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BACOLET, Tobago – For a recent wedding at the Ohana Village resort, LD Jonathan Sammy used Chauvet DJ and Chauvet Professional fixtures including 64 Freedom Par Quad4, 10 Intimidator Spot 355Z IRC, four COLORband PiX USB, eight Freedom Stick and eight COLORado 1 Tri IP fixtures.

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Staged on June 4, less than two weeks after a suicide bomber killed himself and 22 others as attendees were leaving an Ariana Grande concert, and one day after another terror attack in London killed eight, the “One Love Manchester” concert drew 55,000 to Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Ground and raised funds for Manchester victims and their families. The British Red Cross reported it received more than £10 million ($13 million) in donations in the 12 hours following the concer.

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – ‘Heaven on Earth’, which will be touring U.K. arenas between Dec. 4 2017 and May 12, 2018, will feature a lighting design by LD James Bawn. The show, focusing on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, is relying upon Avolites technologies for lighting and video support. The large-scale musical is produced by Eden International Productions. It was written by Sara Jeffs and directed by Racky Plews, with an original musical score and arrangements by Geoff Alexander.

LONDON – Singer/songwriter Banks toured Europe and the U.K. earlier this year with a lighting rig supplied by Neg Earth Lights that included 13 Robe Spiiders (and one spare). LD Ali Pike designed the show, which traveled from Antwerp, Belgium on Feb. 24 to London on March 13. The tour, in support of last year’s Altar album release, is now underway in the U.S. and Canada through late June. Banks then heads to Australia before heading back to North America, the U.K. and Europe for another run of shows later this year.