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The Circle Tour - By The Numbers

March 23, 2010

120,000,000 Number of albums Bon Jovi has sold globally

34,000,000 Number of fans who have seen a Bon Jovi concert

1,500,000 Number of pixels that comprise the high def video screens used during the show

1,000,000+ Total projected North American audience during The Circle Tour

698,000 Total watts that the sound system can generate

21,933 Labor Hours that went into the manufacturing of the stage set, tracking video columns and the robotic video screens.

13,000 Total miles traveled on the first leg of North American leg of the tour

8,400 Total Amps required to execute one arena show for lights, audio, video, rigging, motion control, and robots

7,000 Number of bolts that hold the tracking video assembly together

6,000 High strength magnets that lock the stage together

3,923 Feet of aluminum used to build the stage

2,600 Number of live shows Bon Jovi has performed worldwide

1,000 Total number of road cases used to transport all the equipment for the tour including lights, audio, video, stage, band instruments, wardrobe, etc.

1,000 Number of separate video cues during the show to correctly display the show on the video screens

1,000 Wheels used on the transportation carts for the stage set to get the stage into the trucks

825 Sq Ft of video screens that the tracking video columns contain

807 Total kilowatts of power consumed during one arena show for lights, audio, video, rigging, motion control, and robots

500 Pulleys that are used to support and maneuver the tracking video columns

500 Number of cups of coffee made on tour daily

500 Video tiles that comprise the state of the art magnet mounted/high def video screens

The Circle Tour - By The Numbers

500 Meals prepared and served to the touring crew and local staff per day

500 Miles of cable used for power, lighting, and audio equipment on tour

350 Number of video connections needed to make the high definition video system work

350 Number of wheels on the tour buses and trucks used to transport the production & crew

300 High end professional lights used to design the show utilizing 6000 amps of power

240 Number of caster wheels that support the base of the stage

220 Number of hours that each bus driver will accumulate behind the wheel on tour

208 Number of separate amp channels in the sound system

168 Springs in the control system of the tracking video columns

150 Average number of fans that get a VIP seat “inside the circle” during the show

135 Number of shows on the entire Circle Tour

122 Chain motors hung to the roof of each arena venue supporting 60 tons of staging, video screens, and audio equipment

97 Number of Bon Jovi songs that the video team had to program content for in case they are played during the tour

90 Number of touring crew members

80 Number of additional local crew members recruited in each city to help build and tear down the production/staging

75 Total North American shows on The Circle Tour’s first leg

64 Number of inputs and outputs on the high definition video router

50 Number of countries Bon Jovi has performed in

50 Number of LCD monitors in the high definition video system

34 Total North American cities on The Circle Tour’s first leg

30 Number of countries Bon Jovi will visit on The Circle Tour

16 otal number of trucks used on tour to transport the stage, audio equipment, lighting equipment, video equipment, wardrobe, offices, rigging, etc.

15 Number of television screens on each tour bus

15 Number of guitars that Richie Sambora will play while on tour Guitars: 1 PRS, 5 Fenders, 3 Zemaitis, 1 Telecaster, 1 double neck Yamaha, 1 Mastercaster, & 3 ESP’s

12 High definition video cameras used to record the show

12 Double sided high resolution LED video screen at 13.3 ft high and 3.3 ft wide

12 Number of crew that sleep on one tour bus

8 Number of cameras remotely controlled by camera operators to shoot the video of the show

7-8 Number of hours it takes to set up the production/staging

7 Number of Pearl Drums that Tico has in his drum set

7 Number of guitars Jon uses on tour including 3 acoustic and 4 electric guitars

The Circle Tour - By The Numbers

6 Number of buses used to transport the crew

6 Number of months it took to design The Circle Tour stage

6 Weeks it took 6 programmers to custom build one of a kind/state of the art software used for the video screens

5 Total number of hours spent tuning Jon & Richie’s guitars on a show day

4 Number of drumsticks Tico Torres breaks per show

The Circle Tour - By The Numbers

4 Number of Keyboards and pianos David Bryan has on stage

4 Number of hours it takes to break down stage and load out the show

4 Number of custom created video programs that were designed for The Circle Tour

3 Carpenters on the crew responsible for maintaining the stage

4 Number of concerts that Bon Jovi will perform to open the New Meadowlands Stadium

2 Number of wardrobe changes Jon makes per show

0 Number of guitar strings that Jon and Richie break during one show

The Circle Tour - By The Numbers

RoboScreen™ Information:

35,000 Weight of the robotic video screen assembly in pounds

8,000 The total payload capacity in lbs. of the RoboScreen™ robots.

504 Roll pins hold the robot screen together; no bolts or welds

350 The total square footage of the video displays on the five RoboScreens™

240 Weight of the clear walking surface on top of each robot

150 The number of RoboScreen™ computer programs for The Circle Tour

91 Different automated axis of motion

43 Processing computers to calculate and manage the motion control axis

30 Jacks used to level the RoboScreens™

12 Total weight of all four RoboScreens™ in tons being used during the show

9 Computers to process all of the data to make the system move

5 Number of high def video screens mounted on robotic arms that Jon walks across

2 Lasers used to keep the RoboScreens™ level

2 Miles of Robot power and control cabling

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