The annual, day-long concert - produced by Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM and hosted by Ryan Seacrestm is noted for featuring marquee performers and this year featured performances by Kanye West, Nick Jonas and Justin Bieber along with EDM veterans Calvin Harris and David Guete.
Stage, roof, lighting, video and special FX were all handled by Visions Lighting. "It is probably the biggest Elation rig we've ever had," stated Visions' Todd Roberts, who routinely turns to Elation gear for major outdoor events such as the Coachelle and stageCoach music festivals, Electric Daisy Carnival and many others.
Spectators were awed by the brilliant light show as the sky lit up with bright beams from the Platinum BX while a multitude of Platinum SBXs on the upstage wall provided moving spot and beam effects. "Wango Tango is a lot of pop artists who like a lot of flash and beams, so the SBX and BX were perfect fits," Todd says. "They're brand new fixtures and it was one of the first times we had them out. They were rock solid."Although California is suffering through an unprecedented drought, that doesn't mean a rain storm can't pop up from time to time. "One night we had a huge rain storm and a lot of the lights got really wet and amazingly enough nothing went out," Todd explains. "Everything was 100% and we didn't have to swap one thing so that's a testament to their reliability."
(Jim Evans)
