The iconic, hard-rocking Metallica is back with an enormous stadium tour that has been called by some reviewers “cozy.” With a 120’ diameter ring-shaped stage that surrounds the famous Snake Pit of fans, the production team has created eight 100’ tall ground-supported towers that circle the stage with video, lighting, and audio to give every fan a rich Metallica experience.
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Amish Dani, Lead Creative and Executive Producer of the Peso Pluma Doble P 2023 Tour takes us behind the FRAMEWORX design for the chart topping regional Mexican music artist. Tour Director Veikko Fuhrmann pulled all the pieces together, particularly the gear, working with 3G Productions.
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This month Steve Jennings looks at Louis Tomlinson’s Faith in the Future world tour and spoke with Production Designer, Programmer, and Director Tom Taylor of Tanck.co about his design. Taylor, along with Tanck.co partner Francis Clegg, added a video element to support the larger venues on this run.
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DJ ILLENIUM took a pause in his current tour to bring his Trilogy:Colorado show to his hometown’s Empower Field stadium. Brown Note Productions brought in a massive extra production package of lighting, video, staging & rigging, and audio to realize the immersive design of Field Production Designer Ha Hau and Lighting Designer Chuck Williams.
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SIXTY82 B.V., a premier manufacturer of trussing and staging systems in the entertainment industry, is pleased to announce that Progear OÜ has been appointed as its exclusive distributor for Estonia. Progear OÜ is a dynamic and vibrant company that has quickly emerged as a significant player in the Estonian market. With a commitment to meet their customer’s needs swiftly, Progear OÜ has built up a comprehensive stock of SIXTY82 products, ready for distribution.
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Jonny “Tosar” Tosarello, now in his 13th year as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Lighting Designer and Director talks about how the designs have changed over time, as well as his approach to lighting the band’s 50-year celebration tour as they co-headline with ZZ Top on The Smart Dressed Simple Man Tour.
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BOSTON 365 is an immense 3D scale-model of the city with projection-mapping that dramatically reveals the seasons, spirit, and celebrations that bring Boston to life. To realize this unique and engaging experience, Jack Rouse Associates worked with the designers and animators at Lightborne. Ryan McAllister, a Creative Director with Lightborne, takes us through their work on the popular exhibit.
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This month’s Buyer’s Guide focuses on LED Hybrid Strobe luminaires. All the submitted products use a variety of LED sources, which means less power draw and no thermal issues. These concert lighting staples have a lot more uses than rapidly strobing white light.
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Debi Moen catches us up with lighting designers, directors, and programmers on what they’ve been working on lately and highlights an AC/DC podcast with LD Cosmo Wilson discussing the catalysts for his designs.
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Chris Lose answers the question he most often gets from people, “Where do I need to live to find the most work?” He offers his personal advice on where to live based on his own experiences and perspective.
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Fan Festival, is a vibrant celebration of all things football, and much more, the festival features giant live streams for watching FIFA Women’s World Cup games, a variety of fun football-related activities, a cornucopia of street food, and live performances by popular Australian artists like Jessica Mauboy, Jack River, Mia Wray, and JACOTÉNE. Enhancing the festive atmosphere and providing unforgettable visuals at the event has been a bold and colorful lighting setup by dplr that was anchored by 108 CHAUVET Professional fixtures from Showtools International.
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