GR-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre (GR) is a bustling 23-hall venue operating in the middle of the Slovenian capital, hosting a variety of national and international expos and trade fairs. It is also used for television productions, special live events, and some music concerts.Read More »GR-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre Boosts Robe Inventory
Alec Morris from Anthrolight Productions in the UK embarked on a North American tour this fall with English guitarist and ex-Genesis member Steve Hackett, illuminating the performances using an NX1 lighting console from Obsidian Control Systems. The 31-show tour, Foxtrot at 50, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Genesis’s Foxtrot album, kicked off on October 3 in Montreal and concluded on November 18 in Los Angeles. It marked Morris’s first time designing and operating lighting for the legendary guitarist, with Tour Manager Adrian Holmes overseeing the logistics.Read More »Alec Morris Uses Obsidian NX1 Console on Steve Hackett ‘Foxtrot at 50’ Tour
The Globe is a 2,200 square meter multipurpose event venue at the heart of Durban’s award-winning Suncoast entertainment and leisure complex in South Africa. It’s one of KZN’s and the country’s most popular event spaces … and recently took delivery of new Robe PAINTE and LEDWash 600+ moving lights. The new fixtures are part of an ongoing upgrade program that ensures the venue systems stay abreast of the latest and most appropriate production technologies to offer their clients and guests, and were delivered by Robe’s South African distributor, DWR.Read More »Robe PAINTES the Globe
Robe enjoyed the buoyance of a busy year in North America at the 2023 LDI Conference and Tradeshow inside the new West Hall at Las Vegas Convention Center.Read More »A Powerful & Imaginative LDI for Robe
Sondrio has been transformed into an enchanting Christmas landscape with a mesmerizing light show, made possible by the PROLIGHTS Mosaico range image projectors. The project, managed by the communication agency Sviluppo Creativo and the rental company Liteo Tech, turned Campello square into a captivating snowy setting with projections of the Enchanted Forest, created using the PROLIGHTS Mosaico and Mosaico L projectors.
Slovenian indie rockers Joker Out are the hottest musical act of the moment in this lively, beautiful, and dynamic European country. Formed in 2016, 2023 has been a mega-busy year with lots of touring shows, representing Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in the UK, and recently playing a show-stopping sold-out performance at Ljubljana’s biggest arena venue, Stožice, which was lit by Klemen Krajnc, part of the Blackout design studio. This was an all-Robe moving light rig – with 100 Robe luminaires breaking down as 32 MegaPointes, 64 Spiiders, 19 LEDBeam 150s, and 13 FORTES plus a quantity of strobes and LED floods.Read More »Joker Out for Robe
Country-bluegrass band The Turnpike Troubadours are continuing their hit U.S. A Cat in the Rain Tour with Ayrton Zonda 9 FX and Zonda 3 FX LED moving head washes, Bora LED beams, and washes, and Khamsin LED profiles dominating the rig. The tour, which kicked off last summer, follows the August release of the band’s album of the same name. It wraps at the iconic Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX just before New Year’s Eve.Read More »Lighting Designer Joshua Schultz Goes Full-Ayrton with his Rig for The Turnpike Troubadours’ U.S. Tour
Four hours and twenty-two minutes is quite a long time; about an hour longer than it takes to fly from New York to Miami, almost twice as long as the average NBA game, and even longer than Bruce Springsteen’s longest show, a four-hour-and-six-minute performance that took place in Helsinki in 2012.Read More »Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023 Ceremony Shines with 4Wall and CHAUVET Professional
Rockefeller Studios (Jonathan Rockefeller, Founder) announces that The Rock Shop, a leading props and puppet production studio with years of expertise and over 1,500 items created for a slate of international productions, is making its service available to outside organizations.Read More »Rockefeller Studios Announces The Rock Shop, a Props and Puppet Production Studio Now Available to Outside Organizations
Music legend Jackson Browne recently wrapped up another successful tour, including four back-to-back performances at New York’s Beacon Theatre with long time lighting provider, Bandit Lites. Bandit supplied lighting designer Chris Stuba with a package consisting of Ayrton Ghibli, Chauvet Rogue R2X Washes, Elation SEVEN Batten 72, Martin MAC Viper Profiles, Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600, and VL 3600 Spots. Read More »Jackson Browne Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites
Pooh’s Friends Forever tour, which ended in October this year, was far more than a beautiful musical experience; for fans of the beloved band, it was also a journey through time. Formed in Bologna in 1962, the band, which has sold over 100 million records, has been an integral part of Italian popular culture for over half a century.Read More »Pooh ‘Friends Forever’ Tour Reflects Time and Music with Zalight and CHAUVET Professional
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 is on the verge of making history as the event approaches a sellout, with the largest show floor ever, across eight halls of the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, underscoring its status as the world’s premier AV and systems integration exhibition. ISE 2024’s total show floor will be 30% larger than last year. Anticipation is also building for the highest number of visitors ever recorded at ISE, solidifying its reputation as the go-to event for professionals in the field.Read More »Countdown to ISE 2024: Barcelona Hosts Unprecedented AV Extravaganza with Record-Breaking Show Floor