Will the globe lights and metal bird be back for 2016?

OceansMagnet

Not that the staging matters too much because we're all there for the music but I can't help but wonder… What do you think? Will they have a new lighting/stage setup or will we see the guys playing dodgeball with those swinging balls again this time out? Personally, I found it to be a little gimmicky. It was all in good fun but most of us have seen it more than a couple of times.. Thoughts? Go!!

JimmyV

Globe lights...yes.

Metal bird...50/50.

BrainofBGA

I used to love the rugs on the floor and the candles up the back circa mid 90s.?? For what it's worth the globes and bird are good imho. Leave them.

ehbacon

I want to see that '98 stage back again

OceansMagnet

I miss the simplicity of the rugs and candles, but honestly, they can put ice sculptures and watersides on the stage as long as they keep rocking.

somebodyelsessky2020

BrainofBGA said:

I used to love the rugs on the floor and the candles up the back circa mid 90s.?? For what it's worth the globes and bird are good imho. Leave them.

I vote for the rugs and candles again!

Once back then, I think it was the 96 tour, I saw a roadie with a bunch of incense burning before they came out...looked like he was blessing the stage or something?

RoleModelsinBlood31

Switch it up, change is good.

musicsam3

luminescent muffler pigeon...

rgambs

I like The Bird, I hope it hangs around

derbydave

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Switch it up, change is good.

^^^THIS^^^

somebodyelsessky2020

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Switch it up, change is good.

Yeah some Pyro would be cool !

mattcoz

Hopefully it's something new, but I'm not going to be heartbroken if they bring out the globe lights again.

OceansMagnet

Ed in negotiations with replacement bird

100 Pacer

New stage set-up.

CM189191

I hate that stupid bird. I was back stage at Wrigley the first time and saw they bought it from some crappy sludge nu-metal band. I forget who, but the tape was still on the crates.

rgambs

CM189191 said:

I hate that stupid bird. I was back stage at Wrigley the first time and saw they bought it from some crappy sludge nu-metal band. I forget who, but the tape was still on the crates.

Art is subjective. Somebody created that and was proud of it.
It does obstruct the view for people in the upper sides and behind the stage though, so I guess it has that as a drawback.

Sarah

I've always liked the sparse stage setups from the 1990s and earlier in the 2000s. When I first saw photos of the swinging "globe" lights and the more elaborate (by PJ's standards) setup of the last few years, I thought it was gimmicky. That said, I've never seen the latest stage design live. And I don't even know what the metal bird is.

CH156378

Nothing fancy for me. A rug and a nice collection of Starting Lineups is fine.

lolobugg

the backdrop for GCF was pretty cool, but i am good with whatever they want to do.
do miss those candles and the Frog wings on Eddies amp, tho.

derbydave

Sarah said:

I've always liked the sparse stage setups from the 1990s and earlier in the 2000s. When I first saw photos of the swinging "globe" lights and the more elaborate (by PJ's standards) setup of the last few years, I thought it was gimmicky. That said, I've never seen the latest stage design live. And I don't even know what the metal bird is.

Here's a picture of the "Metal Bird"

mcgruff10

new set up please. the backspacer "typewriter" was probably their worst.

steved

mcgruff10 said:

new set up please. the backspacer "typewriter" was probably their worst.

Yes, terrible, at least during the encore they would go with a plain colored back drop..

Those were my favorite of anything. From 93-2005 the large simple back drops that would change colors throughout the shows.

During 2006 they made this half / height soccer goal looking colored back drop looking thing.

Now it is kind of irrelevant as they sell the behind the stage seats and don't play amphitheaters anymore. For shows like Wrigley and Fenway I would love an old school 90's backdrop like that!!!

Sparkalicious

I remember "The Rob" interviewing someone from the rail in 2013 and she said "....and there were these big green balls in your face!"

deadendp

derbydave said:

Sarah said:

I've always liked the sparse stage setups from the 1990s and earlier in the 2000s. When I first saw photos of the swinging "globe" lights and the more elaborate (by PJ's standards) setup of the last few years, I thought it was gimmicky. That said, I've never seen the latest stage design live. And I don't even know what the metal bird is.

Here's a picture of the "Metal Bird"

That shot just may be hanging on my bedroom wall!

I'm all good for change. Just hoping that they don't take a page from the FNM set that you talked about. Funeral flowers anyone?

derbydave

deadendp said:

derbydave said:

Sarah said:

I've always liked the sparse stage setups from the 1990s and earlier in the 2000s. When I first saw photos of the swinging "globe" lights and the more elaborate (by PJ's standards) setup of the last few years, I thought it was gimmicky. That said, I've never seen the latest stage design live. And I don't even know what the metal bird is.

Here's a picture of the "Metal Bird"

That shot just may be hanging on my bedroom wall!

I'm all good for change. Just hoping that they don't take a page from the FNM set that you talked about. Funeral flowers anyone?

That IS your picture!!!
AND...yeah...
the Faith No More set looked like a Michael's fake floral department on steroids!!!

fall by the wayside

BrainofBGA said:

I used to love the rugs on the floor and the candles up the back circa mid 90s.??

YES. This was my favorite!

BS44325

The globe lights are plaaaaaayed out. I saw McCready smash one of the globes in Oslo...destroyed one with his guitar. Next day I was fortunate enough to bump into him on the streets. I asked him what happened and he said "Those things are really starting to piss me off." That was a few years ago already! Time for a change.

derbydave

BS44325 said:

The globe lights are plaaaaaayed out. I saw McCready smash one of the globes in Oslo...destroyed one with his guitar. Next day I was fortunate enough to bump into him on the streets. I asked him what happened and he said "Those things are really starting to piss me off." That was a few years ago already! Time for a change.

Ed smashed one in Detroit too...
The glass went EVERYWHERE!!

PJForceofNature

I remember seeing the metal bird and didn't realize it was a bird!!

edwho

Mike completely destroyed one Denver ’13


And that stage was used a few months ago in South America.

edwho

100 Pacer said:

New stage set-up.

fact?