AC/DC kick off the North American leg of their 2015 world tour this weekend [August 22] with a spectacular light show using technology from Philips, the global leader in lighting. The veteran rock band’s explosive sound is matched ...
Tags: Philips, electrifying light show
With more than 40 million records sold worldwide, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee trio of Rush first hit the music scene in the early 1970s and is one of the most iconic rock bands today. As they prepared to launch their latest ...
War Horse, the now legendary World War I drama depicting the devotion of a boy to his horse, has moved stage audiences in the UK and US, winning five 2011 Tony Awards. One of the most striking elements of the show is its highly evocative ...
Tags: lighting, lighting design, lighting rig
USA - Philips Entertainment, representing Philips Vari-Lite, Philips Strand Lighting, Philips Selecon, and Showline, has announced the realignment and consolidation of its Americas commercial group to provide better service to their ...
Tags: Philips, Lighting, Lighting Industry
UK - Lighting and visuals rental company HSL is supplying all lighting equipment to the current series of the Googoosh Music Academy, which features a spectacular lighting design by Steffan Jones. The show, produced by Manoto TV is ...
AED Distribution has announced the opening of a new AED Distribution UK facility, based out of their existing AED Rent premises in High Wycombe - to be headed by David March, as sales director. AED Distribution UK says it will provide ...
Tags: AED Distribution, UK facility, AED Rent
UK - Three of the lighting industry's brightest sparks have joined the Knight of Illumination panel as judges in the Concert Tour and Events category, previously the Rock Category. Ryan Hopkins of UK lighting Rental Company HSL will be ...
UK - Inaugurated in 1886, the old People's Palace, as it was formerly known, was originally built to provide cultural activities to its local population but tragically burned down in 1931. Rebuilt in 1936 to the west of its original site, ...
Tags: QMUL, Stage Electrics, lighting, audio
In his first headlining tour, American Country Music Award-winner Luke Bryan is already selling out venues throughout the United States on the "Dirt Road Diaries Tour". Out on the road with the tour, FadeUp Design Group lighting designer ...
Tags: Luke Bryan, VL3015LT Spot luminaire, Philips Vari-Lite
French rental house Phase 4 has invested in 50 of the new VL3015LT Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite. This makes Phase 4 the first lighting rental supplier in Europe to be able to offer the fixtures to its customers. Paris-based ...
Tags: rental house, Phase 4, VL3015LT Spot luminaires, Philips Vari-Lite
UK - West London-based rental company, Entec Sound & Light were asked to supply lighting, trussing and rigging for a high profile one off concert by Malaysian Chinese superstar Fish Leong at Wembley Arena. Entec was working for the show's ...
Tags: Entec lights, lighting, lighting designer
France - Philips Selecon is powering up its range of LED luminaires to exhibit at SIEL Paris this week (Stand D88). Philips Selecon's French dealer Dimatec will be showcasing Selecon's PLFresnel1, PLProfile1, PLCYC1, PlyCyc2, and Studio ...
Tags: LED luminaires, Philips, LED engine
UK - At midnight on New Year's Eve, the Mayor of London's New Year's Eve Firework Display celebrated an extraordinary year for the capital. Jack Morton Worldwide, the award winning global brand experience agency, created the display for the ...
Tags: Firework Display, London, Stage Electrics, lighting
Luc Peumans from Genk, Belgium based creative visual design practice, Painting With Light, has designed stage and set lighting for the first arena touring production of Dreamworks' Madagascar LIVE! Brought on-board by Netherlands based ...
Tags: Luc Peumans, Painting With Light, LED
Knight of Illumination Award-winner and lighting designer Cate Carter has harnessed the precise and powerful beam control of Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash FX luminaires to create a beautifully focused, and surprisingly intimate, show for ...