forevermusic Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 So I see. Visually it does look very good, and one of the occasions when the lunacy involved in this makes sense. Less so the new drone, which I've seen a clip of flying around during Reapers from LA last night... makes it all a bit Stonehenge really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirehawkDriver Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) From the 19 December 2015 Staples Center. Taken with phone in low light I hope Matt was happy with the Microphone during his performance, as during the sound check heard him comment via the walkie-talkie that it sucked . I was happy with the gig and the Band performed awesomely -also on a side note... I work on drones for the uncle named Sam so im happy the album is about my life literally Edited December 21, 2015 by FirehawkDriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The hands for the Handler have some pre-recordedness to them though, like when they fall down at the end, and I guess some of the finger motions, but they do follow the band. Globalist was my favorite for the visuals. It actually heightened my opinion of the song a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirehawkDriver Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The hands for the Handler have some pre-recordedness to them though, like when they fall down at the end, and I guess some of the finger motions, but they do follow the band. Globalist was my favorite for the visuals. It actually heightened my opinion of the song a bit. I liked the Globalist. From the effort of the special effects, you can tell the Band put the most importance on this song more so than all the others. From beginning to end, the special effects were expansive and perfectly timed with the music, and their positions perfectly choreographed. REading between the lines, it seems the Globalist is one the bands favorite, besides psycho. I would of recorded more but cell phone didn't have much room. Honestly, I was thoroughly awed with the display of the handler... and very happily surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I almost got a full recording of it but my battery got too low and that apparently stops the camera (I guess to avoid file corruption). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoycoma Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello, everyone I'm new around here, and I was wondering if you could help me... On January 7 I'm going to my third Muse show! I'm sooo excited, especially since they rescheduled the show (I was supposed to see them last week) and I've been waiting for this show for almost 3 years. So, I purchased GA tickets as I did for the other two shows I’ve been. I always arrive pretty early to the venue and I've managed to secure front row spots both times, but I'm afraid that with this new stage set up, it will be more difficult to choose a good spot. I’m guessing the first row at the center is the best place, but if I don’t manage to get those… what do you guys suggest? Also… I haven’t seen any footage of the most recent shows so I’m not sure of their dynamics. Do you know if Matt and Chris exchange places from side to side? Do the three of them are ever together in the center for like a whole song? Does Dom rotate so he doesn’t give his back to part of the crowd? xD So many questions! Haha I’d appreciate any tips you have for me! Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello, everyone I'm new around here, and I was wondering if you could help me... On January 7 I'm going to my third Muse show! I'm sooo excited, especially since they rescheduled the show (I was supposed to see them last week) and I've been waiting for this show for almost 3 years. So, I purchased GA tickets as I did for the other two shows I’ve been. I always arrive pretty early to the venue and I've managed to secure front row spots both times, but I'm afraid that with this new stage set up, it will be more difficult to choose a good spot. I’m guessing the first row at the center is the best place, but if I don’t manage to get those… what do you guys suggest? Also… I haven’t seen any footage of the most recent shows so I’m not sure of their dynamics. Do you know if Matt and Chris exchange places from side to side? Do the three of them are ever together in the center for like a whole song? Does Dom rotate so he doesn’t give his back to part of the crowd? xD So many questions! Haha I’d appreciate any tips you have for me! Thanks a lot! Hi there! The center stage rotates and Matt and Chris swap wings fairly frequently, so you'll get nearly equal time viewing them from either side. They do get together in the center stage for portions of certain songs (and it rotates so everyone can see), but they move about so much that you'll get a good view from pretty much anywhere. The only places I would "avoid" are the very ends of the wings, but only because the stage is set really high there. But anywhere else is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoycoma Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi there! The center stage rotates and Matt and Chris swap wings fairly frequently, so you'll get nearly equal time viewing them from either side. They do get together in the center stage for portions of certain songs (and it rotates so everyone can see), but they move about so much that you'll get a good view from pretty much anywhere. The only places I would "avoid" are the very ends of the wings, but only because the stage is set really high there. But anywhere else is good. Thank you so much for the quick reply, Jessica! And thanks for the details, I now have a better idea of where to get places and how they show will develop. Now my only worry is to pray to the music gods so that they play Stockholm Syndrome haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lliillaa Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 The only places I would "avoid" are the very ends of the wings, but only because the stage is set really high there. But anywhere else is good. Unless you want Matt's guitar... that's exactly where he there it last night. Incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Unless you want Matt's guitar... that's exactly where he there it last night. Incredible! Blarrgh, I saw that on YT! Lucky people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Mamba Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Some posts from "Brilliant Stages" on Twitter, whom have had a long standing relationship with the band. The "spaceship" segment, is hoisted up as 12 racks, as I spotted in an earlier post, pretty much containing everything that would normally be found backstage, there is no backstage. Video content servers, power amplification, power distribution, sound amps, I'd love to know the total weight of what is being flown up there. Power & Control Racks for the screen roll drops, done by Brilliant Automation Brilliant Automation Facebook Looking at their photo's they were showing of generic pictures mentioning a project for a client back in October. If I had seen the photo's I might have spotted the photo of the stage layout at the back. I'm sure there will be more in depth articles to come. Still stoked to see this production in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The weight of that thing has to be terrifying. Also, why so many emergency buttons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I made a super sophisticated map for the band's positions on the Drones stage setup since there have been questions about it. Hope this helps everyone find their favorite spots! I find the corners of the circle are best for viewing from the floor, but everyone has different preferences. Hope you can read it. Computer at work only has MS Paint, hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueEyedFloozy Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Optimal harmonica receiving position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Optimal harmonica receiving position Someone was asking me where the best spot for it was and I was trying to describe it to her. Thought that was a fun way to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn. Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Optimal harmonica receiving position I have a new signature. And a new motto in life, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I have a new signature. And a new motto in life, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Mamba Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Those are some top notch mspaint skills going on there. (Not Sarcasm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Do the guys tend to face one particular direction on the catwalks? Especially for The Handler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Into the picture for Matt then out of the picture for Chris. They switch sides for the second half, but still face the same way for each spot (Matt out of the picture, Chris into). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So two sides out of the four arm sides are all backside? This is too complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Different songs have different positions. Everyone at the wings will see someone at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Watching mismatched videos from different gigs has really given me a skewed vision of the front/back ratios, probably. The Handler seems like one of the ones where it would be ideal to be from the front, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn. Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Also, why so many emergency buttons... I was wondering the same... maybe in case the flying drones fall it starts an auto-destruction process before they land in the head of the people in the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 It's a rack. Each machine has one button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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