Lighting: news and projects
Stage, architectural and ambient lighting, from subtle corporate washes to programmed, timecoded shows.
Groove Armada, the Hawkstone Farmers Choir & Jeremy Clarkson
Sound, lighting, video and staging for Hawkstone's Wildthing launch at The Farmer's Dog, featuring Groove Armada's Andy Cato, the Hawkstone Farmers Choir and host Jeremy Clarkson.
Konligo Fastival stage roof: a small stage without the compromise
Our Konligo Fastival roof builds in 20 minutes, takes 200kg of lighting and looks the part. Its first outing was a full production package on a summer evening in the Cotswolds.
Timecoded lighting for Downend Fireworks
A fully programmed lighting show, synchronised to the music and fireworks by timecode, for Bristol's biggest annual firework display.
Event production for Hawkstone at The Farmer's Dog
An overnight build, a Danley PA, a 7m x 3m LED wall and radio mics for a whole choir: a private launch for Hawkstone's new TV adverts, delivered without disrupting a working pub.
2023 in review: 300 events and our biggest investment yet
Our busiest year so far: PA, lighting and staging for more than 300 events, regular shows at Bath Racecourse, a sound system in a hot air balloon, and new Danley, Chauvet and Sennheiser stock.
Shield Group corporate festival at Bath Racecourse
Full sound, lighting and power distribution for a company summer festival, with the entire setup redeployed overnight from the previous evening's show 100m down the racecourse.
Aerospace Bristol's 5th anniversary
Lighting for an evening of VIP drinks and dining to mark five years of Aerospace Bristol and reveal the new Bristol Fighter exhibition, run entirely from the museum's floor sockets.
From bare field to festival: a joint birthday party in Herefordshire
Site planning, a 7m x 6m stage with Big Stage Hire, sound and lighting for three bands and a DJ in a farmer's field cleared of cattle for the night.
Festival-style tipi wedding
A Litedeck stage inside the tipi, pixel-mapped washes and sunstrips for the band, 200m of festoon on dimmers and tree uplighting across the site, plus the power to run it all.
Proms in the Park at Speech House
Full production support for an outdoor proms with more than 20 musicians on stage at once and guests camped up to 100m from the stage.
Shakespeare at The Mount Without, Bristol
Litedeck platforms and high-output colour-mixing LED lighting for a sold-out Shakespeare production by Misplaced Theatre, run by the company themselves on our MQ70 desk.
Christmas concert in Ilford
A long-throw PA, stage and lighting for a Christmas concert on Ilford high street, set up before dawn, run into the evening and packed down within the hour.
The Queen's Jubilee in Ilford
A full production package of staging, PA, lighting and power for a Jubilee celebration on a London high street that never sleeps, set up in two hours.
2022: rapid-deployment stock and complete packages with Big Stage Hire
How we came through the pandemic: rapid-deployment PA and lighting for short-notice events, complete sound, lighting, power and staging packages with Big Stage Hire, and new Allen & Heath and Sennheiser stock.
Theatre lighting and sound hire
What we supply for theatre and performing arts productions: followspots, LED and tungsten stage lighting, effects and control, plus radio microphones, digital mixing, loudspeakers and processing.
Stage lighting investments for 2019
New Elumen8 Tour Batten TW LED sunstrips and LDR Canto 1200 MK2 followspots join the hire stock.
New Elumen8 Alu Hex Par 64 LED stage lighting
Twelve six-colour LED pars join the stock: brighter than a 650W halogen par, with amber, white and UV mixing, and a first outing uplighting a Bristol church.
2018 event hire: planning, preparation and a versatile hire stock
Booking up for summer 2018, strengthening our local client base, and why we test every piece of equipment in our warehouse before it leaves for an event.
Sound, lighting and effects for a 2,000-capacity boxing night
A truss-mounted PA over the ring, a full lighting rig with moving lights and haze, and CO2 jets on every corner, designed for 2,000 spectators watching from 360 degrees.
Discuss your event
Tell us what you are planning and we will come back with a clear recommendation and a quote. Site visits across Bristol and the Cotswolds are free.
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