The University of Tennessee in Knoxville held its annual celebration of illustrious alumni at 2022 Alumni Awards Gala. Bandit Lites donated a lighting system for the event, which honors alum…
Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys has embarked on her sixth concert tour playing 31 dates in North America and 21 in Europe on the Alicia + Keys World Tour. The show, which celebrates the 15-tim…
PLSN magazine has added a text-to-speech audio player to its website. Readers and subscribers of PLSN can now enjoy listening to the magazine " including features, news stories, and more on …
A casual observer might describe Rowdytown as a "concert," but the event's organizers, the electronic music duo Big Gigantic, and their legion of fans, prefer "party," a term that more accur…
Country star Walker Hayes is out on his first headlining tour with a lighting package supplied by Bandit Lites. The viral 'Fancy Like' singer released his third album "Country Stuff" in Janu…
 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 openi…
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…
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 Proteusâ„¢, Protronâ„¢ and…
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, embodies the r…
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, suggests ima…
American 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 create…
Time 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 creat…
Bandit 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…
 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 fans…
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 large vi…
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…
"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 a safe b…
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…
Rock 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 …
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 & Rhinest…
Donny 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 getting…