Starting strong is great… but what truly stays in people’s minds is a powerful finale. Every performer knows it, and so does the creative team behind the popular Alton Towers resort. That’s why every November they close the season with a bang, staging a fireworks spectacular accompanied by a dazzling light and laser show.
Seven years of preparation culminated in Radiohead’s return to the stage, giving fans an exceptional in the round experience (with the stage in the centre and the audience surrounding it). This production design brought audiences closer to the musicians following the British art rock band’s significant break from touring.
Crypto.com Arena, home to the LA Kings, Los Angeles Lakers and LA Sparks, has completed a major lighting upgrade with the installation of 140 PROTEUS series fixtures, including the new PROTEUS RADIUS from Elation Professional.
YES TECH was present at ISE 2026 with the immersive YESphere stage. Covering an area of 300 sqm, the installation stood out for its visual rhythm and immersive approach, offering visitors an experience close to that of a live stage environment.
When two new films, The Running Man (2025) and Nuremberg, announced their West End premieres at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on successive days, the pressure fell on production lighting company Limited Edition Events and its creative director, Richard Godin.
The Spark space, ISE’s new creative industries showcase, has brought together professionals from gaming, broadcast, live events, design and media during this edition, in an immersive environment designed to demonstrate how creative ideas move from experimentation to real-world impact.
At ISE, tvONE and Green Hippo showcased complete and integrated control across the entire pixel chain, from playback and switching to processing, pixel mapping and control.
Representing a strategic leap in rigging safety and digital integration, ELL™ unveiled its first line of professional-grade electric chain hoists at ISE 2026, designed to meet the demanding requirements of the modern entertainment industry.
Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, Berkeley—home to Cal Performances, one of the nation’s leading university-based arts presenters—enters a new era of acoustic versatility with a state-of-the-art Constellation® system from Meyer Sound.
Lighting designer Daniel Saveski — currently Head of Lighting for Australia’s Channel 9 (GTV9) — used an Avolites D9 console (with a D7 as backup) to light the broadcaster’s famous Christmas special, Carols by Candlelight.
The town of Linne, in the Netherlands, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its historic weir with a two-week programme of cultural and festive activities. Root Productions handled the event’s technical production, using professional equipment supplied by Highlite Rent, including its latest Infinity Furion series and Showtec solutions.
TheOne Club opened its doors in October 2025 in the heart of Warsaw’s premier nightlife district on Mazowiecka Street, combining high-end hospitality with a club-calibre audio environment.
ISE 2026 took to the skies for the first time with a spectacular 600-drone show. This impressive combination of technology, creativity and artistic expression offered an audiovisual experience for all audiences, lighting up the sky each afternoon above the South Access of Fira de Barcelona Gran Via.
For 25 years, monitor engineer Dave Rupsch has been responsible for monitor sound on high-level tours for global icons such as My Chemical Romance, Katy Perry, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Jonas, and many others.
Communication needs in audiovisual and broadcast environments are evolving towards increasingly flexible and mobile systems. In line with this trend, AEQ highlighted at ISE 2026 its wireless intercom solution, the XPLORER MAX beltpack.
The company DPA, Audiovisual Projects Division, has carried out the installation of the professional audio system for the Avanzza Pádel sports complex, a modern and multifunctional space dedicated to sport and well-being.
INFiLED transformed the foyer of Cologne’s oldest surviving theatre, the Volksbühne at Rudolfplatz, into an immersive visual experience ahead of performances of the award-winning musical comedy Himmel und Kölle.
