Robe Shouts It Out for Tears For Fears

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by Thomas Richard - April 15, 2019

Tears for Fears was one of the UK bands who helped define the sound of 1980s pop-rock with classics like “Shout” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” - and this year they are back on the road in style, kicking off 2019 with a sold-out UK and European arena

John Garberson And CHAUVET Professional Colorize Ostrich Festival

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by Thomas Richard - April 15, 2019

The Commodores have covered a lot of musical ground during their storied career, gliding with silky smoothness from ballads like “Three Times A Lady,” to hard-driving funky dance hits like “Brick House.” When the Grammy-winning band appeared at the 39th annual Ostrich Festival in this small town outside Phoenix, USA, they

Elation DARTZ for KISS “End of the Road” World Tour

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by Thomas Richard - April 15, 2019

Legendary rockers KISS launched their farewell “End of the Road” world tour in Vancouver in late January and use a multitude of Elation DARTZ 360 effects as key visuals in the dynamic, multi- sensory show. More than 40 years on and KISS can still draw a crowd anywhere in the world

APG Uniline Handles Metal at Raismes Fest

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by Thomas Richard - April 13, 2019

APG’s versatile Uniline series lent its power and precision to the 20th anniversary edition of Raismes Fest, which is held every year in the town of Raismes near Valenciennes, in the North of France. The event has been organised by the Raismoise Association of Culture since 1998 and returned once

Bandit Lites Adds Claypaky Axcor Beam 300 LED Fixtures to FedExForum

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by Thomas Richard - April 13, 2019

As part of recent updates at FedExForum in Memphis, USA, to ensure the best lighting for arena users, Bandit Lites, Inc. installed a complement of Claypaky Axcor Beam 300 LED fixtures above the basketball court. FedExForum is home to the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies and the University of Memphis men’s basketball

GLP X4 Bars Pay Dividends for Don Broco

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by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2019

Rising British rock band Don Broco have finished a UK arena and club tour, and are now heading to the States. Dominating their stage production has been impression X4 Bar 20 LED battens from GLP, specified and programmed by Ben Inskip. Ben was asked to join the band’s team in 2017

Robe Gets in the Eurovision Mood with Melodifestivalen

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by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2019

Sweden takes its Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) entrees very seriously, and that’s not surprising as they have done consistently well in the world’s highest profile singing competition, with six wins resulting in hosting six spectacular finals - the most recent in 2016 - and finishing in the top five 24

Astera AX1s Make Light of Darkness

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by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2019

24 x Astera AX1 Pixel Tubes were utilised for one of 20 stunning site-specific lighting installations created by individual artists for the first UMBRA Light Festival in Vitoria-Gastiez, Spain. The beautiful, vibrant and highly multicultural historical capital city came alive for three days, offering creatives, visitors and lighting enthusiasts from all

No Laughing Matter – Outline’s Superfly Takes Audio For Stand-Up Comedy To New Levels

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by Thomas Richard - April 10, 2019

The first half of The Stand-Up Show 2019 Tour took in the largest indoor venues across 13 major Polish cities, playing to sold-out crowds in every location. Audio production was provided by Gigant Sound Letus who did the initial dates with their Outline GTO C-12 system before introducing their newly-acquired

MINSK’S PRIME HALL TURNS ON ITS PR LIGHTING RIG FOR J:MORS

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by Thomas Richard - April 9, 2019

Since the mid-2000's J:Mors has been one of the most enduring Belarusian rock bands, with a long list of hits, tours and awards behind them. They play melodic rock songs with romantic lyrics in Russian and Belarusian, written mainly by the band's leader Vladimir Pugach. More recently J:Mors played a concert called ‘Kryly’