Rogues ramp up Cody Johnson Memorial Day show
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Employing a torrent of intense colour washes (mainly in red and blue) accented by sharp beams of white light and blinding blasts, he set a frenetic pace for his client’s 21-song set without repeating the same look twice. Helping him serve up this visual eruption was a beefy Texas Stage supplied rig that featured a collection of 54 Chauvet Professional Rogue, STRIKE, Ovation, and COLORdash fixtures.
“I absolutely wanted to put something extra in this show,” said Davidson. “It was nice to have a little time off to be at home during the pandemic, but now it was time to bring back shows and happiness. I wanted to celebrate this with the fans.
“There were a lot of fun moments in this show,” he continued. “My personal favourite was at the start of the song Long Haired Country Boy when I used an all-white palette with a random strobe look over the crowd. Then I had all of my eight STRIKE 4 fixtures highlight the hits.”
Davidson used multiple hang positions and accessed different fixture groups throughout the 100-miunte plus concert to keep looks fresh and interesting. He relied on 12 COLORdash Batten Quad 12 units to provide a constant flow of background colors. Anchoring his rig were 12 Rogue R2 Wash, eight Rogue R2 Wash, and 12 Rogue R1 BeamWash fixtures.
Also adding an extra dimension to this Memorial Day Weekend show was the scenic setting of the site where it took place. The 230-mile long Guadalope River passes just steps from the concert stage, while in the background tree covered hills are outlined against the Texas sky.
“The environment here is very beautiful,” said Davidson. “It makes this one of the more memorable live music venues around.”
