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Ayrton Brings New Products to PLASA 2022

Ayrton’s new Cobra

Ayrton, which celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year, will be exhibiting its latest ground-breaking LED lighting products on the stand of its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions (Stand C11). New for this year and being exhibited for the first time in the UK are Cobra, Zonda 9 FX, and Domino LT. All three of these products have enjoyed phenomenal success on the plethora of tours and festivals that have taken place worldwide since their launch.Read More »Ayrton Brings New Products to PLASA 2022

Stage Right Lighting’s Ayrton Perseo Investment Pays Off for Live Events in Virginia’s Tidewater Region

The Trinity of Terror tour at the Chartway Arena at Old Dominion University

Stage Right Lighting in Virginia Beach, VA expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with 38 Perseo IP65 rated compact, multi-function luminaires, which have been flying off the shelves, according to Production Manager Doug Arble. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »Stage Right Lighting’s Ayrton Perseo Investment Pays Off for Live Events in Virginia’s Tidewater Region

Dude Perfect’s Summer Tour Goes Big with Bandit Lites and 46 Entertainment

Dude Perfect is always trying to up the ante, whether it’s trick shots, wild stunts or a friendly competition, and in true Dude Perfect fashion, they took things to the next level with their 2022 Summer Tour. Bandit Lites partnered with 46 Entertainment to provide the lighting package for the American sports and comedy group that boasts more than 58 million subscribers and 14.6 billion views.

LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Tears for Fears has wrapped the North American leg of their Tipping Point World Tour 2022 in support of the duo’s comeback album of the same name. Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal treated fans to favorites from their new album as well as classics from throughout the years in an amphitheater tour with lighting design by Joe Cabrera ][ who chose 48 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures for effects lighting. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Ayrton Cobra Takes to the Water for 75 Years of Lower Saxony Celebrations

Setting up the Cobra. Photo by Rene Henkenius

Ayrton supplied Producer and Lighting Designer Jens Hillenkötter with its latest luminaire, the laser-sourced, IP65 rated Cobra, for the celebrations of 75 years of Lower Saxony in Hannover, Germany. Postponed from 2021, Niedersachsen Day celebrated the 75th anniversary of Lower Saxony and culminated in the long-awaited evening spectacular at the iconic waterside location, Maschsee, the largest body of water in Lower Saxony.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Takes to the Water for 75 Years of Lower Saxony Celebrations

Bandit Lites Sees Payoff from Big Investment in Ayrton Khamsins


In late 2021 Bandit Lites made a purchase of several hundred Ayrton Khamsin-S fixtures with no real work planned from them; however, the Ayrton name, the high quality of service from the team at ACT Entertainment and a great relationship with Ben Saltzman made this a low-risk opportunity. As it played out, every Khamsin, as they arrived, went straight on the road.Read More »Bandit Lites Sees Payoff from Big Investment in Ayrton Khamsins

Jackson Browne and Bandit Lites Load Out for Summer Band Tour

Bandit Lites is providing an all-LED rig for Jackson Browne’s June-through-September 2022 tour, in support of the artist’s 2021 album, ‘Downhill from Everywhere.’ LD Greg Classen is complementing the music with Bandit-supplied Chauvet, Elation, Martin, Ayrton, and Mega Lite fixtures.

Ayrton Cobra Raises its Head in Athens as ‘Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon’

LD George Tellos chose 12 Ayrton Cobra fixtures to light the main entrance for a pantheon of noted performers taking part in a one-of-a-kind concert event staged in the 2,000-year-old Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece. The sold-out event, “Desmond Child Rocks The Parthenon,” took place June 27 and featured Alice Cooper, Bonnie Tyler and more.

Droneberger Showtechnik of Austria Invests in Ayrton

Droneberger technical director Lukas Jussen and lighting technician Marko Zidar

Droneberger Showtechnik GmbH of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, is the latest company in Austria to invest in Ayrton fixtures, adding more than 40 Ayrton Karif LT and Ayrton Perseo Beam to its lighting inventory. “With the relocation of the company to our new business premises in Gerberweg 44 in Klagenfurt, we are excited to have expanded our portfolio of Ayrton moving lights for the first time,” says Freidl Droneberger. “The first order is already successfully in use.”Read More »Droneberger Showtechnik of Austria Invests in Ayrton

Ayrton Khamsins Dominate LD Tom Kenny’s Rig for ‘The Who Hits Back!’

For The Who Hits Back! 2022 tour, LD Tom Kenny is using a complement of Ayrton Khamsin fixtures provided by Solotech Las Vegas “to serve as the main key light, light the band and add eye candy,” Kenny says. The North American leg of the tour kicked off in April in Hollywood, FL and wrapped in May in Bethel, NY.

Main Light Expands its Inventory with Ayrton’s Khamsin Profile Luminaires

Main Light, LLC, a preeminent dry hire rental partner, has recently added Ayrton’s Khamsin Profile luminaires to their extensive rental offerings. These new units are already in stock at Main Light which has the following locations—Main Light, East in Wilmington, DE, Main Light, South in Nashville, TN, and Main Light, West in Las Vegas, NV. To better introduce this new addition to their inventory Main Light has created this video demonstration of the Ayrton Khamsin-S luminaire:

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NKOTB’s MixTape Tour Blends Yesterday’s Hits with LED Looks

New Kids On The Block’s MixTape Tour 2022 is offering a blend of the old and the new, with NKOTB’s hits along with performances by special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue. The lighting design by LD Cat West, of Flash and Trash Works, Inc., featured 108 Ayrton IntelliPix-R Creative Solutions. The lighting was a central part of the high-energy, party look of the show.