Twelve of these, along with six BB4s were recently used on the London date of Duffy's UK tour, which has also been serviced by Siyan, and designed/operated by Bryan Leitch and Cate Carter.
"They are fantastic fixtures - bright, dynamic and unusual " says Leitch, who was actually specifically looking for a light-source that was similar in shape to the flower/petal appearance of the BB7. As soon as i-Pix' Chris Ewington had demonstrated the power and effect of the BB7, a seven- cell high powered homogenized 10 degree RGB lightsource, Leitch put in his order.
Six went directly onto the KylieX2008 world tour, with lighting designed by Leitch and Nick Whitehouse, where they were used in the opening sequence, and then as low level side wash illumination for the dancers throughout the rest of the set.
For the Duffy show, 12 BB7s were attached to the sides of the first arch of the dome-shaped stage, where again they provided powerful front cross washes. The next arch upstage was rigged with three BB4s per side, providing a second block of cross stage lighting.
(Jim Evans)
