Europe - In April 2019 Claypaky launched the HY B-Eye, with twice the power and brightness as the B-Eye. The success that followed was immediate and many lighting designers and rental companies began specifying HY B-Eye K25 and HY B-Eye K15 from the very first introduction on the market.
In mid-2019, German rock band Rammstein undertook a stadium tour in Europe with Claypaky HY B-Eye K25, selected by lighting designers Ronald Greil and Patrick Woodroffe. “We were one of the first shows that used a large quantity of K25s,” said Greil. “We were positively surprised by their brightness and reliability. The band loved a lot of brightness and fire power, and the K25s did a good job.”
A few months later, several K25 were used at the final stage of Russia’s National Amateur Teams Hockey Festival in Sochi, with Aleksey Inkov as lighting designer as well as Aleksey Pavlenko.
Over 600 Claypaky fixtures lit up Singapore’s Bicentennial National Day Celebrations, including 262 units of Claypaky HY B-Eye. The show’s lighting design was handled by Michael Chan and Mac Chan.
Following the great success of the HY B-Eye, in 2020 Claypaky introduced the HY B-Eye K25 Teatro, a version of the HY B-Eye K25, designed for venues that need silent operation without sacrificing bright colours.
Claypaky HY B-Eye K25 Teatro units were installed at the Comédie de Genève and at the LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura. The Volkstheater in Munich had been fitted with HY B-Eye K25 Teatro as well.
The annual ARTE Concert Festival went virtual with three days of music live streamed to audiences worldwide. Lighting designer Pierre Claude deployed two dozen Claypaky HY B-Eye K25 LED washes for the live musical performances shot at La Gaite Lyrique in Paris.
The Black Sea Arena Georgia hosted several big shows with Bruno Mars, Imagine Dragons and The Killers, all illuminated by hundreds of Claypaky lights. The lighting rig included a large number of Claypaky HY B-Eye K25.
In India the HY B-Eye K25 was introduced as first-choice lights in many Bollywood film productions; the Trinity Church in Singapore installed the HY B-Eye K25 at their Paya Lebar venue; and the Universal Studios Beijing installed HY B-Eye K25 and HY B-Eye K15.
In 2023, lighting designer Tim Routledge utilised 40 HY B-Eye K25s to illuminate the set of the Eurovision Song Contest.
To celebrate 25 years of musical success, the Spanish duo Estopa embarked on a tour that set new benchmarks in every city they visited. Claypaky B-Eye K20 and Claypaky HY B-Eye K25 fixtures played a pivotal role in delivering this visual spectacle.
Last year, 350 HY B-Eye K25 fixtures were used to illuminate the Opening and Closing celebrations of the Olympic Games in Paris as well as on some playing fields, such as the stands at Roland Garros, to illuminate the changeovers and the ceremonial moments of the matches.
For Vasco Rossi’s 2023 tour, LD Giovanni Pinna used 148 Claypaky HY B-Eye K25 units. He stated: “The HY B-Eye K25 units were a very important part of the line-up; you could even say they made the show on their own for several pieces. The tour started in May, so there was a lot of sunlight throughout the first part of the show, for about an hour. Therefore, I really needed a spotlight that would 'shine a lot of light'. I used HY B-Eye units with white light for the first six pieces. Then, as darkness came, I added colour. I was really impressed with their power and flexibility.”
In 2024, Giovanni Pinna lit Vasco Rossi's 2024 tour again with Claypaky HY B-Eye K25s. “We used the same rig and the same kinds and number of lighting fixtures as last year; however, we made a significant improvement in light programming and overall use,” said Pinna. “I used the Claypaky K25s as the foundational lighting for all scenes; they were the only wash lights on the set. Additionally, I used them extensively for textured lighting and special effects, taking full advantage of the quality of their pixel mapping and rotating optical unit."
In total, 148 Claypaky HY B-Eye K25 units were used extensively: 48 above the band, 80 at the front of the stage at a height of 20m, and 24 on the ground for scenic and audience lighting.
“With the K25s, you have the ability to manage wash lighting, even with the most saturated colours," Pinna added. "I worked a lot with red and dark blue because these lights handle them exceptionally well. In fact, the 'wow' factor was often achieved more through powerful washes than through other special effects.”
