Apparently Justin Bieber and his backing band expect to use up to 20 guitars during a single performance. That’s just one of the many fun facts to know and tell about the teenster’s upcoming concert tour
Bieber’s press reps just released one of those reports listing various bits of trivia about his “My World” tour launching June 23 in Hartford, Conn. Like the amount of individual confetti pieces used for each show (1 million), the number of custom guitar picks expected to be used during the tour (2,000-3,000) and how many guitar strings will be used each week (120).
The tour will also consume plenty of salt, caffeine and sugar, going through 10,000 fries and 75 Starbucks drinks on a single day while pre-show munchie killers include Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Worms.
On the other hand, the dancers are expected to burn off more than 6,000 calories per show, so there is some yang to all that high-caloric yin.
As to moving the show from town-to-town, each concert will have about 32 tons of equipment on the set. Carrying that heavy load will be 9 trucks while 11 buses transport tour personnel.
And in case you were wondering, the “metal heart prop” weighs more than 400 pounds.
Here’s the complete list, courtesy public relations firm, PMK BNC.
Food
10, 000 fries are consumed in one day.
75 Starbucks drinks are consumed in one day.
Pre-show snack favorites include Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Worms.
Dancers burn over 6,000 calories a show, EACH!
Equipment
30 miles of cable are used in the show.
30 towels are used onstage for each show.
20 rolls of electrical tape are used in a day (1,110 yards of tape or 3,330 feet).
48,600 feet of gaffer’s tape will be used for the tour.
9 trucks are used to carry all equipment.
11 buses are used for all personnel.
32 tons/64,000 pounds of equipment are on the set.
Over 500 cases are used for equipment.
Wardrobe
75 hats are brought on tour by the dancers alone.
Each dancer has their own hat case.
Stage Props
1 million pieces of confetti are used for each show.
10 disco balls fit in the “My World” globe.
The metal heart prop weighs over 400 pounds.
Highest in-air stunts are performed at 30 feet off the ground.
Instruments
20 guitars will be used for the tour.
2-3,000 custom guitar picks will be used for the tour.
120 strings are used per week to restring the guitars.
15 drums are on stage each show.
14 sticks a week are used by drummer.
Entertainment
On-Tour Video Game Favorites include the XBOX360 console and games include “Call of Duty-Modern Warfare,” “NBA2K10,” and “Madden.”
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