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Atreyu

Lighting Co

CYM Lighting

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Social Sanctuary/Gallagher Staging

La Mirada, CA

Bright Star

Lighting Co

Providence Productions

Venue

Bama Theatre

Tuscaloosa, AL

Mallrat

Lighting Co

Resolution X

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Enmore Theatre

Sydney, Australia

Toby Keith’s ‘Country Comes to Town’ Tour

Toby Keith was first out of the concert touring chute, taking a bull named Corona by the horns and thrilling a crowd of 10,000 in Sioux Falls, SD — including PLSN editor Nook Schoenfeld, who drove down from Minnesota to catch the show.

Lighting the End of the Tunnel for Six60 in New Zealand

New Zealand’s success with effective testing and contact tracing freed Ben Dalgleish of the need to spend much time thinking about viral safety protocols for Six60’s April 24 concert for 50,000 in Auckland. Instead, his full attention went to making the very first concert in Eden Park, the country’s national stadium, a night to remember.

Triller Fight Club

Triller Fight Club, a four-hour PPV combo of boxing and music, took place in a ring and adjacent staging erected on the field of Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium, with performances by Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Diplo, Major Lazer, and Snoop Dogg’s new group, Mount Westmore. Debi Moen has the scoop from LD Tom Kenny.

Whole World Web Show: A Whole New Comedy Stream

First, Covid made Music Matters Productions’ Aaron Soriero turn warehouse space into a livestream studio. Then, with an assist from Michael Smalley, MMR started replacing comedy’s static backdrops with dynamic XR imagery. The technology is opening up new realms of comic creativity.

Global Citizen’s ‘Vax Live’ – A Concert for Our Times

Global Citizen’s Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World, was staged May 2 at the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. More than 27,000 vaccinated frontline workers attended the taping, and viewers from more than 100 countries saw the show on May 8, contributing over $300 million in vaccine funding.