SAO PAULO, Brazil – Queen + Adam Lambert’s recent Latin American tour included six late-September shows in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. The high-energy show featured UK based LD Rob Sinclair’s lighting looks. For the three Brazil shows (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre), Sao Paulo based LPL provided 137 Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 2500E ATs.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – ABBA tribute band Björn Again have been delivering great nights out since their formation in Melbourne in 1988. The only tribute band endorsed by ABBA themselves, they have toured the world, played major festivals and entertained the stars. Lighting designer Alex Saad is currently on the road with Björn Again, and chooses High End Systems Hog platform to light up the feel-good show night after night, venue after venue.
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ROME – For Italian singer/songwriter/poet Francesco De Gregori, LD Andrea Coppini has been relying upon Clay Paky fixtures. The Italy-based Osram subsidiary provided a Q&A that provides some insights on Coppini’s decision-making when it comes to lighting this artist.
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THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – Dutch rock band Di-Rect celebrated their 15th anniversary with a concert on the beach at Scheveningen in front of 12,500 fans. The beach is one of the most visited public spaces in the Netherlands and is renowned its vibrant ambiance. LD Nick van Balen specified a rig that centered on Robe fixtures for the event.
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COLOGNE, Germany – LD Björn Hermann used GLP impression X4 S and X4 L fixtures to help boost a giant matrix at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne for the second Video Days. This was another opportunity for 15,000 YouTube fans to see the stars of this genre not only on a canvas, but also live on stage at the massive Lanxess Arena.
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LONDON – Colour Sound Experiment supplied gear for Secret Garden Party (SGP), which drew 30,000 to Mill Hill Field in Cambridgeshire July 23-26. Jonathan Ricketts, Head of Lighting for SGP’s production team, The Dark Horses, included 18 Clay Paky Sharpys in the Great Stage’s lighting rig. Pictured here, Jungle performs.
BREGENZ, Austria – The LED professional Symposium +Expo (LpS 2015) drew 1,400 around the world to Bregenz, Austria from Sept. 22-24 to discuss and learn about all things LED.
BARCELONA, Spain – Nighttime hotspot Razzmatazz recently installed Elation Professional Cuepix Panel LED matrices to add to the venue’s visual possibilities, whether for a live music performance or a night of clubbing.
Read More »HELSINKI, Finland – Lighting and set designer Mikki Kunttu has used an array of Clay Paky Mythos and A.leda B-EYE K20 fixtures as part of the lighting design for a production of symphonic poem Kullervo at the Finnish National Opera.
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LONDON – PLASA announced that its main event for 2016, set to take place Sept. 18-20, will move to Olympia in London. The show has been held at London’s ExCel in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The last of the shows held in Earls Court before that exhibition center closed for demolition was in 2012.
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo – For the 2015 All Africa Games, Concept K joined the With Up agency to create the event’s lighting and visual design. Project lighting designer Jean-Francois Bonnement suggested BMFL Blades for all the long throw work in the stadium. Concept K LD Christophe Roirand also supported the decision to go with 32 BMFL Blades for the Opening Ceremony.
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LONDON – For the OnBlackheath festival in South East London, the new “Make Noise” DJ stage featured EDM stars like Erol Alkan and Grammy-winner Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), along with an array of 28 pixel-mapped Nexus 4×4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.
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