Category Archives: Staging

Outdoor Show Safety Standards Gain Traction

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jeff

The Event Safety Alliance, an organization headed by Jim Digby, the tour manager for Linkin Park, has adopted the slogan “Life Safety First” as a way to move concert safety issues into the forefront in the minds of event planners … Continue reading →

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They Do It A Little Differently In Israel

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jeff

Almost a year after the disastrous stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, it continues to generate reports, lawsuits and finger pointing.  What it has not done is actually improve the safety of outdoor temporary staging structures or create standards … Continue reading →

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Sun Shines On The Mobile Stage Industry

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Jeff

Having spent many years in the outdoor event business, I can tell you that there is nothing as complicated about working outside as the issue of electrical power. When you are producing concerts and other outdoor events you find yourself … Continue reading →

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Is This Opening Week of Stage Collapse Season?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Jeff

Last year’s outdoor concert season brought a disturbingly high number of stories about stage collapses.  The collapse of the stage at the Indiana State Fair before a Sugarland concert that killed 7 people was the most high profile, but there … Continue reading →

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Watching A BIG TV

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jeff

I took my son Kevin to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band last night in Greensboro.  I had seen the E Street Band before several times, but my son, who is about a third the age of Springsteen, … Continue reading →

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Are You Sure They’re Really Musicians?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jeff

Like many of you, I migrated from performing to being a stage tech at least partly because I realized that most musicians could barely find their way to the gig, and thus there were real opportunities in migrating from playing … Continue reading →

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