Kurt Wagner frames Michael Bublé with Ayrton MagicDot-SX Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Michael Bublé’s world tour, An Evening With Michael Bublé, in celebration of his 10th studio album, #❤️ (Love), marks the singer’s long-awaited return to touring after a 2-year hiatus. It is a huge production with an intense schedule, with 12 performances already taking place in just the first 2 weeks
SES Redesigns Zac Brown Band Touring Rig With Claypaky Scenius Unicos Live by Thomas Richard - March 24, 2019 Special Event Services (SES), headquartered in North Carolina, USA, has sent a large complement of Claypaky fixtures on tour with American country group Zac Brown Band. The band has commenced the second leg of its “Down the Rabbit Hole Live” tour, the group’s 5th headlining concert tour, in support of its
WORK PRO’s LightShark Lighting Console Goes On Tour With ‘Adele’ Live by Thomas Richard - March 8, 2019 WORK PRO’s versatile LightShark DMX-based hardware lighting console is making life on the road much easier for PA and lighting company Black Cat Audio, which is currently deploying the console on the international theatre show Someone Like You – The Adele Songbook. UK-based Black Cat Audio has been providing lighting
Avolites Brings New Tech To An Old Soul Install by Thomas Richard - March 6, 2019 Even after this year’s Mardi Gras festivities have come and gone, Harrah’s Casino in the famous French Quarter will still be drawing in the droves to its latest dazzling spectacle: Fillmore New Orleans, Live Nation’s Crescent City take on the iconic San Francisco music hall. The newest Fillmore, whose old-fashioned theater
Elation DARTZ Keeps Pace With August Burns Red Live by Thomas Richard - March 6, 2019 You’d be hard pressed to find a band that plays at a more upbeat tempo than August Burns Red. The metalcore band’s fast-paced, aggressive sound keeps listeners on the edge of their seats, a dynamic style of breakneck metal that has endeared them to their fans for the past 15 years. Needing a
Ayrton Luminaires Ideal For The Rubens In Australia Live by Thomas Richard - March 5, 2019 In celebration of their third studio album, Lo La Ru, 5-piece Australian band, The Rubens, from New South Wales, Australia, performed for audiences across the country in November and December 2018. The tour saw the alt-rock favourites delight fans in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle and Melbourne as well as 8 regional
Michael Berger Brings Live Action To Love Actually With GLP Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 California-based lighting designer, Michael Berger, recently took on the unusual commission of lighting a special musical stage production of the BAFTA award-winning (and Golden Globe-nominated) feel-good movie, Love Actually, using a number of fixtures from the GLP portfolio. Although a long-time member of the Full Flood lighting design consortium, the commission
JSES LTD Uses Elation On Festive Bowling For Soup UK Shows Live by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 UK-based LD Jon Smith has worked for the last 7 years with one of the more brash and humorous pop punk bands around, Bowling for Soup. In late November and early December 2018, the band played a string of festive UK gigs dubbed the “Almost Christmas” tour with Jon using
Claypaky Packs A Punch For Davido @ London’s O2 Arena Live by Thomas Richard - February 18, 2019 Nigerian music star Davido wowed 20,000 adoring fans with his epic production at London’s O2 Arena, lit by show designer Anthony Hazelden using Claypaky’s Mythos and A.leda B-EYE K10 fixtures. Briefed with creating a production on the same scale as a Nicki Minaj or Drake concert, Hazelden took to WYSIWYG to
Claypaky Provides Warm Washes For The Vaccines’ UK tour Live by Thomas Richard - February 18, 2019 London’s iconic Roundhouse was ablaze with warm hues and dynamic aerial effects as English indie-rockers The Vaccines completed the second leg of their sell-out Combat Sports tour backed by Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20s. Lighting and production designer Dan Williams was the mastermind behind the look and feel of the tour, working
