Abu Dhabi, UAE — The Saadiyat Nights festival stage may well be one of the most enchanting settings for a concert anywhere. Situated on a beautifully curated island, it offers what designer Jack Kelly calls a “masterclass in design, seamlessly blending an elegant, curved fascia with the evolving backdrop of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District.” […]

LAS VEGAS — Accepting the 2025 Latin Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Tropical Music Album” for her hit “Raíces,” the legendary Gloria Estefan thanked her husband and collaborator Emilio Estefan, by saying that their 50 years of making music together still felt “like the first day.” The joyful, rejuvenating sentiment that animated the Miami Sound […]

CHATANOOGA – Since 1989, tens of thousands of people have been capping off their fall by journeying out to Old McDonalds Farm in rural Sales Creek to the Hamilton County Fair. And it’s easy to see why. Aside from its colorful attractions and lively entertainment schedule, headlined this year by Diamond Rio, the three-day event […]

STAFFORDSHIRE, UK – Starting strong is good… but ending strong is what critics will always remember. Every performer recognizes that, so too do the creatives behind the wildly popular Alton Towers resort, which is why every November, they end their season with a bang (quite literally!) by staging a breathtaking fireworks extravaganza supported by an […]

LONG BEACH, CA – Some people say there are ghosts wandering around the cavernous halls of the Queen Mary. Maybe, maybe not… but one thing is certain, any phantom haunting the iconic ocean liner that has been drydocked in Long Beach for over half a century, felt some powerful otherworldly energy raise their spirits late […]

DETROIT – “How many people have been to a TSO show before?” A member of the band asked the audience as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra got ready to kick off their Winter Tour “Ghost of Christmas Eve” at Little Caesar’s Arena on December 27. Hands waved eagerly throughout the big venue. Scenes like this were repeated […]

LONDON – No building reaches as high as a Ferris Wheel. Technically true? Of course not, but certainly so in the imaginations of children and dreamers of all ages. “I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris Wheel,” wrote the beloved children’s author EB White. Visitors who take the 10-minute […]

  LONDON — Size matters! A wildly over-used phrase? Most definitely. But one that can also hold the key when you want to scale a transformative design for an electronic music heavyweight who’s moving his shows to larger and larger venues. Ed Warren knows that! The widely acclaimed lighting designer had his show for Four […]

BARCELONA – In the vastness of space inspiration awaits those ready to explore. So, believe the creatives at CHAUVET Professional and ChamSys. Turning their eyes toward the sky, they have built their ISE booth (6L500) around a celestial theme. Dominating the space over their David Howard-designed exhibit is a continuously changing series of planetary images, […]

MEXICO CITY – There is a new contender in town in the world of amateur boxing — and it has the numbers to prove that it packs a powerful punch! Over 10 million viewers watched the debut of Supernova Strikers, which took place before sold-out crowds at the Palacio de los Deportes last year in […]

CHAUVET Professional closed out 2025 with a bang, playing a big role in two of the most iconic holiday events. The gifted production and lighting designer Bryan Hartley added a new twist to the beloved Trans-Siberian Orchestra winter extravaganza by using “rock ‘n roll audience blinders” in his rig for the first time in the […]

You don’t have to be a country fan to know how to singalong to Diamond Rio songs. The iconic band from Nashville has had a long list of hits like “Meet In The Middle” and “One More Day,” to name just a couple, that have become genre-crossing mainstays of popular music. The Grammy and CMA […]