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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — On Feb. 13, three months after the terrorist attack at the Bataclan in Paris, the Eagles of Death Metal resumed their European tour. The Feb. 13 performance in Stockholm will be followed by a Feb. 16 concert in Paris, but not at the Bataclan. Owners of that venue have vowed to reopen, but not until later this year. Instead, the Eagles of Death Metal will perform at Paris’ Olympia music hall.

DORTMUND, Germany – Niclen Moving Lights Systems GmbH has added Elation Professional Cuepix Series LED blinders and Colour Pendant color-changing LED luminaires to its inventory of rental stock. The purchase includes both versions of Elation’s popular Cuepix Blinder – the Cuepix Blinder WW2 (pictured here) and Cuepix Blinder WW4. They house 2 and 4 long-life 100W warm white 3,200K COB LEDs respectively.

TEL AVIV, Israel – A reality TV program, Music School, which is broadcast on national Channel 2, gives 16 young people the chance to be mentored and trained by four professional singers. LD Ronen Najar’s design for the show, staged at the Russell theatre in Ramatgan, Tel Aviv, includes 11 Robe BMFL Spots, six MMX Spots and an additional eight LEDBeam 100s shining from around the back of the audience. Lighting rental company Argaman Systems supplied the gear for Ronen’s rig. He uses a grandMA2 console for control.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The Cankarjev Dom convention center here recently added to its inventory of more than 100 Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase o six Pointes and six more LEDWash 600 fixtures. Zoran Najdenov, head of the nine-person lighting department, is pictured here (left) with Dean Karov of MK Light Sound.