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Janet Jackson ‘Together Again’ Tour

Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again’ tour is her 10th outing. For the ‘five act’ retrospective of her 50-year career, Eric Wade, Principal of Crossfade Design served as Production Designer as well as Tour Director. Troy Eckerman was Associate Lighting Designer/Lead Lighting Programmer. Both speak with PLSN about the production solutions supporting this dynamic artist’s tour.

Top Tours of 2022

“Billboard” magazine recently ranked tours around the world by total ticket sales from November 2021 through October 2022. The Showtime section within PLSN’s January 2023 issue focuses on the lighting, staging and video production teams and equipment supporting these tours.

Red Rover Entertainment Delivers All-Round, Adaptable Elation Rig for Faouzia Tour

Photo: David Milejszo

Upon completing a string of European performances in July, global pop star Faouzia began preparations for a fall North American tour that saw the Moroccan Canadian singer playing dates across the U.S. and Canada. Jon Stanners of entertainment production company Red Rover Entertainment of Winnipeg designed lighting for the outing and specified an Elation rig of Fuze SFX™ moving heads, SixBar 500™ linear bars, and SixPar 200™ 6-color PAR lights.Read More »Red Rover Entertainment Delivers All-Round, Adaptable Elation Rig for Faouzia Tour

LDI 2022 Helps Industry Gear Up for Busy 2023

The LDI Show returned to Las Vegas after a busy year of live event productions across North America. The aisles were busy with production pros seeking to gear up for another busy year ahead, with exhibitors unveiling as many new products as steadily improving supply chain conditions would permit.

Tyler Veneziano Creates Beefy Background for Breaking Benjamin with Help From Chauvet Professional

Fans didn’t stay in their seats for long when Breaking Benjamin took the stage on their recent tour with Alice In Chains. The multi-platinum rockers from Pennsylvania opened their show with a bang, or make that a blaze, when they appeared against an intense pyro display and broke into a full throttled rendition of “Blow Me Away,” their thunderous and menacing hit from Halo 2.Read More »Tyler Veneziano Creates Beefy Background for Breaking Benjamin with Help From Chauvet Professional

Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour Wows with ROE Visual Displays

Ed Sheeran’s global tour is well underway as the captivating show continues to impress international audiences. The +–=÷x (Mathematics) Tour is supported by long-standing touring partner, Colonel Tom Touring (CTT) and features a stunning stage comprised of an array of ROE Visual LED products.

Astera Has a Glowing Halo

Halo founder Yass Guenancia (L) and Alex Allen, head of rental / hires for Halo (R). Photos by Louise Stickland

London, UK—Halo, a central London-based lighting and AV rental and production company founded in 1989 by Yann Guenancia, has been thriving ever since, including throughout the UK’s three pandemic lockdowns, when it was one of a few very fortunate companies in a position to remain open and keep supplying equipment for a broad range of clients.Read More »Astera Has a Glowing Halo