NASHVILLE – “We’ve been working on this show for a long time… I think it’s gonna be my favorite tour that we’ve done.” Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun told a Chicago radio interviewer as the Grammy winning duo was about to kick off their 70+ date “The Clancy World Tour.” Based on the responses of […]
Working with a stunning production design by Travis Shirley, lighting designer Ignacio “Iggy” Rosenberg of Lightswitch, artfully mapped every pixel across more than 300 pieces of Color STRIKE M motorized strobe/wash fixtures in the massive set for Karol G’s show at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for the superstar’s Madrid stop on her 62-date Mañana Será Bonito […]
SIBIU, ROMANIA – Some years ago, the prestigious publication, American Theatre hailed the Sibiu International Theatre Festival as “Romania’s Miracle.” Having just celebrated its 31st year, the festival, which is put on by The National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu, is indeed a miraculous achievement. How can it be described as anything else, given the color […]
VENICE – Napoleon called it “the drawing room of Europe,” but Piazza San Marco is much more than that. For centuries, this 12,128 m2 trapezoidal space bordering the Bay of San Marco has been an enchanted spot of beauty and inspiration that has worked its magic on poets, artists, dreamers, and, of course, millions of […]
DETROIT – It was “a perfect show on a perfect night” one local newspaper critic wrote of Hootie & the Blowfish’s appearance at Michigan’s Pine Knob, speaking for the 14,000 fans who packed the amphitheater earlier this summer. This sentiment is being echoed (weather permitting) at every other stop on the iconic alt rockers’ 43-city […]
ANTWERP – “The atmosphere during a concert in a theater hall is very different from that at a festival or in an arena.” Tourist LeMC told a journalist at the start of his Onrust tour. That is precisely why the renowned Flemish hip-hop-folk artist eschewed his usual venues and built this 23-show tour around more […]
MANCHESTER, TN – Even for the most seasoned Roo Vets, this year’s version of the iconic Bonnaroo festival was hot, really hot! Temperatures during the three-day event were consistently in the 90s, sometimes reaching 100, with plenty of humidity and one thunderstorm thrown in. These conditions made the covered This and That Tents welcomed places […]
Malmö, Sweden – On December 14th, Eurovision unveiled the theme art for the 2024 edition of its iconic song contest. Called “Eurovision Lights,” the design is based on simple, linear gradients inspired by the vertical lines found on auroras and sound equalizers. The 163-million television viewers who tuned into the Eurovision Song Contest this May […]
Spanning across 250 feet and rising 65 feet in the air, this year’s bassPOD stage was massive by any measure, but the most stunning feature of the metallic structure designed by Stufish Studios can be seen in the myriad shapes and forms that extend in every direction on multiple levels, creating endless visual paths for […]
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The promoters of Arizona Bike week billed their event as a “five-day celebration of motorcycles and music.” This year for the 27th edition of the annual festival, they could have added another feature to their list: mind-bending light and video show! It’s all but impossible to imagine that any of the half-million […]
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY – “A Concert For Dreamers.” That is how one music critic described the two-and-a-half-hour concert by the red-hot Italian indie group Pinguini Tattici Nuclear (Tactical Nuclear Weapons) at RCF Arena, Europe’s largest outdoor concert venue. Like all beautiful dreams, this one too embraced a never-ending universe of hope and possibilities. There were […]
LAS VEGAS – History isn’t made every day, but it sure was on Sunday February 11. Not only did it mark the first Super Bowl played in Las Vegas, and a major step forward for the football dynasty of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, it was also the largest audience ever to watch […]