Residency Round-Up and News of the Road
Las Vegas residencies are on the rise. PLSN got quick design details on some of the current shows playing in Nevada’s entertainment hot spot. Luke… Read More »Residency Round-Up and News of the Road
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News of Slash, Lane 8, Louis Tomlinson, LaMontagne, More
Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators launched The River is Rising headlining tour Feb. 8-March 26, hitting 28 major U.S. cities. “I don’t have… Read More »News of Slash, Lane 8, Louis Tomlinson, LaMontagne, More
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Designing and Directing Tours for Reba McEntire, Imagine Dragons, Shinedown, AJR, Kacey Musgraves, Greta Van Fleet, Tool and More
Reba’s 2022 Tour: Hase Retires, Hare Takes Reins David Hare started out January in an expected way: he was handed the reins as lighting designer… Read More »Designing and Directing Tours for Reba McEntire, Imagine Dragons, Shinedown, AJR, Kacey Musgraves, Greta Van Fleet, Tool and More
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Lighting Angels & Airwaves, Harlow and Hagar on Tour
Rock band Angels & Airwaves continues on their 2021-2022 World Tour, with March dates in the U.K. on the calendar. Lighting Designer Lee Duck says… Read More »Lighting Angels & Airwaves, Harlow and Hagar on Tour
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Bublé’s Safe Bubble, Dance Gavin Dance, TSO and Lighting Chicano Batman
Michael Bublé’s longtime show designer/LD Kurt Wagner and the crew followed a playbook of Covid precautions on tour and returned home safely. There were no… Read More »Bublé’s Safe Bubble, Dance Gavin Dance, TSO and Lighting Chicano Batman
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LDs Musing About LD Nook Schoenfeld
With this issue, Nook Schoenfeld is retiring as a seven-year editor of PLSN. At the same time, he’s flipped the off switch in his lighting… Read More »LDs Musing About LD Nook Schoenfeld
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Onward Through the Fog
A fog of uncertainty hangs in the air from continuing cancellations and rescheduled dates to 2022. Yet there are some signals of a return to… Read More »Onward Through the Fog
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The Big Load-In
Venues across the country are all experiencing it: The Big Load-In. Never has the task felt so sweet as it does to countless crews who’ve… Read More »The Big Load-In
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LDs are ‘Thankful to be Working’ as New Productions Launch
Lighting programmer/designer Cosmo Wilson has taken on a new role as director of lighting services for the new Gateway Studios & Production Services in St. Louis,… Read More »LDs are ‘Thankful to be Working’ as New Productions Launch
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“House Lights, Go!”
Directors are commanding the familiar “House lights, go!” in more headsets lately as tours kick off around the country. Designer Watch checked in with LDs… Read More »“House Lights, Go!”
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Road Work Ahead: Happily Proceed with Caution
Debi Moen reports on more LDs who, after a lengthy live event lockdown, are getting busy with gigs. But if the future looks bright, the industry is still just getting back on its feet.
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