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Bandit Lites: 55 Trailblazing Years

Having started in 1968, by a then 12-year-old Michael T. Strickland, Bandit Lites is now celebrating it 55th Anniversary. It is today a global leader in the live event industry with facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This month we speak with Strickland and others at Bandit about the five-plus decades of supporting some of the biggest acts and events in live entertainment.

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Upstaging Celebrates 50 Years

Live entertainment lighting and trucking company Upstaging marked its 50th anniversary in 2022. During the past half century co-founders, brothers Robert and Don Carone, and Robin Shaw, joined in 1979 by John Huddleston, have turned Upstaging from a garage-based pioneer into a stalwart of the industry. The four share with PLSN some of their reflections growing a company alongside the concert touring industry—the beginnings, the milestones, and what they hope people know about Upstaging today.

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