NEW YORK — Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival, originally set up as a two-weekend event in the Bahamas in late April and early May 2017, ended up costing 80 investors close to $26 million. After pleaded guilty to related fraud charges in March, McFarland, who faced up to 40 years in prison, was expected to get between eight and 10 years in a plea deal. But wait, there’s more.
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New Found Glory goes out to support their new album with a wildly energetic national tour.
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The QolorFLEX 4×2.5A Dimmers are providing the dimming control for the award-winning starry sky ceiling feature at the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater
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MANCHESTER, TN – Genetic Productions provided gear, crew and the lighting design for R.LUM.R’s Bonnaroo performance. LD Zac Coren lit R.LUM.R, a former classical guitarist who went from Bonnaroo attendee to performer within a two-year span. Working with Genetic Productions president Andrew Sparks, Coren lit R.LUM.R with a variety of Elation fixtures including Artiste DaVinci, Dartz 360, Paladin and ACL Curtain batten fixtures.
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Production designer Micky Lehr and his team make a truly spectacular impression for everyone at the 2018 Namibia Annual Music Awards
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Prolyte Group is pleased to announce its expansion across North America with the opening of its office in Texas.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Summer season for Bandit Lites is packed with festivals, massive headlining tours and more, causing a growing need for more shop… Read More »Bandit Lites Continues to Grow with Team Members
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Three documents have been posted for public review on the ESTA website
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The National Theatre’s River Stage Festival is in full swing with on-the-fly lighting by LD Huw Llewellyn on an Avolites Arena.
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NASHVILLE – For Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Last Of The Street Survivors Farewell Tour,” which runs from May through December, LD Jonny “Tosar” Tosarello wanted to create a look that was as epic as the iconic Southern Rock band itself. He succeeded in doing just that with help from a collection of 28 Chauvet Professional Rogue R2 Wash fixtures supplied by Premier Global Productions.
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DALLAS – Jason Aldean is back on the road with his High Noon Neon tour. LD Chris Lisle provided a variety of big, solid rock looks for the show’s design. As for this artist’s 2017 tour, Matt Mills, partner of Touch Light & Media, is supplying the Follow-Me remote followspot system from AC Lighting. Lisle noted that lighting director Keith Hoagland came up with the idea to use the Follow-Me setup last year. “I loved it so much we brought it back for this tour,” Lisle says.
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It’s a July 4th tradition: the “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular” at the Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell
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