Most touring lighting designs are built by combining different types of fixtures, each intended to perform a specific function. However, the Spiritbox production that toured North America in 2026 was developed using just one fixture model.
Lighting designer Nicolás Fischtel used the dual-face GLP TWYN moving heads on the production Bacanal to illuminate both the drama and contemporary dance scenes and the architecture of Mérida's Roman Theatre, making the most of the limited fixture positions permitted at this protected historic venue.
More than 200 fixtures from the Anolis Ambiane range now provide the house lighting in the two largest venues at Adelaide Festival Centre, reducing power consumption by approximately 50% while delivering a smooth, even wash across both auditoriums.
For Danish Queen tribute band Queen Machine's 28-date 2026 Greatest Hits summer tour, lighting designer Theis Wermuth used Robe iESPRITE LTL fixtures for the first time, alongside a RoboSpot system equipped with iFORTE LTX follow spots.
For Callum Beattie's 90-minute headline set at Scotland's Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Steve "Mac" McCracken of Mac-Events combined the festival lighting rig with his own pre-rigs, controlling the entire setup from a ChamSys MQ250M Stadium console.
Lighting director and Hog programmer Oscar Gallardo used ETC's Tour Hog console to program and control the lighting for The Alan Parsons Project's summer concerts in Spain, adapting the show to very different venues, from the Roman Theatre of Mérida to Starlite in Marbella.
Italian pop superstar and singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro is touring sold-out stadiums across Italy with his Stadi 26 tour, featuring a striking lighting design by Giovanni Pinna.
Lighting designer Nico Riot created a floor package of 16 Color STRIKE M fixtures from CHAUVET Professional, supplied by MPM of Lorraine, to maintain a consistent aesthetic for the French punk rock band across very different festival rigs in France and Belgium.
The 11th edition of UNTOLD Festival took place from August 6–9, 2026, at the Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Considered one of Europe's largest festivals, it ranks third worldwide, behind Tomorrowland Belgium and EDC Las Vegas.
Benidorm Palace, one of Benidorm’s leading entertainment and live performance venues, has added new lighting solutions from PROLIGHTS to enhance the visual effects across its performance space.
Illuminate took part in Freedom 250, providing lighting for two of the country's most prominent celebrations, including the July 3 event at Mount Rushmore, where an Elation Professional lighting system accompanied a spectacular fireworks display.
Eight JDC2 IP, ten JDC Burst 1 and one MAD MAXX from GLP shaped Stage B at the third edition of Moorea Festival, with Loïc Esparraga of MIND responsible for lighting design, programming and operation.
