So finally after 2 years wait Mrs LJ got to see the Killers at Southampton this week so I went along too. It is a while since I've seen a big name band and technology moves on.
They had a huge stage, virtually the full width of the pitch at St Mary's, and the back of the stage was a giant black "surface" which was a screen once they got going (the support band just had the middle bit of the screen to show the camera shots of them). Not only that but the two front columns supporting the roof of the stage were covered front and sides in some sort of stretchy material which was also a "screen", full height front and sides. Plus the front panel of the podium along the front of the stage that hid the footlights and monitor speakers was another screen, (with the top surface providing a catwalk for Brandon to ponce about on). So how do they do that? The bit along the front of the stage could have been some sort of LED thing, a bit like they have at football grounds for advertising, but there was no sign of any pixels but I am sure the columns were just covered in a fabric and the rear of the stage also looked to be fabric. Projectors? but the coverage was exactly edge to edge with no overspill and no shadows. It was very impressive!