Two hundred drones, a digital LED floor and a flying yellow Ferrari were among the visual tricks used by creative director Willo Perron in the production of Canadian rapper Drake's latest tour.
Drake's Aubrey & The Three Migos tour – co-headlined by American hip-hop trio Migos – featured a "giant helium drone" that seemingly lifted a yellow Ferrari into the air. Perron told Dezeen it was the first time this had been attempted in an indoor setting.
A digital screen was installed on the floor of the stage that projected videos throughout the set, from a 3D scorpion in a box – a reference to Drake's latest album Scorpion released in June this year – to a projection of a plane of ice, which used motion sensors to "crack" when stepped on. Creative director Willo Perron was inspired by the layout of a basketball court to place the stage in the middle of the crowdAs well as the usual lighting fixtures and pyrotechnics, Perron enlisted 200 drones as additional lighting features above the stage, which created choreographed formations, including a giant rotating cross.
Perron – who has previously worked with Nike and Rihanna, and also designed Kanye West's Yeezy studio in California – oversaw all creative direction on Drake's Aubrey & The Three Migos tour. It took place between 12 August and 18 November.
His role included developing the initial concept for the show and the set design, as well as "all the ...