Three hundred and sixty Robe moving lights caught the action at the Philips Stadion
in Eindhoven for four sold out concerts by Dutch singer, songwriter and superstar
Guus Meeuwis, part of an eye-catching lighting spectacular designed by Marco
Driessen from creative lighting and visual design practice, The Art of Light.
These shows are always a vibrant fusion of ideas and input from Meeuwis, set
designer Ronald van den Bersselaar of BEEO, Driessen, musical director Jan Willem
Roozenboom, show director Marcel de Vre, the audio team and Meeuwis’
management, and right at the heart of the show presentation is the goal to delight
and entertain the audiences.
One of the recent production trademarks is a runway circumnavigating the entire
field of play, allowing Meeuwis to get right in amongst his fans.
Lighting the set was obviously a massive part of the experience – although for a
stadium gig, it was not a huge lighting rig in fixture numbers. Another big
consideration was lighting a large number of people onstage including an 8 piece
electronic band and an 18-piece orchestra.
Thirty-two of the 66 LEDWash 300s were installed in the low roof above the band
area onstage … their small size making them perfect for the job.
Thirty-six BMFL WashBeams were rigged around the top levels of the set. It was the
first time Driessen had used Robe’s BMFL WashBeams on one of his shows, and he
commented, “They are powerful with a great zoom and good colours in the colour
wheel, its fast and also the blades are a great feature in this fixture … I think it’s
overall a very “complete’ product’.
The thirty seventh BMFL WashBeam was used in follow spot mode in the mid-stage
roof.
Twenty-two BMFL Blades were dotted around the stadium stand roofs, along the
back of the central circular section of the stage and on the PA delay towers and
used to highlight the detailed set decor which looked amazing!
There were 107 Pointes on the rig of which 48 were positioned along the walkway
around the arena floor, with six on the B-stage at the front, 15 in the towers filling
the spaces in between the curves of the different set flags, 12 behind the band, 8 on
the risers and the rest scattered around the over-stage trusses.
The 117 LEDWash 800s were rigged all over the roof structure and stage trusses
and used for creating base washes and lighting the whole environment – stage and
audience. Ensuring that the show was colourful and fast moving was very much part
of the Meeuwis live aesthetic.
Eight LEDBeam 1000s were used as specials for picking out the set flags and last
but not at all least on the Robe front … three PATT 2013s onstage were fitted with
customised covers in the shape of the stylised Meeuwis “G’.
All lighting equipment was supplied by Utrecht based Ampco Flashlight Rentals,
brought in by Sightline Productions who co-ordinated all the technical elements for
end client, promoters Modestus Management & Concerts.
Art of Light’s Andre Beekmans assisted on the programming and operating.
