HSL supplied all lighting for the Stereophonics incendiary homecoming show at Cardiff Castle, Wales, UK last weekend - including 8 of the new Robe ROBIN 300E Beam moving lights, which made their UK show debut, specified by LD Tim Routledge. The gig celebrated the band's forthcoming album "Keep Calm & Carry On", and Routledge was asked to light this and a warm-up gig at the Electric … [Read more...]
HSL rocks well for Nordoff-Robbins at the O2
HSL supplied all lighting and necessary rigging for the recent Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy "Rockwell" fund-raising event at London's O2 arena. Technical production was co-ordinated by Production North and the lighting design was by Peter Barnes. The show united a galaxy of stars - including Tom Jones, Joss Stone, Robert Plant, Lulu, Hot Rats, Razorlight, David Gray, Ronan Keating, … [Read more...]
HSL C’s The Fringe
HSL once again supplied lighting and power distribution to C venues' performance spaces at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. C venues is the home to the largest theatre and new writing programme at the event, featuring a lively schedule of innovative physical theatre, drama, comedy, dance, music, musicals, mime, opera, children's shows, visual arts and loads more. HSL project manager Mike … [Read more...]
HSL goes Global again
Leading UK lighting rental company HSL supplied site wide equipment for the main stage, 5 indoor arenas and 2 outdoor terraces at the 2009 Global Gathering dance extravaganza, staged at Long Marsden Airfield in Warwickshire. Once again, HSL was working for Electric Fly Productions, whose Nick Jevons and Phil Winward created the lighting and show design for all these areas, working for … [Read more...]
HSL tells a few White Lies!
HSL is supplying a specials package for LD Chris Megginson and the super-hot UK indie rockers White Lies' current European festival tour, which was boosted for the band's appearance at Glastonbury 2009. Megginson went to HSL to help design a rig that was quick to install in the 20 minute changeover for their Friday afternoon slot on Glasto's Other Stage - which would also make real impact … [Read more...]
