Creative Director Patrick Woodroffe, Lighting Designer Terry Cook and Associate Lighting Designer/Lighting Director Ethan Weber give us a look at The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds Tour. Plus we get the vendor views from lighting provider Upstaging and video supplier Nighthawk Video.
Behind every concert and television show we go to, behind every spectacular effect on the stage at the theatre, behind every clever lighting of urban architecture or public space, there is always a whole load of sophisticated technology. However, not all shows are equally exciting. What makes the difference is the lighting designer, an artist who uses light as a creative tool to interpret the rhythm of music or the atmosphere of a theatrical performance. Patrick Woodroffe is one of the world’s most celebrated lighting designers. He has been artistically illuminating the most famous artists and stars of the entertainment world on concert stages, and in theatres and television studios for many years.Read More »Claypaky and Audiosales Hosted Renowned Lighting Designer Patrick Woodroffe’s Workshop at the Teatro Sociale in Bergamo
“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.
“Upstaging has evolved from a pioneer in the industry to the best touring Lighting company in North America. I had heard of them when… Read More »Industry Congratulations on Upstaging’s 50th Anniversary
The Rolling Stones took to the road this summer for their first European tour since 2018 with their new show, SIXTY, in celebration of their… Read More »Ayrton IP Fixtures Tour Europe with The Rolling Stones
For the current Genesis tour, The Last Domino?, Roland Greil, co-lighting designer with show designer Patrick Woodroffe of Woodroffe Bassett Designs, chose five MDG theONE™ dual haze and fog generators, citing the need for an excellent canvas of haze on which to paint their lighting design for this iconic band’s potentially last tour.Read More »MDG theONE™ Provides the Canvas for Genesis The Last Domino? Tour
English rock band Genesis’ The Last Domino? tour overcame postponed, cancelled and rescheduled dates to resume again last September. The tour marks the first reunion of the band since 2007, and has in its lighting inventory 64 Ayrton Karif LT ultra compact 300W LED beam-spot fixtures.Read More »Ayrton Karif Shines Through for Genesis The Last Domino? Tour
Genesis wrapped up their 2021-2022 The Last Domino? world tour in late March after performing a run of shows in the UK and Europe. Neg Earth provided lighting and set designers Patrick Woodroffe and Roland Greil with a rig that included 148 Claypaky Scenius Unico spot, wash and beam lights.
With Cosmo Wilson – Lighting Designer and Director.
With Roland Greil – Lighting Designer and Programmer