BELFAST - Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club continued the latest UK leg of their ‘Beacon’ world tour with a lighting design by Chris “Squib” Swain. The design included 32 Robe LEDBeam 100s and 10 Robe MMX Spots from rental company Siyan.

VIENNA - Ready to retire their 16-year-old lighting console, the Vienna State Opera has taken delivery of an ETC Gio lighting system, following an extensive search over a number of years. The theater invested in four Gio desks, along with two ETC Remote Processor Units (RPUs) and an ETC Ion system to cover the main stage lighting, auditorium and Kinderzelt, a tent on the roof for children.

LONDON – LD Jonny Gaskell used Clay Paky’s Sharpy fixtures to create an architectural “beam matrix” look for electronic dance music duo Orbital on their UK tour. Colour Sound Experiment supplied the fixtures.

BRISBANE, Australia - More than 150 Robe moving lights were spread around multiple stages on Summafieldayze 2013, a popular marathon dance music festival staged at Doug Jennings Park, The Spit on Australia’s Gold Coast. Clifton Productions supplied the gear for the 24-hour event .

MELBOURNE, Australia - Martin MAC Vipers made their Australian operatic debut on a children’s pantomime of “Sleeping Beauty” at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.

CHENNAI, India - A Milos MR5 roof system was recently used for a high profile open-air concert by Indian star A.R. Rahman, staged at the YMCA Grounds in Chennai, India. The multideck layered stage was designed by Bollywood set designer Varsha Jain.  This, along with the Milos roof system, trussing, rigging and assorted scaffolding and structures, were supplied by Chennai-based Men At Work Stagecraft Management Pvt Ltd and project manager Mankaran Singh.

LONDON - In an unusual event, Guinness World Records has departed its London headquarters and has gone out “on the road” with its Officially Amazing Science Live! show. The 12-week tour spans across the UK with XL Events and M4 Entertainment.

GUILDFORD, U.K. — The tour manager and one of the 10 singers for Fisherman’s Friends, a male vocal group, died from injuries caused by a falling steel loading dock door at the G Live venue here. Tour manager Paul McMullen, 44, died at the scene of the freakish accident, which occurred during the mid-day load-in for a performance Feb. 9. The show was cancelled. Singer Trevor Grills, 54, was also pinned by the heavy steel door. He was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries Feb. 11. Add a comment

AVEIRO, Portugal - The first Robe ROBIN MMX Spots in Portugal have been delivered to rental company, FM Formato Musical, by Robe’s Portuguese distributors, NAN. The delivery was quick - FM received the fixtures just a week after they confirmed their order.

LONGUEIL, QUEBEC - Canadian rental specialist Ranger Son Éclairage has invested in Robe moving lights, initially buying 16 Robin MMX Spots and then following up with 24 LEDBeam 100s. LD Anthony Ranger of Ranger Son Eclairage has put the fixtures out on a number of projects he is designing, including large festivals, private events and parties.