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Big Blue Madness

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Lighting Co
Bandit Lites

Venue
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY

Crew

Production Designer: Aaron Swetland

Lighting Designer: John Lucksinger

Lighting Techs: Andrew Heid, Shane Harrington, Joey Herring

Video Director: Mark Haney/Colonel Tom Touring

Video Techs: Dan Scalzo (EIC/tech manager), Ryan Kerchner (lead projectionist), Phil Evans (projection rigging)

Rigging Co: SGPS ShowRig

Pyro Co: Strictly FX

Gear

2               grandMA1 full

3               grandMA NSPs

36           Martin MAC 2000 Wash XBs

8               Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots

32           Vari*Lite VL3500 Washes

40           Chauvet Legend 230SR Beams

8               PixelRange PixelLine 1044s (4’)

108        GRN Par 64s

64           GRN Moving Wash fixtures

8               Barco 20K projectors

2               Catalyst media server systems

Event Details

Held every year at midnight on the first day of practice for the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, this year’s event took place on Oct. 16. As usual, the event packed 23,500-capacity Rupp Arena. Bandit Lites has been lighting the event every year since 2011.