AYRTONLIVE ISSUE 15: Shawn Mendes The Tour

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!

Download a pdf version here.

Ayrton Cobras let loose on Brussels Flower Carpet

The Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium, a UNESCO world heritage site, hosted the biennial Flower Carpet for the 24th time from 13-18 August 2026. Over 700,000 brightly coloured flowers were laid out in a pattern inspired by the famous artwork by Katsushika Kokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, which was reimagined by Japanese artist Hiro Sugiyama to mark the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Belgium.

Ayrton Veloce Profiles illuminate Gaurav Gupta’s Haute Couture Collection

Gaurav Gupta’s Haute Couture Collection was showcased in July 2026 at the Jio World Pavilion 3 in Mumbai. The avant-garde Indian couturier’s work has featured internationally, including at Paris Haute Couture Week, and is noted for its defined sculptural style. The responsibility for delivering a lighting design to match the drama and tone of the couturier’s Collection fell to lighting designer Harshvardhan Pathak, who’s remit was shaped to fit the fashion show’s exquisite concept of Lunar & Solar.

Christopher Pratt brings in the shutters on Dear Evan Hansen with Ayrton Stradale at The King’s Theatre, Portsmouth

Receiving excellent reviews for its outstanding performances and production values, the recent amateur production of Dear Evan Hansen performed by CCADS Theatre in The King’s Theatre, Portsmouth saw some highly original uses of Ayrton Stradale fixtures in an imaginative design by lighting designer Christopher Pratt.

Ayrton, zactrack, Green Hippo and MA Lighting Partner on Lionel Richie’s “Sing A Song All Night Long” Summer Tour

A wide array of Ayrton fixtures, a zactrack automated follow system, Green Hippo media servers and grandMA3 consoles hit the road with Lionel Richie this summer when he co-headlined the “Sing A Song All Night Long Tour” across North America with legendary band Earth, Wind & Fire, bringing both artists’ classic catalogues to arenas and major venues. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of all of the aforementioned brands in North America.

Singapore celebrates its National Day Parade 2026 with Ayrton EagleStrike

Singapore celebrated the 61st anniversary of its independence in spectacular style on 9 August with its National Day Parade (NDP 2026) at the National Stadium, returning to its traditional site for the first time in ten years. Displays, fireworks and patriotic festivities brought 42,000 Singaporeans together in an evening of joyous celebration, with a record number of civilian participants – over 1200 – taking centre stage.