Bandit Lites fires up Zac Brown Band
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Comprised of Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar, Clay Cook, Matt Mangano, Daniel de los Reyes and Caroline Jones, the Zac Brown Band recently released The Comeback (Deluxe) album which features re-recorded tracks with James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Marcus King and Blake Shelton.
This tour follows Zac’s 2022’s Out in the Middle Tour, where Bandit worked with Bryan Bieber and Ryan Gall of 340 Productions to provide the lighting system. It is the band’s tenth North American tour and kicked off 30 June and continues through November. With more than 30 shows, fans of the southern rock band will also be able to hear special guests on select dates throughout the tour, including Marcus King, Tenille Townes, and King Calaway.
Bandit provided lighting designer Chris Cockrill with Ayrton Khamsin S, Chauvet Color Strike M, Elation CuePix WW2, GLP JDC1 LED Strobes, High End SolaPix 19, Portman Mantis, VLX Washes, grandMA 2 full consoles, Tyler GT truss, MDG The One hazers and LSG Low Smoke Generator MK II.
The tour encapsulates Zac Brown Band’s southern rock style, and “serves as an ode to fans and those that have lent a helping hand to pull this country out from the fire of these past few years and helped us all get back on our feet and unify as one.”
“This past year was monumental, and we’re thrilled to bring all that momentum with us into 2023 and onto the From the Fire Tour, said Brown. “We are all like family in this band and having the opportunity to bring our music from city to city is something we never take for granted. We can’t wait to be back out on the road with our fans.”
“Bryan, Ryan and Chris are all amazing people,” said Bandit chair Michael T. Strickland. “Bandit is proud to have been selected to support The Zac Brown Band in 2022. They are at the top of the industry and play stadiums and arenas regularly. The entire Zac Brown Band team is great to work with and we highly value the relationship. We look forward to many years together.”
