The 2022 Balaton Sound Festival took place during a midsummer heat wave in Hungary June 29-July 2. Despite the sizzling weather, LD Mark Kontra was able to captivate the crowds drawn to performers including Martin Garrix, Alesso, Marshmello and Sven Väth with more than 200 Robe fixtures from Budapest-based Colossal Ltd.
The legendary Glastonbury Festival (Glasto) – one of the largest and most popular celebrations of contemporary music, art, and culture – returned with its glorious… Read More »Robe Enjoys Glorious Glastonbury 2022
Electronic music pioneer and innovator Gary Numan is on the road again showcasing the apocalyptic and topical climate crisis that highlights his studio album, Intruder, combined with some greats from his back catalog. The UK leg of the tour featured a show-stopping performance at Wembley Arena in London for which Lighting Designer Dustin Snyder used large quantities of Robe MegaPointes and LEDBeam 150s together with other lights supplied by rental specialist, Siyan.Read More »Gary Numan’s ‘Intruder’ Tour Lit with Siyan-Supplied Robe Fixtures
Armin van Buuren staged five blockbusting “This Is Me” shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, designed by his long-term LD Marc Heinz, who included more than… Read More »Robe Lights Armin van Buuren’s ‘This Is Me, Feel Again’ Shows
LD Crt Birsa, who has worked with 2CELLOS since 2014, opted for a complete break with his previous designs for the duo of Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. Instead of the full-on rock ‘n’ roll looks of the previous tour, Birsa takes a more architectural approach using Robe MegaPointes and Spiiders at the core of his design.
Composer, producer and “rock star of film music” Hans Zimmer traveled through Europe this spring with his 19-piece band and an orchestra. Lightswitch LD John Featherstone and his team worked with an all-Robe moving light rig supplied by Satis & Fy.
Luke Bryan turned to Show Designer/Director Brian Burke and Lighting/Set Designer Tom Sutherland from DX7 Design to ensure maximum visual impact for his first Las Vegas residency shows at the Resorts World Theatre. Sutherland took full advantage of the Robe fixtures that Solotech had included in the new venue’s house rig.
Ghost from Sweden and Volbeat from Denmark co-headlined a U.S. tour lit, respectively, by LDs Erich Bertti and Niels Bjerregaard. Premier Global Productions provided a rig centered on Robe moving lights including MegaPointes, Spiiders, and BMFL Spots.
Canberra-based Elite Event Technology – one of Australia’s leading rental and production companies – has made a new investment in 16 Robe MegaPointe moving lights for general stock, which join the sixteen that they already owned, purchased when the product was launched in 2018.Read More »Elite Event Technology Makes MegaPointe Investment
LD Crt Birsa used 66 Robe moving lights including 13 Robe FORTE fixtures for the selection events determining Slovenia’s entry in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO) staged the talent competitions at their main studios in capital city Ljubljana over three weekends.
DJ Black Coffee, who hails from South Africa, performed at Drumsheds in north London in late 2021 with a lighting design from LD Eran Klein that included Robe fixtures. “It was a giant rave, like a volcano, rumbling and exploding with molten energy,” Klein noted.
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.