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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Barracato" data-source="post: 34515" data-attributes="member: 24">Re: Another Stage CollapseI have been thinking for days about how this should change what I am doing as a band engineer. I am not a stage provider, nor do I want to try to second guess either the build, or the design, in the short time I have to prepare for a festival show. I also don&#039;t think it is really reasonable for me to keep any longer range eye on the weather during show time (By longer range I mean responding to conditions farther out than &quot;holy shit that sky looks ...&quot; or &#039;the lightning is getting closer&quot; or&quot; I can&#039;t see the stage through the rain anymore&quot;).The best I can come up with is to make sure I ask during the advance with both the promoter and the provider:1. What plan do they have for inclemate weather?2. How are they going to monitor the weather?3. Who is responsible for calling the show?At best, I should know how prepared the staff is, and at worst, I should know when I need to take extra steps to protect myself and my band. Although my masters degree included metereology, and I have been an outdoor person my entire life dealing with extreme weather, the disjointed nature of festival touring as we race 6-10 hours in this direction or that, means I have absolutely no feel for local conditions when I actually get on the ground at a show. I often have no clue what the weather will be or how it might change.At this point, that is the best I can come up with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jay Barracato, post: 34515, member: 24"] Re: Another Stage Collapse I have been thinking for days about how this should change what I am doing as a band engineer. I am not a stage provider, nor do I want to try to second guess either the build, or the design, in the short time I have to prepare for a festival show. I also don't think it is really reasonable for me to keep any longer range eye on the weather during show time (By longer range I mean responding to conditions farther out than "holy shit that sky looks ..." or 'the lightning is getting closer" or" I can't see the stage through the rain anymore"). The best I can come up with is to make sure I ask during the advance with both the promoter and the provider: 1. What plan do they have for inclemate weather? 2. How are they going to monitor the weather? 3. Who is responsible for calling the show? At best, I should know how prepared the staff is, and at worst, I should know when I need to take extra steps to protect myself and my band. Although my masters degree included metereology, and I have been an outdoor person my entire life dealing with extreme weather, the disjointed nature of festival touring as we race 6-10 hours in this direction or that, means I have absolutely no feel for local conditions when I actually get on the ground at a show. I often have no clue what the weather will be or how it might change. At this point, that is the best I can come up with. [/QUOTE]

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