Rod Stewart toured Australia, for the first time, in early 1977. His Sydney concert set a new attendance record of 32,000 at the RAS Showground.

Sound System
Jands 24 / 16 / 2 mixer

Effects
27 band stereo graphic eq
2 x DBX 160 limiters
2 x Jands. 4.way crossovers

Amplifiers
8 x Amp racks with 3
Crown DC300A or
Phase Linear 700B or
Jands J600S

Speaker System:
12 x Jands 4130 (4 x JBL 15
4 x RCA (2 x JBL 15)
24 x JBL 4560 (1 x JBL 15)
16 x Jands 4580 (2 x JBL 12)
20 x JBL 90Ëš horn
16 x J8L 60Ëš horn
8 x JBL long throw horn
48 x JBL 075 high frequency

Monitor System
Jands 20 in 6 out monitor mixer

Side Fill
1 x JBL 4550 (2 x JBL2220)
2 x JBL 4560 (1 x JBL2220)
2 x JBL 90Ëš horn
1 x JBL 2390 lens
Drum Monitor
4 x JBL 4560 bass bins
2 x JBL 90Ëš horns
Floor
4 x Jands wedge (1 x JBL 15, horn and driver

Lighting System

Jands 48 ch 2 preset console,
16 Scene masters
6 ch chaser

Dimmers
70 Jands 2kW (miniset) dimmers

Fixtures
100 x Par64
Strand Pat 763 Profiles
Mirror Ball

The April 1977 edition of Electronics Today featured an article about the equipment used on this tour.
Read the Electronics Today Story [PDF 1.9m]

Tour Dates 1977
February 7, 8 – Perth
February 11, 12 – Adelaide
February 14, 15 – Melbourne
February 18, 19 – Sydney
February 21, 22 – Brisbane
February 28 – Christchurch NZ
March 3 – Auckland NZ

Jands Crew
Vagn Stenvei, Dennis Braham, David Mulholland, Michael Oberg, Phil Eastig

Rod Stewart Crew
Pete Buckland, Patrick Woodroffe

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