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After six years away from the stage, Spanish masters of rock, ska, reggae and rap, La Raíz, made a triumphant return, exceeding all expectations with two unforgettable concerts at Madrid’s Movistar Arena. More than 30,000 people experienced music and lighting worked in perfect harmony.

Bob Schacherl – beloved friend, colleague, Robe Family member and professional entertainment lighting industry legend – sadly passed away this week, aged 70. Bob served as CEO of Robe Lighting Inc from 2013 until his retirement in 2019 and will be much missed by all in the Robe organization alongside those in the industry who had the privilege of working with him.

Cape Town-based Flicker-Free Lighting Rentals is an energetic new lighting rental and dry hire company headed by Jason Watts which is geared towards offering the region’s buoyant film, TV, commercial and event industry premium lighting solutions. Their seed investments included several Astera products – Titan Tubes, AX5 and AX9 LED PARS, LunaBulbs and HydraPanels.

Lighting designer and console operator Nicklas Dam, from rental and production company Explosion Danmark Light and Sound APS, is an Avolites user and fan.

Aligning a special 7-night cruise with the finale of the world-famous Sanremo Music Festival – which chooses Italy’s Eurovision pick each year – Costa Cruises and Carnival Maritime commissioned a massive lighting installation aboard its “Costa Toscana” ship which was moored approximately 1 kilometre out of Sanremo’s harbour for the Saturday night music extravaganza.

The Arolla family welcomes the Arolla Aqua LT and FS versions, as well as the Arolla Aqua Wash HC. Giovani Zucchinali, Claypaky Product Manager, also presents the new lamp-based Ultimo Hybrid.

Following up on the success of the Soprano & Tenore profile and PC/Fresnel fixtures with LED sources, the Italian manufacturer DTS is now offering versions in an extremely compact format, which maintain a very high level of performance.

Prolights has launched the HaluPix Duo, a cleverly designed dual-layer (pixel/beam) LED fixture, and the laser-source hybrid moving head, Astra Hybrid 260IP, as well as two LED profile fixtures: Jet Profile 300 LT and Astra Profile 900.

The P6 profile spotlight boasts impressive technical credentials, with its 6-colour, precision-controlled 600 W LED engine and 360°-rotating framing module.

The Polish brand’s new versatile and feature-packed fixture has made quite a splash, winning an SLU Innovation Award. It is presented to us by Lukasz Sztejna, head of R&D at Portman.

Robe is thinking big, with a live show featuring their latest moving lights. Vincent Bouquet of Robe France gives us the details, while Josef Valchar, CEO of Robe, provides a more general overview of the group.

ETC is proud to unveil its next-generation Hog lighting control consoles, designed to cater to the diverse needs of lighting professionals across the industry. The latest lineup combines portability, adaptability, and cutting-edge technology, making it the perfect solution for live productions of all sizes.

It's become a habit for Ayrton to launch the Wash version a few months after the release of a Profile model, and the Veloce is no exception! It joins the new IP65-rated Ultimate range.

Designed to deliver exceptional performance in both multi-source wash and pixel matrix, the Raven XIP stands out as the most powerful and accomplished in the Mac Aura range.

Nashville – well known as a vibrant and major hub for the production and live entertainment industry – staged its own superlative concert – “Jack Daniel’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” – at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park to celebrate the new year rollover, featuring an impressive artist lineup and an eye-popping lighting and production design created by Robert W. Peterson of Real World Lighting.