The Heaven and Hell tour kicks off March 11 with High End Systems DL.2s in its design.
Heaven and Hell is a highly-anticipated tour among heavy metal fans, as this new band features veterans Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice.
LD Paul Dexter of Masterworks Lighting has specified 3 DL.2s from CWP in Los Angeles to project images onto the set design's three arch screens. CWP is also supplying a Hog iPC for control of the DL.2s, with a D-Tek video switcher. Joseph Denham is the CWP tech/programmer/operator supporting the CWP gear, while Mark Scrimshaw is the LD for the main rig running on the Wholehog 3.
PRG is supplying a Wholehog 3 console for the main lighting rig.
Dexter is using both custom content and stock libraries in the DL.2s. "We had 14 images made to work together on the three arch screens and I will be layering and using stock footage, too." He's excited about using the DL.2s, promising photos to come soon. "This tour will be a great one!" he says.
The tour starts March 11 in Vancouver, Canada, ending at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Megadeth and Down are also on the bill for Canada, with Machine Head and Megadeth opening the US dates. More US dates are set for summer after the production finishes European festivals.
Meanwhile, as the tour hasn't started yet, enjoy these computer-generated show looks posted here. Watch for more coverage and photos soon.
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