One of the most keenly anticipated follow-up movies this Autumn is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. In this mockumentary comedy film, again directed by Rob Reiner, the band reunites after a 15-year break for one final concert. As the action moves to New Orleans it is for this concert — which took place at the City’s Lakefront Arena — that vastly experienced lighting designer Mike Baldassari and...
The Beatsteaks, one of Germany’s most successful punk rock bands, have been out on their Please tour, in support of the album of the same name, since spring 2024. This tour has continued in 2025. Lighting designer Joanna Ossolinska, who has worked with the band for several years, developed a completely new lighting concept for the tour – with some deliberate references to previous tours: The...
GLP fielded its large ever deployment of fixtures at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival for the recent 2025 event – including all its latest in-demand touring products. The massive global event has been staged successfully across two weekends since 1999 at its Empire Polo Club location in the Californian desert, close to Palm Springs. Various stages – including the main stage and Sahara tent...
When the highly anticipated stage version of the blockbuster film The Devil Wears Prada debuted in Chicago in the summer of 2022, it was to mixed reviews. By the time it arrived in London’s West End at the end of 2024 it was with an entirely fresh production, including a new creative team and an original score from Elton John. Paule Constable, who lit the show in Chicago, had praised GLP’s then...
Ant Wan, one of Sweden’s largest hip-hop artists, broke the attendance record at Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena recently, when a sell-out crowd of 40,899 fans gathered to see the concert. What is more remarkable is that not only did he steal the previous house record from Madonna, but it was only the artist’s second ever live … Continue reading "More Than 100 GLP JDC’s Boost Ant Wan’s Record Breaking...
In January 2023, Gregor Hägele set out on his very first tour – a sold-out success for the young German singer-songwriter. That was reason enough to add a further 12 dates to his Mama, ich bin dann mal auf tour (Mum, I’ll be on tour) shows this November – a good decision, both for the … Continue reading "Rising Star Gregor Hägele Tours with GLP" The post Rising Star Gregor Hägele Tours with GLP...
The artist Alligatoah is not easy to pin down. He nonchalantly marries rap with catchy pop melodies, slips into ever-changing personae and has been delighting large audiences for years with his unique overall package. The theatricality certainly suits him, and in Autumn 2023, this phenomenon of German rap will continue with the latest leg of … Continue reading "Alligatoah‘s ‘Retour’ Continues with...
One of Romania’s most popular festivals, the three-day Summer Well event, recently celebrated its 12th edition in spectacular style. Promoted by SC Livada Advertising, and held annually on a picturesque 24-hectare meadow and forest site outside Bucharest, Summer Well peaked last year when Arctic Monkeys were headlining. However, it emulated this success in 2023 when … Continue reading "Summer Well...
Now or Never is the name of a new festival created by the city of Melbourne. This inaugural event – recently held across the city, including several events at the iconic Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne – saw Gig Control Australia transform the heritage-listed building, designing a spectacular sound, lighting and video infrastructure. The creative … Continue reading "Inaugural Now or Never...
Created back in 2011, the Coca-Cola Music Experience (CCME) set out to become the first Gen-Z-focused music festival, creating a strong link between the brand and teens through their passion for music. Twelve years later, it has fulfilled that aim, as the recent two-day festival, which was held at the Caja Mágica (Magic Box) in … Continue reading "More Than 300 GLP Fixtures Featured at Madrid’s...