“Hans Zimmer Live” paired iconic musical compositions with a transporting show design by Derek McLane and John Featherstone, working with Peter Nigrini’s engaging video designs and dynamic lighting supported by Associate Designers Hailey Featherstone and Chris Herman.
Megan Thee Stallion was on the road this summer with her first headline tour, “Hot Girl Summer Tour.” The creative team from The Playground Design Collective, which provided the design and show direction to support this dynamic performer, included Production Designers Sooner Routhier, Trevor Ahlstrand, and Creative & Show Director Curtis Adams.
Production & Lighting Designer Nate Cromwell and Set Designer Melody Tseng have created a wonderfully natural setting for Alanis Morissette’s recent “Triple Moon” tour using tracking, automation, and projecting onto soft goods for the tour. Plus, a Vendor View from TAIT on the early collaboration process with the creative team.
The creative studio, Raw Cereal have created a massive stadium-scale show for Morgan Wallen and PLSN shines the spotlight on the production details, speaking with Designer Cort Lawrence, as well as Screens Producer Aron Altmark and Production Manager Chad Guy. Plus there are Vendor Views from some of the supporting production companies.
Justin Timberlake’s ‘The Forget Tomorrow World Tour’ features a dynamic and kinetic design from Silent House Productions’ Baz Halpin and Cory FitzGerald, that is a true production technology marvel. The creative team, along with TAIT and Solotech as vendors share how they brought the technically complex design to reality.
Alt-pop trio AJR’s current “The Maybe Man” tour takes audience on an emotional journey. Production Designer Mitchell Schellenger and Lighting Designer Ezra Donellan add to the impact with the show’s visual design.
Kenny Chesney, the multi-award-winning country star, has kicked off his The Sun Goes Down 2024 summer stadiums tour bringing the good vibes to massive audiences. PLSN got the details about the design from LD Mike Swinford, as well as comments from PM Ed Wannebo and Chesney himself.
The work of Lighting Designer Roger Gant, production design and video content from Lüz Studio led by Matthieu Larivée, Production Manager Charlie Bryson, and VJ Tyler “Taj” Givens all combines to add depth and scale to the visual impact of the 2024 Billy Strings tour.
Tom Sutherland of DX7 DESIGN brings us inside the live-streamed 5-hour event, the ‘TikTok In The Mix Festival’ which took place in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,000 music fans at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. Billed as “the first-of-its-kind live global experience on TikTok,” they brought in 9.6 million viewers tuning in live, and set a viewing record of 33.5 million viewers counting the original broadcast and three rebroadcasts.
Production and Lighting Designer, Tobias Rylander invites us inside the two-story house set he designed for the Manchester, UK-based art rock band, The 1975 in support of their ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour.
The design and production team show us how they keep PHISH’s looks fresh with ever-changing performances.
Multi Grammy-winner Shania Twain is currently traveling the world with her Queen of Me tour. This marks Twain’s first tour in nearly five years. PLSN caught up with Lighting Designer André Petrus to talk about the lighting design and how it supports Twain’s music and performances. Petrus has been working with Twain since 2015 programming for her tours and lighting her well-received Las Vegas residency show.