d&b KSL Steps Up for Chvrches Live by Thomas Richard - March 27, 2019 Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches went on a stepped-up UK tour in support of their latest album, Love is Dead. Glasgow-based concert audio supplier, FE Live, designed a d&b audiotechnik KSL System to deliver the group’s journey through pop, indie and EDM to audiences in venues of varying capacity. “Having used the d&b GSL System
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
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
Jonny Burgan And Dan Williams Build On Architects’ Success With Allen & Heath’s dLive Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 Hot on the heels of their latest studio release ‘Holy Hell’, British metalcore act, Architects, have recently completed their UK and European tour accompanied by an Allen & Heath dLive system. The tour included some of the band’s biggest headline shows to date – finishing off at the SSE Arena
Ben Howard Creates Art With DiGiCo Live by Thomas Richard - February 28, 2019 London-born singer-songwriter and composer, Ben Howard, released his debut EP 10 years ago. Since then, he has won 2 x BRIT Awards, been nominated for both the Ivor Novello Award and the Mercury Prize and had a number 1 album. His 3rd album, Noonday Dream, was released in June of
Soilwork Goes Deep With Allen & Heath’s SQ Live by Thomas Richard - February 26, 2019 Swedish melodic death-metallers, Soilwork, have kick-started 2019 with a bang – in the form of a co-headline tour with Finnish metal giants, Amorphis. Performing 31 shows in 35 days across mainland Europe, Soilwork were supported by an Allen & Heath SQ-5 digital mixer running FOH and monitors. The band’s full set-up
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
Claypaky Scenius Unico & Mythos 2 Light Up P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour Live by Thomas Richard - February 12, 2019 P!nk continues her Beautiful Trauma World Tour with Claypaky Scenius Unico and Mythos 2 fixtures shining a light on the American singer’s extraordinary talents. ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky lighting in North America. The Beautiful Trauma World Tour is P!nk’s seventh concert tour and supports her eponymous