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1 PRODUCTION SPECS PACKET ADDRESS: Merriweather Post Pavilion Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia, Maryland Venue Phone: Venue Fax: Web Site: CONTACTS: Promoter Rep: Venue Director/ Settlement: Venue Production Manager: Merchandiser: Dressing Rooms: Catering: Brad Canfield Cell: or Office: Jean Parker Cell: Brad Canfield Cell: Brian Nanson Cell: or Home: Tina May Cell: Eat to the Beat (Susanne Howell) THE MERRIWEATHER DIFFERENCE: INTEGRATED HOUSE LIGHTS Merriweather has 85 LED houselights with a control portal located at Front of House. Many shows are choosing to sync the show LED lights to a gentle wash in all seating areas. This also gives you full control of house from FOH. When your stage LEDs go red on stage, well, the aisle lights, the pavilion ceiling and even the large trees on the back of the lawn can be the exact same red to truly make the audience feel like part of the show.

2 IN-HOUSE VIDEO Merriweather has 5 LED video screens in 1080i HD 16:9, frame rate. We will need an HDSDI feed from you if we are to feed our screens from your content. Merriweather has a full HD Studio with up to 10 HD cameras and all related gear. We are here to make your artist look good from any vantage point in the venue! Merriweather is happy to provide a Blu-Ray or HD video file of the night s performance. Please just let us know your video needs during the advance and we will make it happen. MERRIWEATHER HAS BEEN A LEADER IN GREENING INITIATIVES FOR MANY YEARS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE In 2007, we added a solar farm to the loading dock roof and have already produced over 12,000 kwh/yr. In 2008, we applied for a co-op biodiesel fueling station for 875 participating co-op members and tour busses (currently on hold do to new state EPA regs). For 2009, we built a LEEDS-certified new concessions / restroom building with waterless urinals, green roof water capture system etc. In 2010, we are hoping to save 51,072 kwh/yr, replacing 85 par can house lights with color blast LED fixtures in a property lighting overhaul. For 2011 and beyond, I.M.P. is committed to picking one project a year that makes REAL change we re not joking! ARTIST LOUNGE Merriweather has an area located backstage with hammocks, wifi, lots of large trees, and of course the massage tent, where Merriweather offers complimentary massage therapy for all artists and crew every show from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm. BIODIESEL Biodiesel is available for your fueling needs, via Baltimore Biodiesel. A B20 blend is stocked on site at Merriweather. Check website for current per gallon cost and fuel availability: A valid credit card is all that is necessary to become a fueling member of the cooperative. You may choose to pay a one time member upcharge per gallon if you forgo the fueling member option. Pay at the pump and fill er up! COMFORTABLE STAY Backstage at Merriweather, you ll find many things to make sure your date is excellent: large bath towels, a dedicated 50 mbps internet connection and Eat to the Beat catering, all the way from London. But what makes your date special is Merriweather s highly trained and very experienced backstage staff. HISTORY Merriweather opened in It has hosted Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin; Led Zeppelin opened up for The Who here; Jackson Browne recorded some of Running on Empty Live at Merriweather, and on and on. The pavilion is now operating in its sixth decade and continues to be a special venue BACKSTAGE PHONE NUMBERS: Production #3: Main Management: Main Production: Management Fax: Production Fax: Management #3:

3 STAGE: Material: Height: Width: Depth: Soundwings: Grid Height: Loading Dock Door: Loading Dock: Shore Power: Stage Left Power: Stage Right Power: Spot Lights: Rigging: Risers: Soft Goods: Lawn Delay: Sound Mix: Video: Wood decking off the floor 66 feet wide 54 feet deep 14 feet wide by 6 feet deep and are interrupted by vertical support beams which are 2 feet wide The King Beam at the proscenium is 29 feet tall, the rest of the steel averages 34 feet Is a rolling style 24 feet wide and 12 feet tall 6 bays with lights and a working area of 30 feet wide by 75 feet long Is located on the loading dock and can accommodate 4 buses 3 Phase, 400 Amp patch panel 3 Phase, 200 Amp patch panel 3 Phase, 600 Amp patch panel 3 Phase, 800 Amp patch panel 2 each (1.5K) Troopers with a 60 throw over audience dead center 2 each (2K) Xenon Super Troopers from 110 rear of the house See attached rigging plot Various heights of configurable 4 x 8 rolling risers are available Black rear traveler and 8 black legs Requires balanced line level feed from FOH. Speakers system consists of: Five (5) arrays of four (4) Martin Audio W8LC weatherized line-array cabinets powered by Powersoft amplification and XTA control Can be controlled via tablet. The mix area is located 95 from the stage and measures 13 x 15. We do have the ability to expand the sound mix as needed. Two HD LED screens are hung stage left and stage right under the pavilion. One HD LED center screen for the lawn is located on the roof with two additional HD LED screens on each side of the roof. Our in-house video studio is HD with switching facilities for up to a 10-camera shoot. Content runs at 1920x1080i with a frame rate. Gates: Dressing Rooms: Open 1 1/2 hours prior to showtime There are 5 fully furnished dressing rooms with full bathrooms. There is a production office and a management office with a full restroom.

4 CONTACT NUMBERS: Hotel: Limo: Audio: Lighting: Instrument Rental: Instrument Sales: (The Sheraton) (Hilton Garden Inn-Columbia) (Kelby) (Mike Scarfe) (Len Applefeld) (Michael Toperzer) (Washington Music)

5 DIRECTIONS (to Merriweather Post Pavilion backstage): From Baltimore (and areas north): Take Beltway I-695 to Interstate 70 West to Route 29 South. Follow Route 29 approximately five miles. Turn right at South Entrance Road and continue to first light. Make a left at the light onto Little Patuxent Parkway. Continue through the next light and make the next possible left crossing over the other side of Little Patuxent Parkway. (There is a handicapped sign.? Follow the path through Symphony Woods, making a left into the handicapped parking lot to the backstage area loading dock. From southern Baltimore and Baltimore City: Take Interstate 95 South to Route 100 West towards Ellicott City. Route 100 West will end at Route 29 where you go South. Turn right at South Entrance Road and continue to the first light. Make a left at the light onto Little Patuxent Parkway. Continue through the next light and make the next possible left crossing over the other side of Little Patuxent Parkway. (There is a handicapped sign.) Follow the path through Symphony Woods, making a left into the handicapped parking lot to the backstage area loading dock. From Washington (and areas south): Take I-495 to 95 North towards Baltimore to Route 32 West towards Columbia. Continue on Route 32 (DO NOT take the Broken Land Parkway exit you see here!!) to Route 29 North towards Columbia. From Rt. 29 North, exit onto Broken Land Parkway (Exit 18B) following signs to Merriweather. Proceed to the second traffic light and turn right onto Little Patuxent Parkway. 200 Yards down Little Patuxent you will make the first right at Handicapped Parking Road. (There is a handicapped parking sign.) Make a left into the Handicapped parking lot at the bottom of the hill. Go through Handicapped parking to the loading dock area. From Ohio/Pittsburgh (and areas west): Take I-70 heading east toward Baltimore. Take Route 29 South toward Columbia. Follow Route 29 approximately five miles. Turn right at South Entrance Road and continue to first light. Make a left at the light onto Little Patuxent Parkway. Continue through the next light and make the next possible left crossing over the other side of Little Patuxent Parkway. (There is a handicapped sign.) Follow the path through Symphony Woods, making a left into the handicapped parking lot to the backstage area loading dock. If lost, please call or We will be your lighthouse and guide you safely into port (figuratively speaking).

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7 PAVILION SEATING VIEWPOINT: Standing on the stage looking at the audience i SPOTS i i SPOTS i fright LOGE SEATING RIGHT CENTER SEATING MIX LOCATION f LAWN SEATING CENTER SEATING g LEFT LOGE SEATING g LEFT CENTER SEATING ORCHESTRA PIT STAGE

8 PAVILION SEATING - LOGE AREAS VIEWPOINT: Standing on the stage looking at the audience RIGHT LOGE SEATING LEFT LOGE SEATING STAGE STAGE

9 STAGE VIEWPOINT: Sitting in the audience looking at the stage STAGE HEIGHT FROM FLOOR = MAIN BEAM HEIGHT FROM STAGE FLOOR = 30 CEILING GRID HEIGHT FROM STAGE FLOOR = wide f 66 WIDE g h i HIGH h 50 DEEP i

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