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Groupe Berger Issues Response to Cheap Trick Show Cancellation

Groupe Berger Issues Response to Cheap Trick Show Cancellation

VANCOUVER, BC — On Aug. 1, Cheap Trick canceled a show set for Sept. 1 at the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition). The band, which had been performing shortly before a squall blew down the main stage at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on July 17, injuring their driver, said they would not be performing on stages made by Groupe Berger/Mega-Stage until they could be convinced they were safe. Groupe Berger spokesman Stéphane Berger issued a response to the cancellation; the full text follows:

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Two Hospitalized after Accident at JALC’s Rose Theater

NEW YORK — Two people working backstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) Rose Theater were injured July 29 when the lift they were working with reportedly fell over. The injuries were serious enough for the workers to be taken from the scene to a nearby hospital by ambulance. Both workers have since been released and are recovering at home, noted Gail A. Beltrone, vice president, Frederick P. Rose Hall, which houses Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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Parnelli Awards 2011

More than 30 Companies Step Up to Support the 2011 Parnelli Awards

LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Awards Board of Directors is pleased to announce additional sponsors stepping up and supporting the biggest night of the year for the live entertainment profession. Now in its 11th year, the Parnelli Awards will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando in Orlando, FL to once again to recognize pioneering, influential professionals and their contributions. But it wouldn’t be possible without the support that sponsor companies provide, as Gold, Silver and Production Partner sponsors.

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NKOTBSB Reunion Tour

NKOTBSB Tours with Catwalk Lined with GLP Volkslicht Zoom LED Spots

NEW YORK — Production designer Butch Allen opted for fixtures much newer than the decades-old hits being performed with NKOTBSB, this year’s reunion with 1990s boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys. Allen is using 79 GLP Volkslicht Zoom LED Spots to line the 155-foot-long staging elements designed by Tait Towers, which include a 91-foot-long catwalk.

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Buffalo Springfield Reunion Tour

Bandit Lites Stocks Up on Gear to Meet “Green” Demand

KNOXVILLE, TN — Bandit Lites is supporting the needs of green-minded LDs with recent purchases of LED gear and other energy-efficient light sources for tours (and designers) including Keith Urban (Marc Brickman), Owl City (Paul Holst), Selena Gomez (Seth Jackson), Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young (Keith Wissmar) and Jackson Browne (Steve Comer).

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Chauvet MVP 12

Chauvet MVP Series LED Video Wall Panels

Chauvet’s MVP Series of LED video wall panels includes the MVP 12, MVP 18 and MVP 37.5. Every panel in the MVP Series is easily interlocked to allow for creative, mixed-resolution displays. Each also features lightweight, tri-color SMD LED at varying levels of pixel pitch/resolution and transparency.

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Chauvet Q-Wash 260-LED moving head

Chauvet Q-Wash 260-LED

Chauvet’s Q-Wash 260-LED LED moving head is designed to be fast and compact, with 37 high-power RGB LEDs and a narrow 6° beam angle that promises to punch through almost any environment. It can be used as a wash light or mid-air effect fixture. It offers electronic dimming and strobe with no moving parts, and users can program and store a scene into the 255-step onboard memory to run a show without an external DMX controller. User-selectable pan and tilt ranges help keep light where it’s needed, and built-in effect macros and move-in-black features help minimize programming time. The fixture offers sound-activated functionality and user-selectable basic or advanced operating modes.

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