Technical SPECS

Tech Specs for Celebrating Queen

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Hospitality Rider 🥤

PA Requirements

The mixing console should be at least a 36 Channel Mackie or better Console. A minimum of six separate monitor mixes are needed. 

NOTE: For Front of House Sound, the number and size of the speaker cabinets and amps may vary depending on the size of the event and certain conditions such as: Indoors or Outdoors, large or small room ETC. Guaranteed reliable clear and clean operation of the PA system to the crowd and monitor mixes must be available to perform. Please call if more detail is necessary.

Input list

3 vocal mics Shure 58 or better (1 wired used as a backup for lead)

1 wireless mic for lead vocal (58 or better)

4-5 active direct boxes

Six Mics for drum kit and two overhead Mics for cymbals  Mic/Kick Snare- Tom -HH- OH

4-6 overhead condenser Mics for choir (or floor stands if overhead Mics are not available)

Monitor requirements 

8 floor wedges minimum

All necessary cables, extension cords, bus boxes etc

6 separate mixes to stage

NOTE : Drum wedge and IEM headphone drop with same band mix

Lead Singer

1 Wireless high quality microphone SM58 Beta or equivalent

1 Wired high quality microphone SM58 Beta or equivalent as backup

1 microphone stand which could be separated to use top half only as desired

1 wired backup microphone and stand

 multiple wedge monitors across stage with band mix

Voicestravarius

( vocals harmonizer driven by voice and midi keyboard )

1 Kurzweil PC88 MX with 5 – pin MIDI out.     (NOT A CONTROLLER) 

1 sustain pedal. 

1 sturdy adjustable music stand,

1 small side table (2 feet x 3 feet range) for Electronics gear.

1 keyboard stand (stand behind no bench needed)

1 music stand for music book

1 boom microphone stand

1 Monitor wedge and IEM headphone drop – both with band mix

1 Quad box for power needs 

Note: Will run sound out of harmonizer as left and right stereo to front of house. CQ band provides Digitech Vocalist Voicestra box and back up unit

Keyboards

1 88 key digital piano, weighted, preferably Korg Kronos or similar with sustain pedal. (Not a Nord Stage piano)

1 Keyboard Stand.

1 Adjustable stool and/or piano seat.


1 Direct Input for Sampler / Laptop

1 boom microphone stand 

1 WedgeMonitor each for piano and keys 

IEM headphone drop – both with band mix

Note: If the house has a Grand Piano or Baby Grand Piano this should be tuned and made available for the show with appropriate mics, in addition to Kronos Keyboard setup

Bass Guitar 

Ampeg top and bottom cabs or pro equivalent head, with cords – NO PEAVEY

1 wedge monitor with band mix

1 Wired high quality microphone SM58 Beta or equivalent

1 boom microphone stand

Drums

Yamaha Stage Custom preferred or similar pro kit

Evans EC2 Heads preferred or pro equivalent

22 inch bass drum

10 inch rack tom

12 inch rack tom

14 inch rack tom

16 inch floor tom

14 inch snare

17 inch and 19 inch Zildjian Z Custom crash cymbals with boom stands or pro equivalent 

14 inch Zildjian Z Custom HiHats or pro equivalent

17 inch Zildjian Z Custom Hi China or pro equivalent

1 Zildjian Z Custom Ride cymbal with large boom stand or pro equivalent

1 wedge monitor with band mix

1 headphone connector drop for IEM plug in with band mix – same mix for wedge

1 Roc-n-Soc drum throne with backrest, or pro equivalent 

1 large fan

Guitar

1 DV Mark Multi Amp head with a foot controller and cable prefered,

   or Marshall 100w tube head with SansAmp Tech 21 Fly Rig 5

1 2×12 cab Mesa Boogie or pro equivalent and capable of handling output for 500 watt

1 wedge monitor with band mix

1 monitor speaker with piano only

1 Wired high quality microphone SM58 Beta or equivalent

1 boom microphone stand

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Lighting Requirements

 Note:   The Celebrating Queen tribute lighting designs for our tour dates are available a minimum of two weeks prior to the contracted event. Please contact us for details if these have not been provided.

Celebrating Queen will rearrange existing house, front and rear lighting and front stage lighting.

We will complement existing lighting with special lightings that are specific to use in the Celebrating Queen live production.

We will require:

2 “strong” or Super Trouper follow spotlights

2 super hazers with consumable liquids.

2 super fog machines with consumables.

Stage Risers     

We will require:

12 stage riser units- 12 inches high, 8 feet long, 4 feet wide with lockable attachments.  

Video production equipment

We will require:

1 rear projector with a high lumen delivery system.

1 Video screen: 10ft  by 15 ft

1 Teleprompter Suite with all necessary functionality

Crew

Promoter will have 4 stage crew (strong, able-bodied), to assist Celebrating Queen in preparing for the evening’s production.

4 stage crew to arrive no later than 12:30 PM to assist Celebrating Queen with load in.

These stagehands will also act as production assistants and will tear down after the production has concluded.

Promoter will have 2 Follow Spot Operators and 1 Sound Engineer for evening’s production.

Celebrating Queen will require house access no later than 12 noon the day of the show for load in.

At that time, promoter representative will be on site to accommodate the striking of the stage production, etc. Upon arrival at 12 PM, it is important that all production hanging apparatus on the stage is in the lowered position so that stage production materials can be hung rapidly.

Celebrating Queen will clear the building before 12 midnight.

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Stage Plot

HOSPITALITY Rider

Clean dressing room area with Full Length Mirror

Throat Coat Tea 1 box with hot water and tea cups

Towels: 8 Large Towel size for backstage and 8 Hand Towel Size for Stage

Water Bottles: Voss Preferred-Acqua Panna Acceptable in dressing room and on stage

Access to Steam Room and/or Hot Tub for pre and post use.

2 cases of premium beer.

Drinking cups, Ice, 1 quart of Captain Morgan and Four 2 liter bottles of Coke and Diet Coke.

Flowers for dressing room.

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