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NASHVILLE  — Halestorm has been a stalwart of the rock touring scene since their self-titled debut album rocketed up the charts in 2009. The Grammy-Award winning band, featuring the striking vocals of Lzzy Hale, with three studio albums and multiple EPs (including a recent release of cover songs) has built up a loyal fan base who knows that the band’s live performances are not to be missed. As to be expected, their current tour, featuring a lighting package from Bandit Lites, is no different.

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NEW YORK – In a newspaper interview, Derek Hough described the recently concluded “Move Beyond – Live On Tour” as a “rock concert for dance.” Hough, who with sister Julianne, danced their way into the hearts of Americans on the mega TV hit Dancing With The Stars, was as spot on with that description as he’s been with his tango sidesteps.  The dancing siblings coast-to-coast tour featured all of the fast paced intensity of a rock concert, including flashy costume changes, stunning scenic elements, non-stop energy and an immersive, colorful lightshow that utilized a collection of CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK2 Washes supplied by RKDE Lighting.

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BOSTON – The Boston Pops Spectacular is a cherished tradition in Massachusetts that spans over 40 years. Thousands gather to watch the stunning fireworks display while the orchestra plays the “1812 Overture” at the historic DCR Hatch Shell. Lighting Designer Mike Berger, of Full Flood Inc., utilized 4Wall’s coast to coast capabilities working with 4Wall New York and 4Wall Los Angeles.

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LOS ANGELES – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers celebrates its 40th anniversary and 13 studio albums with their current five month tour of the US and Canada, with an additional date in London in July. LD/lighting director Stanley A Green chose Ayrton LED fixtures as the backbone of his lighting design.

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MANCHESTER, NH – Million Dollar Quartet takes audiences back to December 4, 1956, a day when budding stars Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley got together for a jam session at Sun Records Memphis studio. A recent revival of the musical at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire captures the magic of that long ago moment, thanks in part to a transformative lightshow designed by Carl Rajotte, who also served as artistic director and choreographer.

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LOUISVILLE, KY – The Forecastle Music Festival returned to Louisville’s Waterfront Park for three days of music spread across 85 acres. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting for the festival’s four stages, where more than 60,000 attendees enjoyed musical performances from Run the Jewels, Cage the Elephant, Odesza, Sturgill Simpson, PJ Harvey, Spoon, Weezer, LCD Soundsystem and nearly 50 other acts.

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SAN DIEGO – Nathaniel (Nate) Hall, manager of design for Nautilus Entertainment Design, died unexpectedly July 17, 2017. He was 36.

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LOS ANGELES – Live Nation announced that Linkin Park’s North American tour in support of the band’s 2017 album release, One More Light, has been canceled. Frontman Chester Bennington, 41, was found dead July 20, one week before the North American tour was due to launch at the Xfinity Center near Boston, MA. The North American tour leg was to start in Boston July 27 and wrap up in Los Angeles on Oct. 22.

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PLUGERVILLE, TX. For the City of Plugerville’s annual July 4th Celebration, the Texas town relied on local vendor Miguel Lara Productions to provide the lighting equipment, featuring their High End Systems automated LED rig and HOG4 control, purchased through Austin-based LightParts, Inc. Michael Ojeda of MLP spearheaded the lighting portion of the project, and spec’d four SHAPESHIFTER C1’s and six SolaWash 37s for the event at the city’s new stadium, the Pfield.

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GOURDON, France – French vocalist Barbara Weldens, 35, was performing at the Festival Léo Ferré in a church in southwest France on the evening of July 19 when she suddenly collapsed and died on stage. The cause of death, still officially unknown, has been reported as cardiac arrest from apparent electrocution. Weldens, who had said on her website that she grew up traveling in a circus, was on the rise, releasing her first album this year after winning the young talent award at the Jacques Brel festival and the Pic D’Or prize last year.

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YONKERS, NY – Altman Lighting continued its expansion of their International Sales division with the appointment of industry-veteran Jimmy “JR” Chai as their new APAC Sales Director. Chai will manage the Asia, Australia and New Zealand sales territories.

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