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Sleeping with Sirens

Lighting Designer Wesley Rizzo has come from teenage fan to helming the Sleeping with Sirens (SWS) tour, which sees them playing to sold-out crowds at large club venues.

Third Eye Blind ‘Summer Gods Tour’

Third Eye Blind toured this summer with the fourth edition of their “Summer Gods” Tour. Production & Lighting Designer Chris Denholm, Principal of Partner Production Services LLC led the creative effort in support of the band. Denholm along with Lighting Programmer, Clay Joiner of Live ReDesigned speak about supporting this tour.

Brent Clark’s Designs for Robert Plant / Alison Krauss and Sarah McLachlan

Production & Lighting Designer Brent Clark has two shows currently on tour, the Robert Plant / Alison Krauss “Raise the Roof Tour,” for which he’s also touring as Lighting Director; and Sarah McLachlan’s “The Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour.” Clark took some time to speak with PLSN about his designs for both these tours.

Beartooth: Positive Vibes

Designer Ben Jarrett of Squeek Lights checked all of the boxes with his design for metalcore band Beartooth on its 2024 North American tour.

Spotlighting Andrea Bocelli

Lighting Designer Aldo Visentin of ArtmachinA, the longtime designer of the incomparable Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli, speaks about his design approach for Bocelli’s singular performances, supported by OSA International.

Russell Dickerson ‘Big Wheels & Back Roads’ Tour

Russell Dickerson’s “Big Wheels & Back Roads” Tour has been playing to enthusiastic audiences, with a production and lighting design from Scott Cunningham of Cut2Black Designs. Cunningham tells us about the design concept and supporting the high energy artist.

Lighting Luke Combs

As Country music superstar, Luke Combs played stadiums throughout the U.S. on his World Tour, Production Designer Oli Metcalfe and five-year Combs veteran, Lighting Director, Kevin Northrup took time to speak with PLSN about casting more than just a spotlight on this multi-award-winning artist.

MGMT

Show Director/Production and Lighting Designer Ricardo Rojas talks about the theatrical presentation and reinvention of indie rock band MGMT’s 2007 major label debut, Oracular Spectacular. Rojas developed an especially creative production design for the recent one-off show of their biggest hit album.