When the performers are out there under the lights, in front of the crowd, it can get hot.
I work for the facility, not with any 1 particular band or artist, but our job is truly important; Rock bands truly have it the worst, because they are so high-energy on stage, and have the brightest lights.
Stage plays are much different, and a lot calmer, but they also rely more on heavy stage makeup, which can run if the actors get too hot. I am the head Heating, Ventilation & A/C tech for the facility, and I work hard to make sure the audience and the performers all get the best possible experience. I don’t do it alone, of course, because the gargantuan size of our temperature control system requires a full team of certified experts. If you have never before seen an industrial sized Heating, Ventilation & A/C system, you might just get blown away by the size of these things. The scope is enormous! You think how giant your own Heating, Ventilation & A/C system is at home, and how it is strong enough to cool or heat your entire house… Now picture a new home 1 hundred times as big, holding thoUSAnds of people a night, and consider how giant that Heating, Ventilation & A/C system needs to be! This is how I make our residing, spending all afternoon every afternoon tending to the behemoth heating and cooling system, with its miles worth of air duct. That’s right, our system has over 7 miles worth of air ducts, and I have to make sure every last inch of it is in perfect working condition.