Robe moving lights helped create great dynamics for the two stages in the Bullhead Circus tented arena at the 2012 Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) Festival in Germany. Among the biggest, best known and most popular metal fests in the world, over 80,000 rockers gathered over three days to enjoy a wide selection of metal genre artists which included headliners The Scorpions, Machine Head, Sepultura … [Read more...]
Global Gathering for HSL
Leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL continued its busy summer supplying lighting equipment, LED screens, trussing and rigging for the Main Stage and five tented arenas at the 2012 Global Gathering event, staged at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford ….. attracting up to 50,000 dance music fans over two days. HSL’s Tim Fawkes project managed the event and co-ordinated the … [Read more...]
Entec Lights 2012 Larmer Tree Festival in Style
West London based Entec Sound & Light supplied a substantial stage, architectural and garden lighting package to the 2012 Larmer Tree Festival, staged in the picturesque environs of Larmer Tree Gardens at Tollard Royal, south Wiltshire, UK. It’s the seventh year that Entec has been involved with providing lighting the popular boutique festival, set in the unique environment … [Read more...]
Robe Goes Wild for the Maccabees
Robe ROBIN MMX Spots and LEDWash 600s were the main moving lights used by LD Phil Shaw for a recent high profile one off show at London’s Alexandra Palace by indie rockers, The Maccabees. The band are currently promoting their third studio album ‘Given To The Wild’, released in January and hitting the UK album Top 10 Charts. Shaw has been working for The Maccabees since the … [Read more...]
Happy Days and Happy Mondays for Robe LEDBeam 100s
Robe’s new, small and funky LEDBeam 100 fixtures made their UK touring debut on the Happy Mondays recent three week outing, with lighting designed by Dave Farmer of THC Design. Equipment for the major shows, including Manchester MEN Arena and three sold out Brixton Academy’s, was supplied by Leeds based Zig Zag Lighting. The iconic Manchester alt rock / ravers returned to live performance … [Read more...]
