Linzer Klangwolke, a large open-air multimedia event, has been running annually in the Austrian city of Linz since 1979. On 6 September this year it again attracted nearly 100,000 visitors to Donaupark. Titled URBAN PULSE, this year’s edition translated the city’s heartbeat into captivating images and beats – a visually staged concert that harked back to Klangwolke’s roots all those years ago and...
Globally renowned singer-songwriter The Weeknd has become the first major touring artist in North America to use GLP’s mighty MAD MAXX CW searchlights – on his long running After Hours til Dawn world tour, which is set to run until August 2026. The artist’s long-term LD, Jason Baeri, had been an early adopter of the powerful fat-beam LED fixture, with its massive 750mm beam diameter, when he...
On 4th July, the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena in Hanover became the backdrop for a superlative home fixture. Under the motto ‘Coming Home’, Scorpions celebrated their 60th anniversary in front of 45,000 spectators, alongside Judas Priest and Alice Cooper. Fans from all over the world travelled to experience the German rock legends in the city where it all began. Manfred Nikitser has been responsible for...
When Imagine Dragons recently undertook the European leg of their LOOM world tour – taking in major cities before culminating in two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – their trademark high-energy stage show was further boosted by the presence of 52 of GLP’s new JDC Burst 1. The tour was supported by Neg Earth Lights, an early adopter of this powerful hybrid IP65-rated strobe, which...
The GLP WildBar 16 – a weatherproof LED bar designed for impressive show moments. With high light output, great flexibility and robust construction, it is the ideal choice for festivals, stadiums, clubs and many other applications. But perhaps most importantly, it comes with a price tag that makes it highly cost effective and gives an optimal return on investment. With 16 × 40-watt RGBL LEDs, the...
Felix Seidel opens up the band’s musical universe with JDC1 and impression X4 Bar 20 01099 are currently one of the most successful up-and-coming rap/hip-hop acts from Germany. The quartet, who actually appear mostly in a trio formation, are perfectly geared towards today’s younger generation, hitting a nerve with their sensitive lyrics. In 2021, the … Continue reading "GLP Fills the Space for...
GLP lighting solutions have been no strangers to Post Malone’s stage scenography over the years, and his latest Twelve Carat tour – with Dan Norman (of Evolve Lights) now in charge of the visuals – is no exception. Introduced to the creative team in 2019 to help program new songs that were added to the Runway tour, he has subsequently worked consistently with the Posty Touring team, along with...
The German TV version of I Can See Your Voice ran under a new name, Show Us Your Voice ( Zeig Uns Deine Stimme), for its third season on RTL. The show format pits talented singers against full-playback vocal imposters, with a rating duo – aided by a rotating cast of celebrities – tasked with figuring out who can really sing and who’s just pretending. David Kreileman and Tim Franken, as cameraman...
Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon, from GERDON design, has recently taken several opportunities to use the new creative LED system Creative Light 1 Plus from GLP in various German TV productions—and has been extremely enthusiastic about its versatile application. In the RTL game show ‘Du musst dich entscheiden’ (‘You have to decide’), working as lighting designer and lighting cameraman, he designed...
Lines of light are a popular and versatile design element for stage and TV shows. However, most of the solutions available do not meet modern design and camera requirements. With the FUSION Stick FS16 Z, FUSION by GLP now introduces a contemporary LED batten in a weatherproof (IP65) design. These can not only be connected to produce absolutely seamless lines, in the tried and tested GLP manner...