Lighting designer Craig Richter shared the band was looking to change up their look this year, with more set pieces and lighting fixtures, a challenge he was certainly up to accomplishing. "Nothing on the main set piece is symmetrical, so it makes it harder to make your generic positions," he said. "I really had to switch my way of thinking come programming time."
GLP X4s are placed on top of the set pieces to provide the main source of lighting and eye catching looks, while GLP X4 Bars light the guitar and bass cabinets, with some also illuminating set pieces and the back drop.
Cutting through the X4's are Martin MAC Viper Profiles, with gobos providing texture to the stage in addition to being what Richter calls 'the workhorse of the rig'. Bandit also supplied Martin Atomic 3000 LEDs which provided strobe and aura effects, Elation Six Par 100s to light the drums, and Chauvet Rogue RH1 Hybrids.
"I use them a lot for big beam looks," said Richter of the Rogue RH1 Hybrids. "I went with them mainly cause of the stackable prism and zoom range." Richter praised Bandit's professional yet personable approach, sharing that every project he partners with chief business officer Brent Barrett is a great experience.
(Jim Evans)
