SunTrust Park in Atlanta Hosts Billy Joel Concert with Assist from G2 Structures
ATLANTA – Less than a month after opening the new home of the Atlanta Braves, SunTrust Park hosted Billy Joel for the venue’s inaugural concert. Having established a reputation with Major League Baseball Parks across the nation, G2 Structures was able to accommodate the demands associated with an event of this magnitude. G2’s team completed the setup of their K System Structure, converting the 41,000-seat stadium into a world class concert venue, in just over two days.
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Bandit Lights Jacob Sartorius’ ‘The Last Text Tour’
NASHVILLE – It’s a scene Bandit Lites has grown accustomed to seeing over its near 50 years in the touring industry: screaming fans overwhelmed with excitement at seeing their idol live, and singer-songwriter Jacob Sartorius’s fans are certainly enthusiastic, as his live shows this April showed. Hailed as the “new Justin Bieber,” the 14 year old embarked with a lighting package provided by Bandit for his headlining The Last Text Tour.
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Lollapalooza Argentina 2017 Lighting Includes Chauvet Professional Fixtures
SAN ISIDRO, Argentina – Buenos Aires-based Descableados installed 50 Chauvet Professional WELL Fit fixtures supplied by NASH Ingeniería for the crowds attending Lollapalooza Argentina 2017, which took place March 31 and April 1 at the Hipódromo de San Isidro horse racing track near Buenos Aires. The battery powered and wirelessly controlled IP65 rated fixtures were used to uplight a massive “Love Is All” sign/sculpture.
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Production of ‘Mary Poppins’ at Dubai Opera House Relies on Unusual Rigging
DUBAI, UAE – A traveling production of ‘Mary Poppins’ took flight from the U.K. and Switzerland, landing in Dubai, and turning to Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC for a locally-supplied rigging and a truss frame for front of house scenery.
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Croatia-Based Rock Group Celebrate 40 Years; Tour Rig Includes Robe Fixtures
SPLIT, Croatia – Prljavo Kazalište launched a tour celebrating 40 years of hits with a concert at the Spaladium Arena in Split. LD Sven Kučinić of LumiLas LLC specified Robe fixtures, including 20 MMX Spots, 12 MMX WashBeams and 16 Pointes as the main moving light fixtures.
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Desert Trip Not on the Festival Agenda for 2017
LOS ANGELES — Desert Trip, the two-weekend classic rock festival that was self-mockingly referred to as “old-chella” by some of the performers onstage, will not be a regularly scheduled annual event, according to Goldenvoice CEO Paul Tollett, in an interview with Billboard magazine.
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Theatre Communications Group to Meet in St. Louis in 2018
NEW YORK – Theatre Communications Group (TCG) noted that its 28th annual TCG National Conference will take place in St. Louis, MO from June 14 to 16, 2018.
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Abu Dhabi Festival Goes On Despite Storm with 100 Nuri*Lites Supplied by Protec
ABU DHABI, UAE – The annual Mother of the Nation (MOTN) festival, the UAE’s largest cultural celebration, took place in late March and early April over a period of 10 days. The crew from Protec appreciated the ability of the fixtures they were using – 100 Nuri*Lites Hurricane LED fixtures – to stand up to a fierce storm.
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Puppet Theatre in Estonia Lit with Robe’s DL4S Profiles and DL4F Fresnels
TALLINN, Estonia – Robe’s DL4S Profiles and DL4F Fresnels – 52 in total – have been specified and installed at the new Nuku (Puppet) Theatre in Tallinn. This world famous theatre has just opened a completely new space – formally an outside courtyard – at its theatre complex in the heart of the picturesque and vibrant Estonian capital. The project is one of the latest in a number of high profile theatre installations of Robe DL series LED moving lights around the world.
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Dutch Cultural Center Sees Major Lighting Upgrade with Claypaky Fixtures
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands – Dutch cultural center De Oosterpoort in Groningen has purchased a range of Claypaky moving head fixtures as part of a major technical upgrade to the center’s lighting and audio departments.
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Dave Taylor Runs Empire of the Sun Coachella Show with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium
INDIO, CA – Empire of the Sun performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s Sahara Stage with artistic flourishes that included glowing pyramids and a six-pronged stage element cradling a white orb. The light show featured a blend of bright white light and vivid colors, programmed and controlled by Dave Taylor, who used a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console.
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