SINGAPORE – Coldplay’s Head Full of Dreams tour resumes later this month in Asia. The tour has already made history by selling out 100,000 seats in Singapore. At the same time, Kings of Leon is winding up their U.K. tour and heading for America. Paul Normandale of Lite Alternative Design is production designer for both tours, and the Solaris Flare is his LED fixture of choice – with 96 Flares used for Coldplay and 36 for Kings of Leon.
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“The genres are a little different but we found the Flares are quite ‘ecumenical,’ the perfect tool for any mood,” Normandale noted. “On both shows we face the Flares toward the audience for maximum effect. We use them in all modes to create interest, occasionally zapping the crowd with strobe effects. And man, they are bright! Even in stadiums the Flares create a total immersive experience for the fans.”
Normandale adds, “We use Flares for a lot of designs. They’re very reliable, extremely versatile, and way brighter than any competing LED fixture around.”
This year marks Normandale’s fourth tour for Coldplay and his eighth for Kings of Leon. Lighting Directors are Graham “Feastie” Feast on Coldplay and Hunter Firth on Kings of Leon. Lighting for the UK and European segments of the tours is provided by Lite Alternative.
Solaris Flares have been specified by respected designers like Normandale for countless productions worldwide. A new recently introduced version, the Flare Q+, has all the features of its predecessor, with the added benefits of Solaris’ revolutionary Q+ Technology™. New Q+ LED driver technology almost eliminates fan noise, while increasing brightness by over 40%, up to an amazing 52,000 lumens in the 96-LED format, and 58,000 in the Flare Q+ LR linear 108-LED unit. A “Theatre Mode,” with slightly reduced output, is effectively silent, yet still 8% brighter than the original Flare. Both the Flare Q+ and Flare Q+ LR fixtures have a calibration function that allows matching of intensity and color with earlier generation Flares.
Find out more about Paul Normandale and Lite Alternative at www.lite-alt-design.com. TMB is exclusive distributor for Solaris Flare products.
