Lighting designer Daniel Bocking designed the production with video projections and a rig dominated by 18 Alpha Beam 700s positioned in clusters of three to create a classic rock and roll feel for the band. The lighting was designed and programmed around bespoke video footage developed by content designer Colin Rozee of R2 Digital Productions and projected onto sails suspended from the rear truss.
"I needed really tight beams because I didn't want to throw too much light around and risk washing out the video," says Bocking. "The Alpha Beams were brilliantly effective - just so narrow in the beam. The fixture creates highly defined, parallel beams that are clearly visible against other wash lights and video."
Bocking was inspired to use the Alpha Beams on stage having worked with them successfully on TV shows. "I was blown away by them. The Alpha Beams are just so tight; they can always be clearly seen. In that sense you get more value out of them."
All lighting for the Squeeze2010 Spot the Difference tour was supplied by Bandit Lites UK.
(Jim Evans)
