NASHVILLE and MANCHESTER, TN – The heat and humidity didn't slow the pace much for Bandit Lites during a four-day stretch from June 10-13 as the production company served as lighting contractor for two major events: the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. The company was also busy prepping and shipping 12 other new tours in the same week. Hadden Hipsley of Lambda Productions once again called on Bandit Lites to serve as prime lighting contractor for Bonnaroo. Bandit's Dizzy Gosnell worked with Hadden, Leslie Radigan, Joel Carmichael, AC Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Coran Capshaws Red Light Management to provide the artists with their illumination needs.
Artists at the 2010 Bonnaroo included Dave Mathews Band, The Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay Z, Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Norah Jones, John Fogerty, Tori Amos, Jeff Beck, Umpherys Magee, Conan O'Brien, The Dead Weather, GWAR, Ozomatli, Needtobreathe, Damian Marley, Phoenix, Jimmy Cliff, Ween, John Prine, John Butler Trio, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Zac Brown Band, among others.
Bandit, which has been involved with Bonnaroo since the beginning, worked with many of the individual designers to meet their needs during the festival, which packed more than 75,000 revelers on fewer than 700 acres.
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