I remember when I first started, they wouldn’t let me hold doors open for them! And, of course, that trickles down with our great production team of Bill and Nicole. Starting with the band back in 2008 as Production Assistant, Nguyen explained why, like her, so many crew members keep returning year after year: “With every tour the mood always comes from the top the guys in the band are so generous and nice to work for. Tour Manager, and past TPi Award winner Marguerite Nguyen agrees. That’s why all of us on the crew do this. This whole show has a really positive vibe and if you stand by the barricade when the crowd see the reel which welcomes them to the show, and the signature wristbands light up the audience you can feel the excitement. It’s moments like that which allow you to appreciate the magnitude of this production. Take Wembley for example after four days you realise that you’ve just played to over 300,000 people. It’s just amazing how many people we have played to night after night. Since our first show in France we have received such positive feedback from promoters and the fans. The European crowds have been wonderful as always. With the European leg of A Head Full of Dreams coming to a close Massey gave a summary of how the tour had gone. It’s busy but it’s a rock ‘n’ roll show, we have to remember that!” However we always want to make sure we’re pushing forward and everyone’s spirits are up. This tour has been really busy for example a lot of our production are flying out to the US after tonight’s show to make preparations for the North American run. Speaking to Massey on the stage floor of Copenhagen’s Telia Parken, she talked about the importance of keeping morale high: “Both myself and Bill try to keep everyone as happy as possible no matter how hard the days are. With 109 universal crew, 32 truck and nine bus drivers, they lead something akin to a small army. Heading up the production for the tour is Production Manager Bill Leabody and Production Coordinator Nicole Massey. However, whether you love them or shun them, one thing the band can never be faulted on is their ability to deliver an incredible live show, and as hundreds of thousands of fans have shown, this latest tour was no exception.
With their ever-growing popularity, Coldplay has often been the victim of criticism from those who dismiss their mainstream accessibility. After a successful South American leg Coldplay set themselves up for a summer playing in some of the biggest outdoor venues across Europe. With a bassist from Scotland, a guitarist from Wales and a singer and drummer from England it’s hard not to feel a warm sense of British pride while watching Coldplay present their awe-inspiring A Head Full of Dreams tour. TPi’s Stew Hume travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the last date of the British rock band’s European tour to meet the team that make Coldplay’s multi-coloured dream a reality. In between headlining Glastonbury festival and playing four consecutive nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, it’s fair to say Coldplay have had a busy summer. Obviously these kind of thing affects planning but it’s nothing that Stageco has not dealt with before and our experience and flexibility enables us to respond well under pressure.On their second leg of the world tour, Coldplay brought A Head Full Of Dreams to stadiums across Europe. Consequently, some aspects of the design were still being finalised just a few weeks before the tour so it has been a long process. The first meeting about the production was in June 2015 and because the band are also involved in many creative decisions, a lot of options were left open for a significant amount of time. Stageco is also responsible for the steel structures that support the central video wall and side screens, the rigging points, PA and spot towers, front of house risers and camera platforms.Īlthough the tour began in Europe at the start of may 2016, it has had a long gestation. This time around, Stageco is building the sub-structure for the 65m wide x 25m deep main stage, the 30m long B-stage runway and a C-stage on which the band play a short, intimate set amongst the audience at the rear of the stadium. Designed by the celebrated Misty Buckley, the latest stadium tour sees a lavish explosion of colour accompanying the crowd-pleasing performances by the Chris Martin-fronted fivesome. The seventh full-length tour of their incredible 20-year career, Coldplay’s A Head Full Of Dreams Tour boasts one of the year’s most acclaimed productions and marks the third time the band has hit the road with Stageco.
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