In his July 2025 Editor’s Note, PLSN editor Michael S. Eddy discusses this issue’s focus on a wide array of festival productions along with tours for Katy Perry, Rauw Alejandro, Halsey and J Balvin, the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii event and more, including upcoming nominations for Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year.
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Along with a detailed look at Wenger’s Summit Theatron Hoist, click here for product news from ADJ, Astera, AV Stumpfl, Beckhoff, Claypaky, Elation, ETC, Luminex, Martin, TAF USA, and Vectorworks.
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Including details from ADJ, ARRI, Astera, Ayrton, Blizzard, Chauvet, Claypaky, Elation, ETC, GLP, Kino Flo, LiteGear, Martin, Prolights, Robe, and Vari-Lite.
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J Balvin hit the road for his “Back to the Rayo” tour with a production that elevated his live experience even further, utilizing innovative lighting techniques, immersive visuals, and a powerhouse team of creative and technical experts—backed by PRG.
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As touring concerts push the limits of stage design to provide fully immersive experiences for audiences, Image Engineering pushes the boundaries of special effects technology by integrating advanced automation and controls into their projects. An example that truly lives up to its name is the Fire Snake.
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Katy Perry’s “The Lifetimes Tour” is an elaborate production with an out of this world narrative brought to life (and earth) by the production design of Silent House’s Baz Halpin and Vincent Richards. Designers Eric Marchwinski and Kirk J. Miller handled the galactic lighting.
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Rauw Alejandro’s “The Cosa Nuestra World Tour” has a strong theater-based design from STURDY., with design duties handled by Adrian Martinez, Creative Director and Kevin Henry, Production Designer. They worked closely with the Production Manager, Eric P. Duheaney III to realize the design.
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Halsey recently wrapped up “For My Last Trick: The Tour,” a show split into two acts, one theatrical and the other hard-driving rock ‘n’ roll. Leaning into the theatrical vibe, Halsey worked with Production Designer Derek McLane and the Lightswitch team of John Featherstone, Ignacio Rosenberg, Hailey Featherstone, and Anna Merrit.
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KoЯn’s official Cinematographer, Sébastien Paquet set up a new workflow using the Blackmagic Camera app and Blackmagic Cloud when the metal band wanted fan content as part of the documentation of their 30th anniversary concert. The new workflow allowed 200 fans to became part of the video team.
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Production/Lighting Designer Stevie Hernandez discusses his design, gear choices and special effects for Zedd’s performance at Coachella this year. Hernandez credited 4Wall’s production support, and 4Wall’s Andrew Isola and Todd Koval provide more insights on how they helped Hernandez craft a memorable show for Zedd.
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For the three-day Boston Calling Music Festival, Stageline once again provided critical mobile staging for a lineup that included Luke Combs, Sheryl Crowe, Megan Moroney, T-Pain, Fall Out Boy, and Vampire Weekend. Concert Stuff Group (CSG), meanwhile, played a key role in end-to-end solutions for the 10th anniversary of the Carolina Country Music Fest.
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At CMA Fest 2025, Integrated Production Solutions (IPS) provided audio, video, and lighting support for the Hard Rock Stage and video support for the Good Molecules Reverb Stage, along with crews for each discipline. VOLUX Lighting also shares how it supported the 25th annual Ultra Music Festival in Miami, kicking off the 2025 festival season.
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