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Blackmagic goes on Tour of Earth

80six deploys a live video solution for indie rock band tour, incorporating Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 and ATEM 2 M/E Constellation 4K.

ISE 2025 Stand: 4R500 — An acquisition, control and delivery solution from Blackmagic Design has recently been used on the UK and European leg of Glass Animals’ Tour of Earth, delivered by independent video technology company 80six.

“With the creative concept for the tour already established, our job was to bring this vision to life on stage through the LED screens using our tailored video solution,” said Jack James, co-founder and director of 80six. “We worked closely with Cassius Creative, a production and lighting design studio, to align on the vision.”

Blackmagic - Glass Animals at the O2 Arena

The core setup across the different stops of the tour included a fleet of Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras utilising SPMTE fibre chains positioned around the stage and front of house (FOH), accompanied by several PTZ cameras and Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2s for close up and low angle shots.

“We paired the URSA Broadcasts with UHD-Digisuper 90 and HD22 parfocal lenses which were able to maintain focus while zooming in and out. Likewise, the remote camera control functionality and comms integration of the URSAs further added to the ease of operation,” said Samuel Siegel, racks engineer at 80six.

Video, power and comms to and from the cameras relied on more than 150m of SMPTE fibre cable running to a portable production unit backstage, built around the ATEM 2 M/E Constellation 4K live production switcher and an ATEM Camera Control Panel for remote camera shading. Signal management employed the Blackmagic Videohub 40×40 12G router and multiple HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro broadcast decks for recording, while a Blackmagic MultiView 16 built into the PPU rack aided with video monitoring.