Lucie celebrates 40 with Robe
IconicCzechrockbandLuciecelebrated their 40th anniversary with incendiary concerts in four major cities around the Czech Republic – one in Brno, one in Ostrava, two in Prague, finishing up at the LOGSPEED CZ Aréna in Plzeň.
The technical production was coordinated and managed by SMART Production, headed by Josef 'Pepa' Ženíšek.The band’s lighting designer is Lukáš Patzenhauer, and on his rig were 24 x iBOLTS, 48 x WTF! strobe / wash lights and 5 x BMFL WashBeams running on a 5-way RoboSpot system.
Lighting equipment was supplied by Ostrava-based High Lite Touring, and it was the first time that Lukáš had the chance to use either iBOLTS or WTF!s, so he was very excited to add them to the rig. Some iBOLTS were positioned on the floor – four below the stage revealed by moving grills above, and five a side along the upstage / downstage edges at deck level for side lighting. The remaining eight were rigged on a circular truss above the revolving B stage– also circular – in the centre of the arena.
The WTF!s were positioned on three automated upstage lighting pods, arranged in a 3x3 matrix pattern, so nine per pod, with the remaining 15 along the front edge of the most downstage of the mid trusses, pointing out into the arena for max impact!
Lukáš programmed the show himself using an Avolites D7 console. He had started his programming / operating / designing career using Avolites 25 years ago and was very pleased to be reunited with the brand on this tour. He is very enthusiastic about this latest generation of Avolites D collection consoles and recently purchased his own T3 Wing. “Avolites has made great strides in development,” he stated, continuing that with the acclaimed brand becoming A Robe Business, it has new energy and impetus for innovation.
Lukáš has been using Robe products in his work for some time, and it’s not just because
he is Czech that he likes the brand by default; he chooses the best fixtures for the artist’s show and for what he wants to create.
Photos © Marco Polasek
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