LONDON – Coldplay’s recent European tour used 25 CHAUVET DJ LED Shadow blacklight wash panels which flashed and strobed, complementing the glowing wristbands fans received before the show.
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LONDON – Professional lighting manufacturer CHAUVET announced that employed during Coldplay’s recent European tour, 25 CHAUVET DJ LED Shadow blacklight wash panels flashed and strobed as the band played songs from their recent release, “Mylo Xyloto.” The fixtures were upplied by TMB and specified by Lite Alternative.
The look of the album, its supporting tour as well as the band’s website is a study of neon splashes of color and graffiti art—ideal for UV lighting. Another element of the live tour performances, and also well suited for a blacklight, are the glowing wristbands—called Xylobands—that concertgoers receive before the show. The bands glow once the music began—due to the imbedded data receivers—making the audience part of the overall visual experience of the show. This sea of glowing lights surrounds the energetic stage design of neon colors complemented by CHAUVET DJ LED Shadow.
CHAUVET DJ LED Shadow is a blacklight wash panel with 192 UV LEDs, which flash and strobe in patterns run by the built-in automated programs. It has a coverage angle of 28 degrees and three channels of DMX control.
Photographs courtesy of Jason DeBord
