In 2019, Kevin Lyman dissolved The Vans Warped Tour after 24 years, and headed into the halls of University of Southern California, where he became a Professor for the Thornton School of Music’s music industry program. Turns out his inspiration to fire Warped back up again came from those classes. Lyman shares some thoughts on the return of the tour.
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ESTA’s Midwest Rigging Intensive (MRI) returns August 14-16, offering an unmatched hands-on training experience for rigging professionals in the entertainment industry. Registration is now open for the event, which will take place at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
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The Beatsteaks, one of Germany’s most successful punk rock bands, have been out on their ‘Please’ tour. This tour has continued in 2025. Lighting Designer Joanna Ossolinska, who has worked with the band for several years, developed a completely new lighting concept for the tour
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John Garberson and his 30-person team, from Creative BackStage, provided the lighting, sound, and video support for two general session rooms and 30 breakout rooms for the recent Phoenix Fan Fusion at the Phoenix Convention Center to the rafters.
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Neutrik recently celebrated reaching the milestone of the creation of the 2-billionth connector with a civic reception at Neutrik Group headquarters in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The event featured a celebratory program of presentations that included a retrospective of five decades of the world’s leading connector brand.
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Defender® introduced the new Maintenance Spray, 400 ml, a specially developed maintenance spray for the professional care of cable protectors and other rubber components in… Read More »Defender®: Maintenance Spray for Long-Lasting Cable Protector Care
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The LIFTKET Group welcomes John van Look as the new Global Technical Trainer for its CHAINMASTER and MOVEKET brands. He will be responsible for designing and delivering technical training and workshop concepts for customers and partners worldwide.
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In late June, the Small Business Administration (SBA) began sending letters to some recipients of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — the $16.25 billion program that kept many venues and other live businesses afloat during the pandemic—demanding repayment. Bandit Lite’s Michael T. Strickland offers some points to deal with this issue if you received one of these letters.
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3G Productions LLC has acquired Main Light’s 70,000-sq.-ft. location in Nashville as part of its ongoing initiative to expand into a coast-to-coast, full-service production and systems integration provider. 3G has taken over Main Light’s Antioch neighborhood building, its full inventory, and all seven employees.
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The Rock For People music festival celebrated its 30th anniversary in style with an impressive 5-day event, an all-star lineup, and an expanded capacity of 50,000 which saw a fully sold-out audience flock to the Park 360 site in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Christian radio station WJTL held WJTL Fest—a day filled with inspiring music, fun activities, and uplifting moments. Stray Production Services brought its new Paragon LED profile luminaires for the event, and Stray’s Jon Boyer handled the lighting design.
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