International News

LONDON – Technical supplier and coordinator Liteup Events recently supported alt-J at their first arena show of 2017 at London’s The O2 Arena in mid-June. The show was part of the venue’s 10th year celebration as a leading destination for live music and events. The arena show helped kick off the band’s 2017 worldwide tour, which included a performance at Glastonbury’s Other Stage this year.

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[caption id="attachment_278152" align="alignnone" width="800"]Jands named Robe Distributor Down Under[/caption]

SYDNEY – Robe lighting s.r.o. named Jands as the Australian and New Zealand distributor for ROBE and Anolis lighting brands. Jands is an Australian owned company founded in 1970 that manufactures and distributes some of the world’s most recognized lighting, audio and staging products primarily for the entertainment and exhibition industry.

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BLACKPOOL, UK – While Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is perhaps most famed for its varied program of visiting musical acts, during three days in March, the complex held  the International Fitness Showcase (IFS), the UK’s largest event for fitness aficionados. Dynamic lighting for the three energy-packed days of dance, aerobics, lectures, workshops and mind/body sessions, LD and Assistant Production Manager Ollie Wilkinson and Thomas Beattie, Production Manager at Arranpaul, came up with a lighting concept spearheaded by a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Wash, COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 and Rogue R1 Spot fixtures.

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WASHINGTON, UK – Multinational flight case hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom continues to invest in all its facilities to ensure the production process stays efficient, state-of-the-art and meeting the increased demands following the launch of global online sales portal, pennelcomonline.com in January 2016.

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[caption id="attachment_278127" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe in use with Phil Collins[/caption]

EUROPE – Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, hit-maker and one of the world’s best-selling recording artists – Phil Collins – was on the road last month (June 2017) for his “Not Dead Yet” mini tour, named as per his autobiography published in October 2016. Collins’ long term lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe has created a stylish, animated lightshow, which is directed and operated on the road by Roland Greil, who also acted as the associate designer for the show – the two have collaborated on a number of projects in recent years including Adele last year, and on this one they worked closely with set and scenic designer, Misty Buckley.

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MADRID – On July 7 at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, acrobat Pedro Aunion Monroy, 42, who had been performing in front of a crowd of 35,000 attendees, died after falling nearly 100 feet. As investigators tried to pinpoint the cause, festival organizers and Green Day were criticized for continuing with their show despite the tragedy. In a statement, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong expressed condolences and made it clear that, had the band been aware of the accident, they would have opted against performing. Festival organizers, meanwhile, pointed to “security issues” as the rationale for not cutting the concert performances short. They also expressed condolences.

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[caption id="attachment_278110" align="alignnone" width="800"]Dutch celebrate Liberation Day with ADJ gear[/caption]

NETHERLANDS – On 5th May 1945 the Netherlands was liberated from the Nazis. Initially the date was marked every five years with a celebration of liberation, but in 1990 May 5th was designated an annual national holiday in the Netherlands. The day is now commemorated by celebrations across the country, including music festivals held in one of the major cities of each of the Netherland’s 12 provinces. In Limburg, the festival is hosted in the city of Roermond and ADJ lighting was used to provide eye candy effects and illumination for one of the principle stages.

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BÉZIERS, France – For French rapper Soprano’s current tour, Victorien Cayzeele from All Access Design (AAD) specified Robe Spikies and BMFL Blades supplied by Dushow.

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[caption id="attachment_278098" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robert Haigh at the Brolga Theatre[/caption]

AUSTRALIA – The Brolga Theatre in Queensland’s Maryborough is a typical regional venue – its 900 seat proscenium arch theatre hosts an international ballet troupe one night, Jimmy Barnes the next, and a local dance school the day after. Though the venue is just 17 years old, changes in technology mean replacement lamps are no longer available for their wash lights, leading the staff to assess how to upgrade for the future. The future, as they see it, is Elation’s Platinum Seven RGBWAC-UV LED wash.

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[caption id="attachment_278092" align="alignnone" width="800"]Linkin Park at the O2[/caption]

LONDON – You can take the band out of Southern California, but you can’t take So Cal out of the band.  Completing the European leg of their world tour in Birmingham recently, Linkin Park’s ‘One More Light’ is a departure from the group’s earlier work.  Smooth, subtle, and sometimes moody, the band’s evolving sound is complemented by the tour’s lighting designer, Celine Royer. Seventy-four Solaris Flare Q+ fixtures play a key role in her design.

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PARIS – Philips’ Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam luminaires are playing a central role in the lighting design for Depeche Mode’s Global Spirit tour. Lighting design for the tour is by Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of US-based SRae Productions. Associate lighting designer Brian Jenkins programmed the show for SRae, while lighting director Manny Conde is responsible for the lighting on the tour. The lighting equipment is being supplied by UK-based production rental specialist HSL Group.

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