Fit For An Autopsy’s recent North American tour with Lamb of God put lighting designer Vinny Shaw’s adaptability to the test, as he was required to adjust his show to different technical configurations at every concert, relying on both busking and the capabilities of his ChamSys console.
The historic center of Reggio Emilia was transformed into a large open-air urban stage for the third edition of VYNI Festival. The event brought together wine tastings, vinyl culture, talks, and live music in some of the city's most iconic public spaces.
The evolution of live events, hybrid formats and audiovisual productions is expanding the role of stage technology. Beyond lighting, sound and video, increasing importance is being given to the elements that help create a consistent visual and acoustic experience for both in-person and remote audiences.
If Thee Sacred Souls evoke the raw soul-funk sound that Amy Winehouse popularized in the early 2000s, it’s no coincidence: in their early days, they shared the independent label Daptone Records with the iconic British singer, along with a vintage aesthetic, an organic production philosophy, and part of the same creative circle.
If you ask an AI to describe the industrial aesthetic, it will most likely refer to familiar elements: steel, exposed brick, and visible structures. However, EDM designer Steve Lieberman chose to break away from that imagery when approaching Max Styler’s show at Radius Chicago, opting for a more refined and contemporary vision.
At Grace Church in Seattle, upgrading the sound system meant solving two equally important challenges: improving intelligibility throughout the sanctuary while preserving the visual character of the space.
Since its founding in 1965, Krazy Kanguruh has been a cornerstone of après-ski culture in St. Anton am Arlberg, attracting skiers and snowboarders from the slopes into one of the most vibrant party destinations in the Arlberg region.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) is Finland’s national competition to select its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2026, the event returned for its fifteenth edition, broadcast live from Nokia Arena in Tampere by YLE, Finland’s public broadcaster.
Cartuja Center CITE in Seville has added Sala IN to its infrastructure, an audiovisual space designed to integrate sound, image, and environmental control within a single technological architecture.
Robe Lighting was one of the technical partners of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, in an edition marked by spectacular staging and a high level of production.
The collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize brought an explosive mix of industrial rock and electronic techno to Coachella’s Sahara Stage, enhanced by an impressive lighting design by Paul “Arlo” Guthrie based on 57 COLORado PXL Curve 12 motorized battens from CHAUVET Professional.
As the official audio supplier to host broadcaster ORF during the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2026, Sennheiser deployed its largest Spectera setup to date at Vienna’s Stadthalle, including pre-production units of the yet-to-be-released Spectera wireless handheld transmitter.
IBC has announced the launch of the IBC2026 Innovation Awards, with entries now open for projects, programmes and initiatives representing breakthrough advances shaping the global media and entertainment (M&E) industry.
Following appearances at several major live events, including the Halftime Show 2025, the High End Systems Zeo once again demonstrated its capabilities in a high-profile television production: the grand finale of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), Germany’s equivalent of American Idol, held on May 9, 2026.
L-Acoustics unveiled L1, the flagship of the L Series, along with its companion cardioid subwoofer, CS1. Built on L-Acoustics’ patented Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source (PULS) technology, L1 sets a new benchmark for stadium sound systems and has already been selected for some of the world’s biggest stages.
In the historic Arsenale of Venice, the vast Darsena Grande was transformed into a spectacular open-air stage for Arsenale Water Show 2026 – The Call of Olympia, one of the standout events of the Venice Carnival.
San Isidro Festival 2026 has once again transformed Madrid into a huge open-air stage, bringing together live music, tradition, and culture in some of the city’s most iconic locations such as Plaza Mayor, Las Vistillas, Matadero, and the San Isidro Park.
