The Las Vegas Sphere will host 18 concerts by American rock band Dead & Company in May and June. The residency – which will comprise three shows each weekend between May 16 and June 22 – will utilise the Sphere's technology to offer "never-before-seen visual storytelling, providing fans with the…
More than a million tickets were sold for the Abba Voyage hologram show in the first year, making it London's sixth-most-visited paid attraction in 2022, according to a new report. The analysis, carried out by strategists Sound Diplomacy and social value consultancy RealWorth, found that the series of concerts at…
Encore Event Technologies is the first company in the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands region to have used L-Acoustics new L2D speakers outside of the global pilot programme. More than 10,000 employees of multi-national company Amway were flown from China to New Zealand in 12 waves over two months…
Rock band KISS have unveiled 'immortal' digital avatars which will carry on their performances when band members are no longer able to tour. The avatars made their debut, performing the encore to the final show in a four-year End of the Road tour. This show took place at Madison Square Garden…
Alton Towers Resort is celebrating Halloween by combining two immersive entertainment genres into a 'spooktacular' technology-enhanced escape maze. The UK theme park has teamed up with YouTube star Daz Black to create Daz Games: PANIC, which combines live-action horror with a tech-driven escape game The experience has been designed and…
Two leading UK virtual production specialists have teamed up to offer a full range of services to companies and creative agencies, with the aim of producing several campaigns in a single day. Known as Content Factory, it is a joint venture by Final Pixel and CUBE Studio that combines an…
In 2023, CogX Festival, renowned as the world's leading festival of inspiration, impact, and transformational change, welcomed 90,000 attendees at its new venue, The O2 London. The festival featured three summits and an impressive expo. Leading video technology rental company 80six was commissioned by brand experience creative agency Blonstein, to…
Spotlight Sound is no stranger to providing sound and lighting for high-profile events. The diversity of our work takes us from stage set-ups in fields to the prestigious London Football Awards at the mid-century Camden Roundhouse. However, to get the call from Olly Murs’ wedding planners, Alice Wilkes Design, to…
Depeche Mode's Memento Mori tours marks the band's 30th anniversary of working with audio rental specialist Britannia Row Productions. Led by production manager Tony Gittins, with help from Britannia Row account executive, Dave Compton, the touring audio team has specified a range of high-end tools including an L-Acoustics K Series…
The first Australian feature film to be entirely shot using virtual production has premiered. The in-car and certain outdoor scenes for Mercy Road were shot using the LED volume stage at the purpose-built TDC Studios in Sydney. TDC supplied and engineered the bespoke virtual set with kit including ROE Black Pearl…
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