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Carly Rae Jepsen - ‘The Dedicated Tour’ (2019/2020)

Adlib supplied audio and lighting production for the UK dates of Canadian singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen’s ongoing ‘Dedicated’ world tour. In addition, Adlib supplied a lighting and audio control package for the European leg. Production Manager and FOH engineer Zach Snyder had not worked with Adlib before but was recommended to the Liverpool-based production specialist by their tour director, Tony Marino, who’d used Adlib before with Panic! At The Disco.

Snyder specified an Avid S6L 24d for the FOH console and a DiGiCo SD12 for monitors which was run by Spencer Jones. Lighting designer Charles Ford chose a GrandMA2 light as his control desk of choice. For the two sold-out UK shows at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse and London’s Brixton Academy, Adlib supplied an L-Acoustics K2/KS28 system. The artist and her four-piece band - expanded to include more musicians for the U.S. sections - all have their own Sennheiser mics and IEMs.

Charles Ford’s theatrical styled lighting design for the larger shows included 16 x Ayrton Khamsin LED profiles, combined with 12 x Robe MegaPointes. His wash luminaire of choice was the Claypaky B-Eye K20, and also on the rig from Adlib were GLP Impression X4 Bar 20s plus ChromaQ ColorForce LED 48 and 72 battens for up-lighting the white set risers and back cloth. The lighting detail was completed with hazers and a mirror ball.

The design had started with the U.S. touring version earlier in 2019, and this ‘international’ version was evolved for overseas ‘empty shell’ production shows like this and was also used for festival scenarios. Another basic lighting requirement spec was sent out to all the European venues where they worked with a mixture of in-house and promoter provided lighting rigs. There’s been no touring video, but they have a backdrop which has accompanied them everywhere made from lightweight crushed grey fabric.

The account was managed in the Adlib office by Leah Coyle. Adlib’s Crew Chief Ash Dawson headed up a team of Tom Webber, Kenny Perrin, Sam Gallacher, Aaron Greig and Sam Cooknell to oversee prep, rehearsals and the back to back Manchester and London shows.

Setlist (Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway - February 2020)

Run Away With Me
Emotion
Julien
Call Me Maybe
Now That I Found You
Gimmie Love
Feels Right
Fever
Want You In My Room
When I Needed You
I Really Like You
Let’s Be Friends
Everything He Needs
Boy Problems
Party For One

Let’s Get Lost
Cut To The Feeling

(Photo: Tom Edwards)

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