Elation DARTZ Fulfill Kelly Clarkson’s “Meaning of Life” Tour

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

Kelly Clarkson has proved to be a multi-talented star since winning the inaugural season of "American Idol" in 2002. Besides charting consistently ever since, she has been a regular coach on “The Voice” and is set to host “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in September. Before that though, she hit the

ZZ Top Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Tour with L-Acoustics

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) kicking off the band’s 50th anniversary world tour in their home state of Texas Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, ZZ Top —long comprised of the classic trio of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard—is celebrating

Sam Parker Lends Galactic Touch To Passion Pit Tour With CHAUVET Professional

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

Sam Parker described the look he devised for Passion Pit’s Manners 10th Anniversary Tour as resembling a “space station command pit.” Like an inter-galactical craft, which turns reality on its head as it approaches the speed of light and enters the darker realm of quantum physics, Parker’s rig expanded creative

Snow Patrol Tours with Outline Newton

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

Snow Patrol returned to the road, after a seven-year break, with their 2018 album Wildness. Audio provider Adlib used the Outline Newton multi-source processor at the front end of their systems. The Newton is fast becoming an Adlib standard for audio processing and this sold-out UK arena tour was no

ZDF Hitparade Reaches 50 with GLP Setting the Old Show in a New Light

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

Like many people, lighting designer Thomas Gerdon delighted in sitting on the couch with his parents in Germany, watching ZDF Hitparade on a tube TV. Remembering the great TV format he was overjoyed when the offer was presented to him to design the lighting for the show to celebrate the 50th

Dutch Theater Complex Adds Claypaky Axcor Spot 400s

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

The Kunstlinie Almere Flevoland (KAF) in Almere, the Netherlands, recently installed 16 x Claypaky Axcor Spot 400 fixtures in its theatre. Claypaky distributor AED Nederland provided the compact, bright LED moving spotlights. KAF is a theatre and exhibition centre in Almere, which opened in 2007 and was renovated and took its

VUE’s Acoustic Linearity Lights up Neon Carnival 2019

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by Thomas Richard - July 9, 2019

In celebration of its 10th year as the unofficial Coachella A-list after party, Neon Carnival expanded this year to include a second weekend to coincide with the Stagecoach country music festival. After its initial outing on the second night of Coachella — the Carnival returned for a second, country-tinted outing

Vari-Lite meets the LED screen challenge with hip-hop star AJ Tracey

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by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019

Lighting designer James Scott used the feature-rich VLZ Profile from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, on the recent UK tour by hip-hop artist AJ Tracey. The LED fixtures had the power Scott required to deliver a visual complement to the bright LED screens on the Brixton Academy showcase gig that closed

‘Immense’ Vero VX delivers on Gottwood Festival’s main stage

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by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019July 6, 2019

Image by Rob Jones for Khroma Collective Gottwood marked its 10th anniversary with a carefully crafted programme of the finest underground electronic music. The festival’s organisers are committed to giving its community the best possible sound and, with that in mind, called in Audio Feed (with a little help from its

Robe Enjoys the Blue Hour at PQ19

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by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019

Robe embraced the vitality and essence of visual and aural collaboration in supporting “Blue Hour”, a large scale multifaceted immersive installation staged in the Small Sports Hall venue at the Prague Exhibition Grounds for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ19). This complex work was developed from an