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The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry Co-Headliner Blasts Around the UK with Robe

A rock-tastic double bill of art house chaos from The Darkness and big-rock-show mayhem from Black Stone Cherry tore through the UK arenas like a whirlwind, delighting fans on a short but highly memorable co-headliner. This also united two lighting designers who were working together for the first time and 132 Robe moving lights plus three RoboSpot systems supplied by lighting vendor Zigzag Lighting.Read More »The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry Co-Headliner Blasts Around the UK with Robe

Save the Date: 2023 Event Safety Summit

Houston, The Event Safety Alliance has an announcement! The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has confirmed the launch of the 2023 Event Safety Summit in Houston, TX, November 7-9. Join them in the home of NASA and some of the country’s largest entertainment, cultural, and sporting events as they explore new frontiers in safety practice and technology and broadcast the ESA message of safety to the farthest reaches of the event world. Read More »Save the Date: 2023 Event Safety Summit

The Venue at Thunder Valley Wows Opening Weekend Audiences with State-of-the-Art Elation Rig Supplied by SP&L

For its opening weekend in mid-February, The Venue at Thunder Valley Resort Casino debuted in a big way with sold-out shows by big-name acts the Eagles, Bruno Mars, and Santana. Located in Lincoln, CA, just northeast of Sacramento, the resort’s recently constructed $125 million, 4,500-seat entertainment venue boasts state-of-the-art entertainment technology including over 300 Elation Professional lights supplied and installed by Sacramento Production & Lighting (SP&L).Read More »The Venue at Thunder Valley Wows Opening Weekend Audiences with State-of-the-Art Elation Rig Supplied by SP&L

Bandit Lites Supports CMT Music Award Winning Megan Moroney

Megan Moroney accepting the Breakthrough Female Video of the Year category at the 2023 CMT Music Awards

Bandit Lites is immensely proud to share that it’s providing the lighting for country sensation Megan Moroney’s upcoming performances. The singer-songwriter went viral for “Tennessee Orange,” her ode to a beau that has her questioning her loyalty to Georgia’s Bulldogs.Read More »Bandit Lites Supports CMT Music Award Winning Megan Moroney

Tickets on Sale for THE Conference: Live at Lititz’s Second Annual Event

Four industry insiders once again bring their expertise, in partnership with the Rock Lititz Community, to build a stronger, healthier touring and live-event industry

After a sold-out launch in 2022, THE Conference: Live at Lititz will return to the Rock Lititz Campus, December 6, 7, and 8, 2023. In partnership with the Rock Lititz Community, CJMS (Charlie Hernandez, Jake Berry, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross) will continue the work of collaboration, growth, and mentorship at the second annual conference.Read More »Tickets on Sale for THE Conference: Live at Lititz’s Second Annual Event

Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ Plays Perth Festival

Iconic Icelandic singer / songwriter Björk’s acclaimed visually, and sonically immersive Cornucopia theatre masterwork played a four-night residency at the recent Perth Festival in Western Australia. It delighted fans and was staged in a purpose-built 5,000 capacity pavilion in Langley Park, ensconced amid a ‘cybersonic Garden of Eden’ uniting nature and technology.Read More »Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ Plays Perth Festival

2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Accepting Submissions

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. invites students to see where their designs can take them by entering the seventh Vectorworks Design Scholarship. The global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to entertainment design, architecture, landscape architecture and design, and interior design. Students can submit a new design or past project from any of their classes for the chance to win up to $10,000 USD.Read More »2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Accepting Submissions

Datum Creative Selects IP Rated Elation Lighting to Carry ‘No Video’ Production for ‘We Belong Here’ Festival

One of the festival season’s more unique early gatherings took place February 25-26 when Miami’s Virginia Key Beach transformed into a pop-up beach club for We Belong Here. Datum Creative was responsible for the site, production, and lighting design and turned to Elation Professional’s industry-leading range of IP rated luminaires to carry the production visually and fulfill the festival organizer’s unique ‘no video’ brief. Technical Arts Group (TAG) served as lighting vendor. Here’s a video overview of the festival from Datum Creative:

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Astera Supports Bruno Poet and Richard White’s Design of Björk ‘Cornucopia’ Tour

Astera Titan Tubes and PixelBricks are woven ingeniously into the elegant lighting design by Bruno Poet and Richard White for Icelandic singer / songwriter and live performance trailblazer Björk, who is touring her Cornucopia theatrical show globally through 2023. This is a fantastic example of using lighting inventively to enhance a much larger mixed media ‘bigger picture’ that helps capture the many and varied expressions, emotions, moments, and messages of Björk’s stunning work.Read More »Astera Supports Bruno Poet and Richard White’s Design of Björk ‘Cornucopia’ Tour