Scottish rock band Simple Minds - renowned for numerous memorable and anthemic hits, particularly during the 1980s and 90s often tinted with gritty political resonance together with a hyperactive 35 year touring career – are back on the road with the first new album in five years “Big Music”. Simple Minds live have also been known for their spectacular and audacious lightshows, and this … [Read more...]
Robe For Brazilian Summer Festival Main Stage
Almost 100 Robe moving lights were utilised by rental company Luzbel Iluminação for the Main Stage of the 16th Festival de Verão (Summer Festival) in Salvador, the capital of Bahia, Brazil. The event pulled in more than 120,000 people over four days and Robe was the only moving light brand featured on this stage in a stunning production lighting design by Junior Luzbel, who heads the … [Read more...]
Strictly Come Dancing goes live with Robe
Over 150 Robe moving lights, including the new ColorBeam 700E ATs, feature extensively on the rig for the current UK arena tour of the hit TV show "Strictly Come Dancing Live". The lighting design is by Mark Kenyon - who also does the TV series, and the lighting equipment is being supplied by Welsh-based Sonalyst. The touring show was programmed onto a grandMA2 light during production … [Read more...]
Robe at PLASA 2009
Robe launches several exciting new products at PLASA 2009 in anticipation of a busy year ahead. The R'n'D department has been extremely focused, developing Robe's amazing new generation of ROBIN products, the first in the world to utilise the revolutionary plasma lamp technology. The new ROBIN range consists of the ROBIN 300 Plasma Spot & Plasma Wash, the ROBIN 300E Spot, ROBIN 300E Wash … [Read more...]
