GLADSTONE, Queensland – Gladstone Entertainment Centre has installed six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to keep their existing VL500 Washes company. Supplied by Rockhampton’s Stage & Audio, the fixtures are permanently rigged on the FOH lighting bar.
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GLADSTONE, Queensland – Gladstone Entertainment Centre, the city’s premier live entertainment venue showcasing local, national and international artists, has taken delivery of six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to keep their existing VL500 Washes company.
“We have been very happy with out VL500 fixtures which have proven to be rock solid,” says Troy Everett, Manager Performing Arts at GEC. “I love the color that you can only get out of a tungsten unit and the VL500 color system. However, when deciding on the new fixtures I had a look at a wide variety of lighting fixtures including Martin, Robe and Clay Paky models but the VL3500 Spot was the clear winner for me.”
Everett states that it is the VL3500 Spots’ color, beams and their shuttering capabilities which sold him. “I love that all VARI-LITE fixtures seem to deliver beautiful colors and that the gobos are always sharp and crisp,” he added. “In fact the color mixing in VARI-LITE fixtures is so good there really is no alternative out there.”
Everett says is also impressed by the precision of the zoom mechanism inside the VL3500 Spot and its shuttering capability – a four-blade shutter mechanism that allows the blades to be operated independently or in unison on two planes for a clear and crisp image. “Plus, of course, the VL3500 really packs a punch!” he says.
The six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spots, supplied by Rockhampton’s Stage & Audio, are permanently rigged on the front of house lighting bar.
