Thursday, October 20, 2022
Back in 1959, a Dayton, Ohio man named Ermal Fraze forgot to bring his can opener to a family picnic. Desperate to enjoy his favorite beverage on that hot day, he had to resort to opening…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:47AMTuesday, October 18, 2022
After 122 shows over four years, the legendary rock band Kansas wrapped up the Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour. With fans still clamoring for the show to carry on, the band embarked on…
SOURCE: PLSN at 07:49AMFriday, October 14, 2022
Patrick Dierson and The Activity have been involved in the Made In America Festival in Philadelphia since 2014 and this year turned to Elation Professional Proteus™, Protron™ and Smarty�…
SOURCE: PLSN at 01:47PMThursday, October 13, 2022
It’s fitting that one of Jon Pardi’s most famous songs (and the second of his four No. 1 hits) is “Dirt On My Boots.” As its title suggests, the song, like the artist himself, embodi…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:02AMTuesday, October 11, 2022
The metal bar structure that runs across the front of the stage on KoRn’s current tour with a light and video show run by Thomas “Church” Christmann on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500, sugges…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:46PMAmerican rapper and singer Jelly Roll is out on the road performing with a lighting system from Bandit Lites. The Southern hip hop country rock breakout artist recently hit No. 1 on Billboar…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:42PMWednesday, October 5, 2022
To provide Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm with simple but impactful lighting for their 2022 U.S. tour, Bandit Lites deployed a dynamic rig using Martin Professional lighting solutio…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:15AMTuesday, October 4, 2022
The fifth annual Elements Music and Arts Festival took place at new site in Long Pond, PA, adjacent to the NASCAR Pocono Raceway. Elements drew power from an onsite solar panel farm, and the…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:52PMMonday, October 3, 2022
Lighting a coheadline tour can, at times, be a tricky proposition, especially when one of the acts wants to build its show around a car wash theme, complete with a sawed off Corvette on stag…
SOURCE: PLSN at 07:10AMFriday, September 30, 2022
Phish's summer tour in North America united the collaborative lighting team of Chris Kuroda, longtime lighting designer for Phish, and associate designer Andrew “Gif” Giffin, who have cr…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:06PMTime was on Cosmo Wilson’s mind on Sept.8 when he lit Aerosmith’s pandemic-postponed 50th Anniversary Concert at iconic Fenway Park. The band’s longtime LD not only transcended time by…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:34AMBandit Lites supplied a lighting system for American pop rock band LANY, who wrapped their 34-city Summer Forever tour. Lighting Designer Ben Gilbert and Production Manager Alex Rousso based…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:48AMWednesday, September 28, 2022
A “spirit of joy,” as one critic described it, runs through the music of Marca MP. The California quartet’s lively blend of banda, mariachi, and ranchera has an uplifting effect on …
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:21AMTuesday, September 27, 2022
Coheed and Cambria traveled across the U.S. over the summer with ‘A Window of The Waking Mind Tour.’ The production was anchored by a giant inflatable set piece flanked by a pair of larg…
SOURCE: PLSN at 01:52PMMonday, September 26, 2022
The close of 2022 and the start of the New Year is going to see Bandit Lites reaching an entirely new level of demand across all departments. To meet the expansion, Bandit Lites announces th…
SOURCE: PLSN at 04:13PMThursday, September 22, 2022
“We are deeply grateful and savoring every nanosecond of this,” Flea proclaimed to fans at the start of one Friday night show on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Global Stadium Tour. It’s …
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:39PMWednesday, September 21, 2022
Robe North America expands its sales team with the appointment of John Dickson as Central U.S. Sales Manager, starting Oct. 1, 2022. Based in Austin, TX, Dickson will bring more than 25 year…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:24AMRock band Coheed and Cambria weave an imaginative tale across multiple albums through storytelling and hard driving music. The latest chapter in the Amory Wars storyline, which plays out on …
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:43AMTuesday, September 20, 2022
Fireplay Lighting Designer Nick Whitehouse chose the all new, never before used Vari-Lite VL3600 PROFILE IP fixtures as his workhorse light on Carrie Underwood’s upcoming Denim & Rhine…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:04PMDonny Osmond recently completed his 100th solo residency show at Harrah’s Las Vegas beneath a rig of 140 Elation luminaires with lighting design by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design. Just getti…
SOURCE: PLSN at 04:31PMThursday, September 15, 2022
NAMM has set its priority booth assignment deadline as Sept. 21, 2022 for the 2023 NAMM Show, taking place April 13-15 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. Submitting you…
SOURCE: PLSN at 06:02PMThe Pride Parade in Long Beach, CA, last month was followed by a two-day festival featuring a variety of performance spaces and interactive activations. Islay Events supplied lighting for th…
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:20PMWhen lighting Carlos Santana you’ve got to be on your toes. “It all changes on a dime,” says Santana Lighting Designer Michael Ledesma of the 75-year-old rock and guitar icon. “A set…
SOURCE: PLSN at 07:47AMTuesday, September 13, 2022
A Celebration of Life for Randy Mayer is set for Saturday, Oct. 15. The event starts at 1 pm at The Majestic Ventura Theatre, located at 26 S. Chestnut St., Ventura, CA 93001. All are invite…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:07PMEvery once in a while, Craig Richter runs into someone who isn’t familiar with the music of Halestorm, despite his Grammy-winning client’s cult-like following. When that happens, the he …
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:26PMCrossfade Design, LLC has promoted Jalyn Kowalski to general manager. During her two and a half years at with the design company, Kowalski has evolved into an indispensable cog in the Crossf…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:10PMEd Sheeran’s global tour is well underway as the captivating show continues to impress international audiences. The +–=÷x Tour (Mathematics Tour) is supported by long-standing touring p…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:57AMFew bands have built more excitement over the last couple of years than regional Mexican band Grupo Firme. Out on a summer stadium tour across the U.S., the Tijuana banda and norteño group …
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:05AMThursday, September 8, 2022
New York and LA-based lighting and visual designer Rob Ross of technical production specialist, Studio RRD used his vast imagination and 160 Astera Titan Tubes to create a stunning light scu…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:52AMTuesday, September 6, 2022
As the lighting designer for the prolifically touring country star Chase Rice, Zakk Bosserman has become a master at molding a wide variety of house and festival rigs to fit his client’s v…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:00PMBandit Lites Lighting Director Alex Becker programmed a halftime light show for The University of Tennessee Volunteers’ new season of football in Knoxville, integrating pattern washes on t…
SOURCE: PLSN at 04:29PM 
