Sage Gateshead is an internationally-renowned music centre and conference and event venue located in the North East of England. In 2019/20, it welcomed 430,000 visitors, staged 500 concerts and events, supported over 200 musicians, worked with 20,000 children and young people and 20,000 adults through music-making, whilst an additional 6.6 million people heard its work via stream or broadcast. The...
Last week, singer Griff held a live-streamed performed inside the Tate Modern’s Tanks Gallery. White Light was called upon to supply the lighting and rigging for the concert. Following the outbreak of Covid-19 early this year, almost every live music performance has been cancelled or continuously postponed. In an attempt to offer some sort of live concert experience, Griff decided to host a...
Yesterday marked the #WeMakeEvents Global Day of Action in which countries from across the globe came together in solidarity to highlight the plight that is currently facing the worldwide live events industry. The evening featured a range of creative responses, such as lighting iconic buildings in red to highlight how the industry is in red alert as well as beaming shafts of white light into the...
The #WeMakeEvents campaign aims to raise awareness around the current plight of the live entertainments sector and its urgent need for financial support if it is to support the Covid-19 crisis. Last month, it was announced that it would be steered by a collective of industry trade bodies, businesses and freelancers; all working in collaboration with each other. Over the past few weeks, the team...
Last month, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre reopened with a concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar; making it the first major London venue to do so post lockdown. Having supplied the Open Air Season for many years now, as well as working on a host of outdoor productions over the past few months, WL was called upon to supply the lighting for this much anticipated concert. Created by the team...
Live events professionals representing the sector’s entire supply chain came together on 11th August for the #WeMakeEvents ‘Red Alert Day of Action’. Spearheaded by PLASA, the campaign called for organisations of all sizes, and individuals alike, to stand as one and elevate awareness of the critical threat our industry faces due to COVID-19. In an astonishing display of solidarity, hundreds...
Last week, PLASA launched the #WeMakeEvents campaign in order to raise awareness around the fact that the events sector urgently needs more support to survive the Covid-19 crisis. Like many organisations working in the live entertainment industry, WL is encouraging as many people as possible to get behind the campaign. The world of live events changed on March 16th when the UK government...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, White Light (WL) and Bug Productions joined forces to create FLUX, a hybrid performance space safely connecting artist, fan and host for a live music experience. Following their first European headline tour and cancellation of the US leg due to lockdown, King Nun frontman Theo Polyzoides was the first artist to perform in this immersive environment. Utilising technical...
White Light recently supplied the Royal Albert Hall with a range of Martin MAC Encore fixtures, continuing the phased upgrade of the in-house lighting rig. Located in South Kensington, the Royal Albert Hall is one of the world’s most iconic concert halls. Founded in 1871, it has played host to some of the biggest artists of all time and seats over 5,000 audience members. As it hosts concerts on an...
Following the launch of their latest album ‘Everyday Life’, Coldplay recently staged an intimate, one-off concert at the Natural History Museum. Technical production specialist White Light (WL) was appointed to provide all lighting solutions and power distribution, as well as manage the staging and crowd management barriers. WL’s Account Manager, Steven Burnham says: “There was a limited lead time...