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Dead & Company at Bonnaroo 2016, lit with gear supplied by Bandit Lites.

Bonnaroo Celebrates 15 Years With Bandit Lites

MANCHESTER, TN – The 15th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival took place June 9-12, once again turning a 700 acre field into a concert destination for 85,000 attendees, which would make the rural area rank as the state’s 7th largest city for a weekend. Bandit Lites once again worked with Lambda Productions to provide a lighting package for the weekend that featured a lineup including Pearl Jam, Dead & Company, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole, CHVRCHES, Jason Isbell, M83, Halsey and Chris Stapleton. Dead & Company’s set is pictured here.

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The 1,800-capacity youth auditorium’s new lighting system includes 12 SixPar 100 LED PAR lights, six Lumina Strip LED battens, four TVL 1000 white light LED array panels, four Rayzor Q12 Zoom LED moving heads, six Platinum Beam 5R Extreme beam lights and an Antari F-1 Fazer for atmospheric fog and haze effects.

Alpha & Omega Church Updates Youth Auditorium with Elation Lighting System

MIAMI – Alpha & Omega Church in Miami was looking for a dynamic lighting solution for their newly remodeled Next Level Youth ministry auditorium, something both welcoming and energetic. They found the flexibility they were looking for in an Elation Professional lighting package of LED lights and Platinum Series moving heads. Total Audio & Visual Solutions (TAVS) of Miami installed the lighting system upgrade during a refurbishment of the space, one that allowed the South Florida production and rental company to start with a fresh canvas.

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Pictured here are some of the staging elements produced for the elaborate show.

Philipp Kirkorov Tour Gets Production Assist from Wicreations

ANTWERP, Belgium – Belgian engineering specialist WIcreations designed and supplied motion control, customized staging and hardware / infrastructure for Russian singer Philipp Kirkorov’s recent tour – “I” (“Я”) – which features an elaborate show design by creative director Franco Dragone. WI has previously worked with Dragone on several projects, explains project manager Koen Peeters, and for this one, the show creators turned to them to provide solutions for several staging conundrums, all of which had to be delivered in an extremely short time frame.

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Vrienden van Amstel LIVE 2016 photo by Andre van Wijhe (Tribe Company)

Ampco Flashlight Adds Robe DL7S and LEDBeam 1000s to Rental Inventory

UTRECHT, The Netherlands —Ampco Flashlight Rental BV (AFR) has made a another substantial investment in Robe moving lights. The production and rental company purchased 80 DL7S Profile LED fixtures and 80 LEDBeam 1000s. The new order was delivered via Robe’s Benelux distributor, Controllux, and the lights have been busy ever since on a wide variety of projects, from TV shows to major live events. Pictured here are Ampco Flashlight-supplied Robe fixtures illuminating the Vrienden van Amstel LIVE 2016 event, held earlier this year.

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LRLR riders hit the Southwest this year.

Long Reach Long Riders Complete 13th Annual Charity Ride

LAS CRUCES, NM — The Long Reach Long Riders recently completed their 13th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which was dubbed The Radioactive Ride by ride marshal Loren Schreiber, raised more than $45,000 for Behind the Scenes and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, bringing the total raised since the LRLR rides began to well over $550,000. It began and ended in Las Cruces, NM, running from June 4-12.

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The second EDX is set for June 23

Barbizon Lighting and Harford Community College to Hold Second Annual EDX Event on June 23

BEL AIR, MD — Harford Community College and Barbizon Capitol will hold the second annual Entertainment Design Expo (EDX) on Thursday, June 23. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. It will feature national and international manufacturers and representatives for a day of exploration and education in entertainment technology.

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Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20

30th Annual Music Competition in Malaysia Lit with Clay Paky Gear

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Anugerah Juara Lagu 30, the 30th annual “Champion of Songs” awards show, was staged Jan. 24, 2016 at the Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam. Malaysia’s TV3 first launched the annual singing competition in 1986. Acoustic & Lighting provided Clay Paky fixtures for the event. The rig included 70 Sharpys, 20 Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s (pictured here), 22 Alpha Wash 1500s and 10 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s.

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Hilltop Hoods perform Down Under

LD Paul Owen Uses Avolites Control Setup for Hilltop Hoods’ Shows in Australia

SYDNEY – Supporting a five-city tour in by Australian hip hop trio Hilltop Hoods, LD Paul Owen used a control setup that included Avolites’ Sapphire Touch, Tiger Touch II plus Tiger Touch Fader Wing. The group was touring in support of their album, Drinking from the Sun, Walking under Stars Restrung. The April 2016 tour included sold-out shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.

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Vinyl Theatre performs

For ‘2016 Ones to Watch Tour,’ LD Robert Sanders Adds Martin Atomic 3000 LED Fixtures

HOUSTON —Freelance LD Robert Sanders put six recently purchased Martin Atomic 3000 LED fixtures to work for Live Nation’s “2016 Ones to Watch Tour.” The tour, which featured up-and-coming alternative rockers Finish Ticket and Vinyl Theatre, kicked off in Florida and wrapped up in Houston. On the road, the new fixtures complemented other  Martin products including four MAC 250 Entour moving head spots and a Jem Compact Hazer Pro haze machine. Sanders used a portable M2GO lighting controller and a Martin M-Touch for control.

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