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Read Lighting&Sound America's October 2026 Issue

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST

Check out LSA's October 2026 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/oct2026
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: Muse's Wow! Signal Tour< ...

In Memoriam: Mats Karlsson

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Mats Karlsson, co-founder of the Swedish power distribution company StageSmarts, has died, Lighting&Sound America has learned. He was 64 and suffered from cancer.
A well-known and respected member of the industry, Karlsson ...

In Memoriam: Tad Inferrera

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Tad Inferrera, an Emmy Award-winning television lighting director and master electrician, died on September 17. The cause was cancer. He was 63.
The longtime master electrician at the Peacock Theater (formerly the Nokia Theatre and ...

AVANTE Audio Akro ATS218 Dual 18" Sub Now Shipping Worldwide

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
AVANTE Audio's new Akro ATS218 active subwoofer is now shipping worldwide. Designed as a low-frequency partner to the Akro ATL328 line array module, it is billed as delivering deep bass extension, impressive output, and precision control in ...

Ed Warren Shapes Space on Four Tet Warehouse US Tour with CHAUVET Professional PXL Curve 12

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Designer Ed Warren is clear about his lighting of electronic musician Four Tet's Warehouse Tour: "I have a long straight line of lights down the center of the room -- they are the show. The entire show is built around them. I use them to ...

Studio RRD Calls on Ayrton Veloce for Pacha New York

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
When Pacha New York brought its cherry logo to Brooklyn for its inaugural summer season, it had a lighting system built around Ayrton Veloce fixtures complemented by MA Lighting grandMA3 consoles ...

Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys Hit the Road on the Bon Jovi Forever Tour

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys hit the road with the Bon Jovi Forever Tour, which kicked off with a nine-show July residency at New York City's Madison Square Garden, played stadium dates in Edinburgh and Dublin in late August, and concluded ...

Follow-Me at Heart of Luke Combs' My Kinda Saturday Night Tour

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Country star Luke Combs has recently wrapped the UK leg of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour, a run of major international stadium dates that included Edinburgh, Slane Castle in Ireland, and a three-night stint at London's Wembley Stadium, ...

Chris Lisle Turns to Elation for Three Major Summer Events

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Nashville-based lighting designer Chris Lisle put Elation lighting to work across three different summer projects: Perry's Stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine, California, and ...

Reykjavik City Theatre Invests in More Robe T2 Profiles

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 EST
Reykjavik City Theatre, Iceland, has invested in more Robe T2 Profile moving lights, following a first batch, purchased in 2023.
The first 16 T2 Profiles, supplied via Robe's Icelandic distributor Luxor, replaced the venue's 15-year-old ...