely mind boggling .. ..takes money to make money BIG BIG MONEY
It’s cool to watch the set-up in time-lapse (after the bugs are worked out). A road crew becomes a finely-tuned machine. I assume there is a second complete set that is being used simultaneously (and the two leap-frog each other venue to venue?) It’s gotta be an AWFUL lot to manage.
Agreed, mind boggling. I too have been in this a long time, since the 80's ... yet, still ... these mammoth productions are just the best. Love love love big ass stadium tours, ... there's just so few of them these days. I've been a part of countless big stadium events, and there's nothing like a big stadium tour. Exciting When lights go down ... after a week of hard work building a huge production, it's quite a moment.
Just to add some clarity here, what the guide called "video world" is not actually video world, but the remote spotlight control. Each of the spotlights has a camera on top showing where it is aiming and each of those stations has an operator that remotely controls a spotlight in the lighting towers to make sure it is always aiming at the correct member of the band. Video world doesn't seem like it was shown, but it would have a few screens with a bunch of cameras on them and some machines to show all of the rendering for LED content.
Weird dig at Dead and Co, dude. Imagine that, a guitar player who uses nuanced tones and is actually in control of the sound coming from their instrument. That's like a Motley Crue stage manager saying "some bands actually play their instruments and sing their songs, but we run a really tight production on this tour and have techs who press those buttons for them."
I didn't take it as a dig ... their shows are so different. The Dead's shows aren't choreographed ... whereas this Metallica tour is quite tightly choreographed. Thus the techs know exactly when to engage which effects change, etc. Actually, many big acts guitar techs perform the same effects switching off stage.
The Meyer Panther loud speaker is not proprietary. Anyone with the money can buy it. Dead and Company tour with it, suppled by Ultrasound and Ed Sheeran also tours with it supplied by Major Tom. Both are hire companies with many speakers in their respective inventory.
Agreed I thought he was pointing to the Meyer UPQ infill cabinet covering the snakepit. The only proprietary element associated with this system is Bob McCarthy's simulation work optimizing 288(!) cabinets covering the three rings of attendees. I've no reason to doubt he was told that, but yeah, these cabinets could be doing Disney on Ice next year.
Very cool experience, I’m sure this wasn’t cheap to get this experience, but still very cool. I see this and remember when I first started listening to Metallica and wonder if my six grade year-old brain could’ve ever thought Metallica would be this big?
Awesome video!! That tour guy needs his facts checked though...James was burnt in 91' on the black album tour and "Greenie" Kirk's expensive guitar ws not12 million...the guy wanted 2 million, Kirk laughed and said I'm not paying that but your also not getting this guitar back , meaning he was buying it. I think it was a million. Or less. It's his favorite guitar 🎸 and goes to every show!
You are correct. The guy is pulling numbers out of his butt. He does his best to make it look as big as possible. Best in the world, special frequencies in speakers etc i had to turn it off … die hard fans know he is full of it
I was gonna comment the same thing. The accident was actually Montreal, 1992. It was during the Metallica,/GNR co-headlining tour. Worked out for me though because Faith No More couldn't stay on the tour for the extra make-up time so I saw Motorhead open for them. Awesome show
I know it's easy to complain about ticket prices (I get it), but keep in mind that you're paying for way more than to just see the band perform live. It's insane what goes into it behind the scenes.
According to this “Tour guide” - Kirk Hammett may have paid 3 milion, or 12 million for Greeny. - James pyro accident happened in 88’ - Ricky Slater is a famous surfer. Yikes! I would’ve actually pushed this guy aside and took over the tour at that point.
This dude needs to brush up on his "Greeny" information, Kirk has confirmed in recent years he paid less then half a million, and it's value is not likely near $30 million. When Kirk bought it they were actually having a hard time selling it, granted Kirk has promoted it well so it's value has increased for sure.
Being born the same year Kill em All was released, I grew up on Metallica, fav band of all time, so I absolutely loved seeing this. Do you have anymore footage of the tour you can post?
I was at the Arlington show and had “ Nothing Else Matters Experience “ we didn’t get any tour of the rigs or sound or back stage nada. Just 5 min on stage and quickly rushed backstage where we waited almost an hour for meet and greet, no water no snacks. The pit filled up and couldn’t get close because we waited so long. Cost 5k. What a rip
@@roberthedge7419 you are correct. I was dozing off. Lol. But yes, you can’t put a price tag on that guitar. IMO. DIDN’t Kirk give it to Gary for his birthday? Or it was a loan. I forget. Lol
Awesome vid . Wow i did stage hand stuff for 6 semis 96 Pantera and other bands. Can’t imagine something this huge. So what kind of price do you have to pay to do a production tour walk-through like this? That is amazing. I love the behind-the-scenes stuff. This is an awesome video. Thanks
In 1991 my first Metallica concert was in Munich, front row of course. 1992 Stuttgart, 1992 Munich 1992 Stuttgart 1993 Nuremberg and 1993 Mannheim. Lars threw me his drumstick. The one made of wood with the green grip tape and the red Metallica logo. That was at the Mannheim Maimarkt Open Air. 1995 Donnington first time in the Snakepit. 1996 Stuttgart 1997 Stuttgart Blindman's Ball. 2003 Berlin Wuhlheide 2003 Rock am See Konstanz In 2003 in Mannheim, James and Lars took my Bunner and hung it over the drums. Lars briefly played the snare with the bunner and James joked. The sound is much better. Afterwards they played the encores with Meine Bunner on drums. 2004 Ludwigshafen 2004 Arena at Schalke 2004 Munich 2006 Berlin Waldbühne 2008 Berlin O2 Arena Death Magnetic Day 2008 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle 2009 Hockenheim Ring 2010 Switzerland Jonschwiel - Kirk threw me his green Plec. 2018 Stuttgart In 2019 Munich you will see me on the film after the show. In 2024 I will be able to enjoy my 24th and 25th Metallica shows. 2022 Hockenheim Download Festival In 2024, Shows 24 and 25 will be visited in Munich. Snappit again. Yippee
The engineering is crazy….the show is able to be 100% self sufficient. Nothing is flown from the venue, everything flies from the towers so playing older venues, especially Europe is never an issue. I didn’t really like the stage when I first saw it but it makes perfect sense production wise.
@@jenshagelstein7695 the meet and greet was only with 2 members of the band. Nothing was signed at that time but I did get a picture with them. Part of the package was a signed set list by all four members.
"It was on the St Anger tour of 1994, James was normally standing where Cliff stands. Unfortunately coheadliners Alice in Chains refused to perform and the famous Cincinnati Riot occurred."
@D-Fens_1632 James' accident happened in 1992 when they opened up for Guns N Roses. The incident happened in Montreal. Then Axl Rose being Axl Rose quit GNR's set nine songs into their set which set off the 92 Montreal riot just a year after they had set off a riot in St. Louis. James was burned during the song Fade to Black
It varies. The entire NEM group is separated in to two. One group does the meet and greet while the other does the production tour. Then they switch on the next day.
Behind of every single show Metallica's,there are a lot of people working hard to happen them and it make all difference.METALLICA before being a potency of music band is a Big Company Organizade.
They do. They set one up while the other is being torn down and transported to the next city. Not sure how they code it, but a lot of times they are referred to as "A" and "B" stages.
Greeny was not 3 (or 12 million) when Kirk bought it and is certainly not currently valued at 30 million. He reportedly paid around 2 million but probably was a bit less than that truth be told. This guy is misinformed on that topic.
40 production trucks? Yikes. That's about double what Kiss and Aerosmith had. Long night right there. My lower back and forearms could feel those shots of feeder cable bins.
Indeed ... nothing like thousands of feet of feeders and cam-loks! I've seen it all, I'm guessing you have too. Some big shows out-source power seperate from the rest of production.
It's possible, however, ... I've never seen KISS with a big production anything like this. That said, back in the 70's when they were at their peak, they toured with a big light show and special effects, pyro, etc., ... one of the biggest live shows of the era.
He actually knows Jack shit.. greenie info is all wrong.. James getting burned is all wrong.. this guys a bullshiter to the max and should be selling cars
U2 is the biggest I've encountered ... but the Stones, Floyd, even NSYNC's '01 stadium tour was a massive production. Rammstein tours stadiums in Europe with equally as mammoth build, ... just mega, ... as they'd say over there.
Kirk's Greeny guitar is not a $30 mil guitar. Kirk said he'd never even pay $2 mil for a guitar and that it was a rumor he bought it for $2 mil. Watch him here in this interview explaining what happened ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j4bOnN8KoXg.htmlsi=9yq4TlTo7rFxMUrE - But it would be nice if the guy giving the tour of the stage to the people in this video before a Metallica show would at least know the information correctly instead of going by hearsay.
92 trucks. That' might be why tickets are what they are. I hope they scale back to playing normal arena sized productions and sheds. Enough with the stadiums for a while. Sound was awful in Phoenix.
How much do these tickets cost? These huge gigs just don’t appeal. I know the snake pit tix exceed what I’m willing to pay to see a band same for GnR (i saw slash with his solo band last week for £90 at a club and was at the front about 6ft away from him most of the gig the sound was perfect) then briefly met the band at the stage door before they got on the coach. 1:55 the Greeny guitar was owned by Peter Green. Who formed the band Fleetwood Mac. Peter vanished and was seen in random places unkempt then turned up years later. I met him in local vintage guitar store when I was 12. People walked past just thinking he was some older guy. The store owner couldn’t believe I knew who Peter was or that I recognised him. I got his signature. The Greeny guitar is worth millions now.
