Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) welcomed the new year by breaking the world record for the longest straight-line drones display. The emirate's eight-minute firework display, which attracted more than 50,000 spectators, incorporated a line of drones that spanned 2km. The festivities combined 1,050 LED drones, floating…
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…
This year's World Youth Day took place over six days in Lisbon, attracting more than 1.5 million attendees. The largest event ever to be hosted in the Portuguese capital took place in the 100-hectare riverside Parque Tejo, with a massive stage and series of screens and audio systems set up…
Free Your Mind: The Matrix was an immersive, dance-based reimagining of the cult 90s movie franchise, created as the opening event for Manchester’s impressive new cultural space within Factory International. The brainchild of director Danny Boyle – who teamed up with choreographer Kenrick “H20” Sandy, composer Michael “Mikey J” Asante…
The Norfolk village of Thursford, known for its steam engines, musical organs and fairground rides, as well as its spectacular theatrical shows, will be delivering a new, immersive sound experience with its Thursford Christmas Spectacular this year, thanks to a state-of-the-art d&b Soundscape from audio technology and solutions company, d&b audiotechnik.…
Throughout its 70-year history, the ‘Tattoo’ has risen to become one of the world’s most prominent live spectaculars. Held at the imposing Edinburgh Castle the Tattoo runs throughout August and plays to a live audience of 220,000 people, and an estimated global broadcast audience of 100 million. The show runs…
Experiential technology company Cosm has teamed up with composer and new-media artist Ricardo Romaneiro to launch an immersive AV symphony. Liquidverse: Microcosm & Macrocosm has been designed to be experienced in 'shared reality' at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues. Set to release in the spring at Cosm’s first venue, in Los…
Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is to be livestreamed at Outernet London on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, from 6pm. The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008, by Capital FM radio station at The O2 Arena. Confirmed artists for 2023 include…
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…
U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas has become "the fastest grossing residency" ever recorded in the city. That's according to Billboard magazine, which says the initial run of 17 shows generated nearly $110m in ticket sales. Each show generated $6.5m on average, selling about 16,500 tickets. Other…
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