▁R icky ▁Wilson ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁Art illery man ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁album ▁release ▁and ▁the ▁tour ▁version , ▁while ▁Ker ry ▁Ell is ▁would ▁play ▁Beth ▁for ▁the ▁ar ena ▁tour ▁only . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Mart i ▁P ellow ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁tour ▁cast , ▁announced ▁as ▁The ▁S ung ▁Th ought s ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ist ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Jason ▁Don ovan ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁production ▁but ▁as ▁Par son ▁Nathan iel ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Art illery man , ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁tour . ▁J ett black ' s ▁lead ▁singer ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Will ▁St ap leton ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁Human ity . ▁Two ▁new ▁characters ▁were ▁also ▁introduced ▁for ▁the ▁pro log ue , ▁William ▁( Michael ▁Fal zon ) ▁and ▁V era ▁( L ily ▁Os bor ne ). ▁ ▁Both ▁Wayne ▁and ▁Ne es on ▁were ▁interview ed ▁at ▁the ▁album ' s ▁press ▁conference ▁where ▁a ▁clip ▁of ▁Ne es on ▁playing ▁the ▁journalist ▁was ▁shown . ▁It ▁was ▁explained ▁that ▁Ne es on ▁would ▁appear ▁on ▁stage ▁as ▁Journal ist ▁George ▁Herbert ▁in ▁three ▁ways : ▁First ▁as ▁an ▁ 1 1 - foot ▁h olog raph ic ▁head ▁and ▁shoulders ▁( m uch ▁like ▁the ▁Richard ▁Bur ton ▁image ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁tour ). ▁Second , ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁body ▁h olog ram , ▁interact ing ▁with ▁live ▁perform ers ▁on ▁stage ▁without ▁actually ▁being ▁present ▁during