One of the most anticipated musical reunions, Creed went back on tour for the first time since 2012. The award-winning rock band embarked on a 40-show tour that boasted sold out performances. Lighting Designer Mathias Kuhn worked with Bandit Lites to supply a lighting system worthy of the epic, soul-lifting sound that has inspired and elevated fans for decades.
Fully settled into her new position as Director of Personnel for Bandit Lites, Kelly Feild is embracing a new leadership position in the Nashville office, working alongside Bandit Lites Vice President of Business and Innovation, Jake Tickle as the second in command at the Bandit International Facility in Nashville.
After more than 40 sold out headlining shows in 2023, country music superstar Jason Aldean extended his ‘Highway Desperado’ Tour with a lighting system from longtime vendor, Bandit Lites. Lighting designer Matthieu Larivée of LUZ Studio wanted to avoid LED and instead focus on warm looks.
It was a night that will go down in music history as legends took to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl to honor the late Jimmy Buffett. From The Eagles sharing the stage with Paul McCartney, stories from Harrison Ford, Jane Fonda, Don Johnson, Woody Harrelson and Judd Apatow, to performances from Mac McAnally and the Coral Reefer Band, Zac Brown, Brandi Carlile, Jackson Browne, Jon Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, and Dave Grohl. It was a fitting salute to the man who entertained his beloved “Parrotheads” for decades and who advised everyone to look on the lighter side of life.Read More »Bandit Lights Up the Night at Star-Studded Jimmy Buffett Tribute Concert
American pop band LANY recently wrapped up the North American leg of its 2024 tour, A Beautiful Blur, named after their fifth album, released in 2023. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for duo Paul Klein and Jake Goss who named their act in honor of Los Angeles and New York. Lighting Designer Ben Gilbert sought to streamline the design with LED fixtures, offering both a cohesive design and easier time programming. He drew inspiration from the cylindrical halo video element and curved the lighting trusses around it.Read More »Bandit Lights Up ‘Beautiful Blur’ with LANY
An estimated 250,000 people turned up for Nashville’s Let Freedom Sing! 4th of July Celebration. Bandit Lites worked with Chris Lisle of Chris Lisle Lighting Design to provide the lighting for both The Jack Daniel’s Broadway Stage as well as the Ascend Amphitheatre.Read More »Bandit Lights Up Nashville’s Fourth of July Celebration
Multi-platinum, chart-topping rock band Shinedown working with Production and Lighting Designer Mitchell Schellenger and Lighting Director Carter Fulghum for their Planet Zero World Tour. With a radical new thrust stage design, the team tells us about the design and the vendor support for the tour.
Last fall, Darkroom Creative enlisted Elation Smarty Hybrid™ moving heads on Walker Hayes’ “Glad You’re Here Tour” as a multifunctional workhorse on the country star’s first headlining arena tour. Currently out on his follow-up “Duck Buck Tour,” the leading design firm has again turned to the compact moving head as the only hard-edged fixture in the rig. Read More »Elation Smarty Hybrid™ Workhorse Lights on Walker Hayes ‘Duck Buck Tour’
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
Stars gathered at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for Love Rising, a benefit concert for Tennessee Equality Project, Inclusion Tennessee, OUTMemphis, and The Tennessee Pride Chamber. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the evening of joy and dancing, where performances included Allison Russell, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Amanda Shires, Brittany Howard, Hozier, Jake Wesley Rogers, Jason Isbell, Joy Oladokun, Julien Baker, Mya Byrne, The Rainbow Coalition Band, and YOLA.Read More »Bandit and Eric Cathcart Light ‘Love Rising’: Let Freedom Sing (And Dance)
Chase M. Strickland has worked in and around Bandit since a very young age, starting in the shop and eventually moving on to the road. This experience provided Strickland with a wide view of the operations. Additionally, he has watched his father, Michael T. Strickland, in action since he was born, giving him an exceptionally close perspective of exactly how Bandit operates.Read More »Chase M. Strickland Named Bandit Lites Business Manager
Dave Koz, the acclaimed chart-topping, GRAMMY®-nominated saxophonist kept the holiday tradition alive with his Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour. Bandit Lites provided the lighting system for the tour’s 25th anniversary, where Rick Braun, Peter White, Keiko Matsui, and Rebecca Jade joined Koz for an evening of holiday music and memories.Read More »Dave Koz & Friends Wrap Up Their 25th Anniversary Christmas Tour with Bandit Lites