Halsey ‘For My Last Trick Tour’
CMA Fest 2025 – Hard Rock Stage
Lighting Company
Integrated Production Solutions (IPS)
Venue
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN
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URGENT: SBA is Clawing Back Some Shuttered Venue Operators Grants
Last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) began sending letters to some recipients of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — the $16.25 billion program that kept many venues and other live businesses afloat during the pandemic—demanding repayment. Bandit Lite’s Michael T. Strickland offers some points to deal with this issue if you received one of these letters.
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3G Productions Acquires Main Light’s Nashville Operations
3G Productions LLC has acquired Main Light’s 70,000-sq.-ft. location in Nashville as part of its ongoing initiative to expand into a coast-to-coast, full-service production and systems integration provider. 3G has taken over Main Light’s Antioch neighborhood building, its full inventory, and all seven employees.
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Remembering John Conklin, Designer
John Conklin was admired around the world for his career as a highly acclaimed stage designer. His style was conceptual rather than literal, and through his open approach to design possibilities Conklin had an enormous influence. He was one of the principal figures in American stage design, both for opera and for theater, and his set and costume designs were seen in opera houses, theaters, and ballet companies across the world. In 2011 Conklin was an NEA Opera Honoree. Here is the video celebrating him made for that honor.
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Speaking Rock Unveils Outdoor Stage with All-Elation Lighting
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center has raised the bar for outdoor live entertainment in El Paso, TX, by installing a cutting-edge Elation lighting rig for its new outdoor stage. A cornerstone of the community’s live entertainment scene, the venue now meets the demands of high-profile touring acts.
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