The 2024 CMA Touring Awards were presented on Monday, March 3, 2025. Keith Urban was back as the host of the awards recognizing the best of the best in country music touring. Here is the list of winners and nominees for this past year’s country tours.
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Lighting Designer Zoe Spurr recently lit the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of ‘Twelfth Night’. Her artful design reflected myriad moods, earning her widespread praise. Spurr relied on a versatile rig supplied by TSL Lighting that featured CHAUVET Professional products.
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Critically acclaimed and popular underground rap duo $UICIDEBOY$ completed their ‘GREYDAY2024’ U.S. and Canadian tour with a production design created by Ian MacDonald, who used Robe moving lights to help deliver a raw, in-the-face, lighting aesthetic.
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On February 1st, 2025, legendary Basque band Esne Beltza bade farewell to their fans with a spectacular final concert at Bilbao Arena in Miribilla, Spain.… Read More »Ayrton Rivale Profile Shines at Esne Beltza’s Farewell Concert in Spain
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Los Angeles, CA-based Lighten Up Inc. chose 30 Ayrton Diablos and 30 Zonda 3 FX fixtures to upgrade the rig in nya studios Main Room from conventional to moving lights. Lighten Up is a leading lighting and A/V services company in event production and maintains an extensive lighting equipment rental inventory.
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Designer Mike Castle Castle is working the angles with his lighting for the red hot indie hit making band Hippo Campus on their 40-date North American ‘FLOOD’ tour. Embracing the five-piece band with multi-levels of light from myriad directions, he is using CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 units, supplied by Tom Gorman and the Legacy Production Group.
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The Capital One Orange Bowl, held on Jan. 9 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, saw country music star Nate Smith headline the Halftime Show, while Lauren Alaina, a multi-faceted country artist, performed a high-energy tailgate concert at the Fan Fest stage before the game. Both performances benefited from entertaining lighting designs by IPS, using a range of all-weather IP-rated Elation products.
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Nashville was the location for ‘Jack Daniel’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash’—at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park to celebrate the new year rollover. The Big Bash featured an impressive artist lineup and an eye-popping lighting and production design created by Robert W. Peterson of Real World Lighting using a range of Robe lights, all supplied by Solotech.
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Recently, Rogue Productions showcased the capabilities of its Rogue Servers, powered by Pixera (a media server software made by AV Stumpfl), during the co-headlining ‘Sweat Tour’ featuring artists Charli XCX and Troye Sivan. Cour Design, a Nashville-based creative content house spearheaded the tour’s design.
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By the time the stage version of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ arrived in London’s West End at the end of 2024 it was with an entirely fresh production, including a new creative team and an original score from Elton John. LD Bruno Poet took over the reins in the UK, specifying around 120 GLP fixtures. PRG was the lighting supplier.
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ETC is accepting applications for the 2025 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. Selected students will be introduced to industry professionals through a series of online events. Over the course of the program, each student will be paired with at least one mentor who will help guide their transition into the working world.
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‘Swept Away’, the much-talked-about Broadway musical, based on the album, Mignonette by American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers, was inspired by the true story of the shipwreck of a British yacht in 1884. It follows four sailors stranded at sea for nearly three weeks and the moral dilemma they ultimately face. PRG provided lighting, scenic, and automation for the dynamic production.
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