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Gloria Trevi’s “Celebration” show at Arena Guadalajara lit with over 150 Chauvet fixtures

Arena Guadalajara, opened in October 2025, is the second largest arena in Mexico. When Gloria Trevi’s “Celebration” tour stopped at the modernistic 20,000-capacity venue this summer, the team at UpStage Creative Studio and lighting designer Julio “Jules” Moreno knew what this new arena had to offer - a 17-meter circular roof, for instance.

“From the beginning, we sought to make the most of the venue’s available height to create a greater sense of scale and spectacle”, says Moreno. “The horizontal distribution of the structure made it possible to create layers of lighting, scenic depth, and a much more impactful visual presence. This was incredibly valuable, especially during the most intense moments of the show.”

The design team took advantage of this opportunity, creating a production that stood out even by the exalted standards of the “Celebration” tour, with its multi-level risers, colorful lighting effects, atmospherics and video elements.

Playing a major role in creating this panorama were 122 Color Strike M strobe-washes and forty Strike Array 4 blinders from Chauvet Professional, which were supplied by LED Proyect. The entire show was controlled with two ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M consoles (main and spare).

“The Color Strike M and Strike Array 4 units were distributed between overhead and floor positions to create a combination of front, side, and effects lighting”, notes Moreno. “Side lighting was essential to the design. In addition to providing modeling and depth, it made it possible to visually separate Gloria from the background and better highlight her movements and expressions. Combined with overhead lighting, it helped create more elegant, photographic, and visually appealing images for both the audience and the cameras.”

“The Strike Array 4 units were used primarily for visual impacts, finales, audience moments, and high-emotion sections”, he furthers. “The Color Strike Ms contributed color, power, and versatility through their pixel-mapping system, in addition to reinforcing the energy and scenic impact.”

Paying careful attention to color, Moreno coordinated his palette to match the mood of each song. He also ensured that lighting flowed smoothly with the 20-meter wide main video wall’s varied imagery, which ranged from IMAG, to bold spellings of the star’s name, to graphics of objects like automobiles.

“The video content was designed to complement the emotion and energy of each moment of the show”, says Moreno. “We relied on IMAG to maintain the connection with the audience. We also used natural imagery to create more intimate and relaxed atmospheres, and abstract patterns to add dynamism during the most intense moments.”

(Photos: Chauvet Professional)

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