acts such as Volbeat, Gojira, Nothing More The Dead Daisies (a band Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Dizzy Reed were previously a part of) Jonathan Davis of Korn, Ghost, Graveyard, Rival Sons Manic Street Preachers, Greta Van Fleet, Russian band Other Noises, and The Pink Slips Stage design and show production Planning and preparation for the tour started in January 2016. TAIT Towers was brought in by long time client production manager Dale "Opie" Skjerseth to produce the stage and show itself. They have previously built and designed world tours with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, U2, Madonna, and Taylor Swift.The set was designed by Phil Ealy, previously the light designer on the Use Your Illusion tour. They built a wide main stage including band risers, LED staircases made with P9 LED video tiles, LED fascia and amp stacks, and a self-climber piano lift used for Rose's performance of "November Rain." Additionally, they developed an automated video track truss system installed with power transmission units to automate Screenworks background video screens. TAIT Navigator, a proprietary automation platform, operated and controlled the self-climber piano lift as well as automated Screenworks' video screens into variations of three to six columns. The stage had staircases on each side as well as in the middle, leading up to the drum-kit. There was a walkway extending all the way around the drummer and two keyboardists, with staircases implemented into the riser, allowing the band members to freely move up amongst the keyboardists and the drummer during the show. At the center of the stage, there was a catwalk extending into the audience pit area hosting the self-climber piano lift. This catwalk was not assembled for the first seven shows as a result of Rose's foot injury and he was subsequently forced to have a seat on the main stage instead. An extensive lighting rig was assembled in the center stage area which featured Atomic 3000 LED and MAC III AirFX fixtures by Martin. The band members wanted a stage show experience similar to their Use Your Illusion tour, with updated technology. Each side of the stage had big LED video screens, primarily used to show close-ups of the band during the show. Roughly 250 professional and local crew members (125 of each) were needed to set up the staging, speakers and video boards. The setup process took three days and more than