Welcome to AyrtonLIVE 15!

For those of you heading for LDI in Las Vegas, we have a little online reading for you to download before your flight!

In this issue of AyrtonLIVE we are proud to bring you features that show the breadth of capability of Ayrton fixtures as they illuminate everything from rock ‘n’ roll and EDM, to theatre and ballet.

One of the most talked about tours this year has to be that of Shawn Mendes and we cover Louis Oliver’s expansive use of Khamsin, Bora and Mistral-S on the road; there is colour from the Canary Islands and serenity from Boston Ballet. In May, the Eurovision Song Contest burst onto our screens again, with over 700 Ayrton fixtures playing key roles in Ronen Najar and Dakar Azulay’s lighting rig, while at the other end of the scale, Erik Anderson and Nick Whitehouse make the neat use of MagicDot-R a major feature of Billie Eilish’s visuals on her When We Fall Asleep tour.

Mistral and Diablo get rather devilish on Broadway and off-Broadway with Ken Posner, and French balladeer Daniel Guichard brings in the services of 18-year old lighting designer Alexis David who chose Mistral-TC for the veteran performer’s latest tour.

Finally Ghibli enters a State of Trance with The Art of Light in The Netherlands before we finish up with a spot of Amnesia in the south of France with, appropriately enough, DreamPanel-Twin.

We think this will keep you entertained on your flight and look forward to showing you our new Huracán Profile and Perseo Profile fixtures at LDI…and perhaps a little more!

Enjoy the read!

Other news

Howard Harrison casts light over Shadowlands with Ayrton Rivale Profiles

Award-winning lighting designer, Howard Harrison, has chosen Ayrton Rivale Profiles as his only moving lights – amounting to 95% of the entire rig – for the West End transfer of Shadowlands which has just opened in London’s Aldwych Theatre.

NeonBlack provides the magic for Wales Investment Summit

Award-winning live design and creative production studio, NeonBlack, chose a rig of Ayrton Rivale Profiles as the workhorse lighting fixtures to light the recent Wales Investment Summit 2025 which, presided over by First Minister for Wales, Eluned Morgan MS, took place on 30 November at the International Conference Centre of Wales in Newport (ICCW).

GRiZ goes cross country with Ayrton Kyalami and Rivale fixtures

Denver’s Voyage Productions chose Ayrton Kyalami and Rivale fixtures for a wide range of recent shows featuring longtime client GRiZ, the DJ, songwriter and electronic music producer from Southfield, Michigan.

Ayrton upgrade for the Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Tashkent

The Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre in Tashkent stands as one of Uzbekistan’s most renowned cultural landmarks – a place where heritage intersects with contemporary stagecraft.

Ayrton Veloce Profile and Domino LT fixtures from PRG light up Shakira’s dynamic world tour

Lighting Designer Dan Norman of Silent House used 72 Ayrton Veloce Profiles designed for large spaces and 76 Domino LT luminaires created for long-throw applications requiring high precision on Shakira’s “Las Mujeres Ya No Llloran World Tour.” 

Ayrton Rivale Profile brings the magic of Cinderella, The Musical to Madrid’s Gran Vía

Some classics never fade, they simply evolve. Cinderella, The Musical has arrived at Madrid’s iconic Teatro Coliseum with a contemporary and visually striking production that confirms Stage Entertainment Spain’s ability to reinvent timeless stories for today’s audiences. […]