Argentine rock and pop musician Fito Páez continued his “El amor 30 años después del amor” tour last year with a December 16 concert at the Estadio UNO – Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in Buenos Aires where 54 Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures enhanced the energy on stage.Read More »Claypaky Sharpy Plus Lights Up Fito Páez Anniversary Tour in Buenos Aires
Back on 15 November, the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas presented the official match ball for UEFA EURO 2024 for the first time. The presentation was followed by a five-day event, which took place directly in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. In order to put the new ball into immediate use, a temporary round playing field was created in the middle of a specially raised ‘crater’ – this was used both as part of an official program while at the same time being made accessible to members of the public. PRG Germany acted as general technical service provider for the event and used a total of 48 GLP ArenaLED1 Touring systems to illuminate the playing area, with 12 fixtures mounted on each of four arrays.Read More »Variable, Weatherproof Lighting for Sporting Events: GLP ArenaLED1 Touring Highlights the Love of Soccer
Reality dangles precariously on the strings held by the puppeteer. Hidden behind the scenes, this master of illusion exerts an invisible hand to create a world of its own in a small space. It is a world familiar to Mickey Sabbath, an aging, manipulative and sex-obsessed puppeteer, who is the subject of Sabbath’s Theatre, a new play by Ariel Levy and John Turturro, based on the Phillip Roth novel of the same name. Read More »Jeff Croiter Calls on CHAUVET Professional for Sabbath Theatre
Bandit Lites is thrilled to share Bandit was named Concert Visuals Company of the Year at the 35th annual Pollstar Awards. This was Bandit’s 30th career win in 30 years as a lighting company across multiple honors. Hosted by comedian, actor and author Tom Papa, the Pollstar Awards took place at the historic Wiltern in Los Angeles on Feb. 8 and honored the most successful artists, executives, tours, venues, companies and more from the live industry in more than 40 categories. The event was produced by Ray Waddell and OVG.Read More »Bandit Lites Named Concert Visuals Company of the Year at Pollstar Live
Lighting Designer Ricardo Rojas designed German singer/songwriter Kim Petras’ latest tour, Feed the Beast, but Lighting Director Dan Lavoie took it on the road. Knowing that the show would be staged in different rooms, diverse versions of the set up were planned for—not just “A” and “B” rigs, but also a “C” and “D” ones as well. “Dan was great,” comments Rojas. “He was able to maintain my vision while making the adjustments necessary and deal with the occasional curveballs that come on tour.” Lavoie notes that he did in fact use all four of the rig plans. “Adapting to different venues presented unique challenges, especially dealing with low ceilings and daylight issues in amphitheaters,” Lavoie says. Follow the link below to learn about this tour’s design.
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Look for PLSN’s full in-depth coverage of the production solutions for the LVIII Super Bowl in our March issue. For today, here are some team and gear lists for The Apple Music LVIII Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring Usher with special guests Alicia Keys, H.E.R, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, will.i.am, and Lil Jon. The Production Design team from Tribe, Inc. returned once again as did Lighting Designer Al Gurdon. The stage was built by All Access Staging and Productions, the lighting was provided by PRG, and PixMob handled the crowd immersive solutions.
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The Board of Directors of the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) is pleased to announce that at their January 2024 meeting, J. Jason Daunter of Anaheim, CA, and Judy Martel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were elected to the Board. Daunter and Martel will join the 10 current board members of this New York State-based charitable organization. Its mission is to promote the craft and the art of those working in stage management. This is being achieved by providing grants to individuals and to programs, for education and training that enhance and develop stage management skills, and to assist in the establishment of scholarships for early career education.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association Foundation Adds Two Board Members
Robe lighting enjoyed the great vibes, brisk business, lively atmosphere, and fantastic visitor numbers checking out the 2024 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo at FIRA Barcelona, Spain. The 20th anniversary of this constantly expanding show broke all previous records with over 73,000 verified attendees, up 27% on the 2023 edition, cementing its place as a prime entertainment technology showcase in Europe. For the first time there was a dedicated lighting / staging sector hall, and Robe was happy to be there at the heart of all the action, presenting some of its latest technologies.Read More »Robe Imbibes the ISE Vibes
The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 20-23 in Seattle, WA. The Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride has raised over $1,000,000 for charity throughout the last two decades. The 2024 ride will be held June 15-22 exploring the cryptids of West Virginia.Read More »The LRLR Raffle and Behind the Scenes’ Mental Health Initiative at USITT 2024
Rea Garvey is one of Germany’s most popular musicians and a frequent guest on the largest stages at major festivals. Lighting and production designer Chris “Rocketchris” Glatthor has been with Garvey since almost the beginning. The current Roots tour is deliberately taking the team back to smaller clubs, live setting environment that requires a lot of flexibility on tour. Cameo shared this interview with Rocketchris at Alte Kongresshalle in Munich.
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Experienced lighting and sales professional Dean Faciana has joined ADJ USA’s internal sales team. His new role will involve supporting the company’s dealer network in the Northern Central States, providing sales support, product demos and technical advice. With extensive experience in every facet of the lighting world, including as a touring LD and running a sales rep firm, Faciana is uniquely placed to offer ADJ’s dealers in his region expert technical sales support.Read More »ADJ Expands USA Sales Team Appoints Dean Faciana As Regional Sales Manager
ACT Entertainment is pleased to announce that Miles Dudgeon has come aboard as New York City Metro Regional Salesperson. Dudgeon brings extensive industry experience and knowledge of the eastern US sales market to his new post.Read More »Miles Dudgeon Joins ACT Entertainment in NYC Metro Regional Sales Role