Bandit Lites recently installed the lighting system for SkyFly: Soar America in The Island in Pigeon Forge entertainment park located in Pigeon Forge, TN. Here is information about the project from Bandit Lites:Read More »SkyFall: Soar America Takes Flight with Lighting System from Bandit Lites
It was a legendary basketball game at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN, with 20,000 fans hungry for the rematch between No. 16 Tennessee and No.… Read More »Bandit Lights Up Tennessee’s Big Win Over Kentucky
Bandit Lites was awarded Best Concert Visuals at the 33rd annual Pollstar Awards. The event was hosted by Steve Treviño and held once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton. Michael T. Strickland, Bandit Lites chair and founder (pictured here), accepted the award.
Bandit Lites launched into the new year with ambitious plans of growth and renewal. To that end, Bandit announces the hiring of Paul Holst as an additional project manager in Nashville to better meet the 2022 demands of events and tours.
David “Gig” Butzler was recently honored at Bandit Lites’ Annual General Meeting in Nashville for 30 years with the company. Over the course of Butzler’s career trajectory, he has expanded from working as a pipe fitter in St. Louis and doing lighting as a side hustle, to serving as the lighting designer for the best-selling solo artist of all time, Garth Brooks.
Music City bid farewell to 2021 with Nashville’s annual free New Year’s Eve celebration. Crowds poured into Bicentennial Park as Bandit Lites supplied Chris Lisle… Read More »Bandit Lights Bicentennial Park for Nashville New Year’s Eve
Lainey Wilson, who opened for Jason Aldean’s three Back in the Saddle shows at the Park MGM in Las Vegas Dec. 9-11, got full production looks from Aldean’s LD Keith Hoagland with a rig that included 18 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures supplied by Bandit Lites.
During Bandit Lites’ Annual General Meeting in Nashville, Founder and Chair Michael T. Strickland honored Vice President Mike Golden for his 40 years of service. After working as a stagehand at the coliseum in Johnson City, TN, Golden joined Bandit Lites as a stage builder for a Kenny Rogers tour. Pictured here, from left, are Strickland, longtime client Alice Cooper, and Golden.
It was a gathering more than two years in the making as Bandit Lites team members came together for the company’s Annual General Meeting. Noting that Bandit had managed to weather the storm that came in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic, founder and chair Michael T. Strickland honored employees who achieved career milestones.
Pentatonix (PTX) wrapped their 18-date Evergreen Christmas Tour 2021 the night before Christmas Eve with lighting from Bandit Lites. Named for their latest album release, Evergreen, the three-time Grammy award winning group brought their yuletide vocals to their fans with distinctive looks crafted by LD Travis Shirley.
Smooth jazz multi-instrumentalist Brian Culbertson recently wrapped his 2021 tour with a budget-friendly yet distinctive lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. LD André Petrus specified Chauvet COLORado CuePix WW4 Blinders, Elation Smarty Hybrids, Showline Nitro 510C LED strobes and a grandMA2 light console for control.
On the morning of Nov. 10, before the 55th CMA Awards were presented at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, ABC’s Good Morning America and Bandit Lites helped get the country music celebrations started in Bridgestone Plaza. LD Luke Carver lit performances by Old Dominion with Chauvet, Elation, GLP, Mega-Lite and Portman fixtures supplied by Bandit Lites.