Yakima -- The SunDome has hosted huge shows like Cher, Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith. Have you ever really seen what it takes to put on one of those massive concerts? Action News got an exclusive, inside look at the Brad Paisley show.

It's showtime for Crystal Shawanda, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley Sunday's show marked the last West Coast stop for the Paisley Party Tour but this show started way before these country stars hit the stage with one of the biggest productions to hit the SunDome.

It's 3 am, while those holding seats for the show are likely asleep, the Paisley Party tour's 10 equipment trucks are pulling into the SunDome.
It's a show you've never seen until now. Jeremy Harder, stage hand says, "It takes a small army of people to get a lot of work doing in a short amount of time."

It's 6 am, the only thing ready to go is this stage crews will be working to turn this empty arena into the Brad Paisley Party. For the next 24 hours, nearly 200 people will work non-stop on the ground and up above, setting up and then tearing down. Krystin Case, stage hand says, "A concert doesn't happen without us"

This $7 million production comes with 1,600 of amps of power, 200 thousand watts of lighting, 340,000 watts of sound and 83,000 pounds of equipment hanging in the air. Chance Stahlhut, Dierks Bentley sound engineer says, "It's a well oiled machine where everybody has an individual job to do, if they don't do their job then you can't do your job."

It's noon, seven hours to showtime and the set-up is beginning to take shape. The stage extension is being put together and lifted into place while a wall of lights is going through its test run. The shell of the set is almost complete, musicians are starting their own check list. Louis Winfield, Crystal Shawanda drummer says, "I make sure my stuff is set up for tonight because when I get ready to play I don't want it to fall apart."

The Paisley Party has three artists on tour and that means three times the work, unloading the trucks, video and sound. It's 3 pm, the crew's been working for 12 hours and have 12 more to go. Sound check is just starting and will be tested with the show lights until the doors open. "I drove 11 hours from Billings, Montana to come with her. "

When you've got fans who'll drive across state lines putting on a
top-notch show is crucial. It's 7pm and everything has come together, time to hit the stage. "For all the thing to some together the load in the setup needs to be ready for him to be ready," says Doug Paisley, Brad Paisley's Dad.

After a 24-hour work day production crews say it's gratifying watching the talent and fans have a good time. But the work continues for the crew even after the show ends. It'll take them three hours to tear down then they hit the road and do it all over again, filling up another empty arena.