Aktuelle News & Schlagzeilen

Cage The Elephant lit with Chauvet Professional Strike V

A bold, fast-moving and vividly colored lightshow by Robert Fuller kept pace with the band, when Cage The Elephant helped iHeartRadio kick off the 2026 “Alter Ego” concert series at Kia Forum in Los Angeles on January 17. Fuller used a 4Wall Entertainment rig that featured 75 Chauvet Professional fixtures.

Arranging these fixtures stage left and stage right in addition to running them along the downstage deck, Fuller was able to immerse the band in light even as they moved dramatically across the stage. “I wanted to create a cinematic experience that evokes a feeling of constant motion to match the rhythm of the songs and the energy of the band”, he says. “The band is high-energy and they move around a lot on stage, so I wanted to account for that. Adding footlights to the show has helped with keeping the band covered while maintaining a more theatrical feel to our show.”

At the heart of Fuller’s show were 45 Strike V dual layer pixel effects. Used as strobes, blinders and washes throughout the concert, these fixtures were positioned on six rolling towers, three SL and an equal number SR. Located as they were on either side of the stage, the Color Strike V units left ample center room for the musicians to move around in. At the same time, they worked with the four Colorado PXL 16 units (two on each side of every tower) to provide dynamic side lighting, while bathing the stage in color.

A collection of 21 additional Strike V fixtures were positioned along a 30-foot floor-based upstage truss. From this position they were used to create an immersive field of color across the stage. Their motorized 180° tilting function and variable electronic frost plate helped Fuller call up a variety of different looks to better reflect the various dimensions of Cage The Elephant’s show. “The Strike V was great for accent and fill lighting in this show”, he says. “I wanted a fixture to offset the PXL 16s while also delivering the same color saturation. The band itself had a lot to do with the color choices. We leaned to monochromatic palettes because we felt they complemented the overall mood of the music.”

Joining the Strike V units upstage were six Color Strike M motorized strobe washes that served as dynamic footlights. “They added some great eye candy, and of course some bold strobing”, says the LD. “I have been using the PXL 16 and Color Strike M in my shows since they came out.” Fuller and his colleagues - Chris Fillery, CTE PM; Pedro Pradenas, CTE lighting crew chief; Andrew Rivas, CTE pyro/lasers; and Drew Mercadante, CTE video - created a show full of strobing, chase sequences and other effects.

(Photos: Chauvet Professional)

www.chauvetprofessional.com

© 1999 - 2026 Entertainment Technology Press Limited News Stories