Jason Aldean’s 33-city “They Don’t Know” tour is currently being illuminated by 118 CHAUVET Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving fixtures, all supplied by Bandit Lites.
Chris Lisle, the designer of the show, puts the 330W moving beam/spot fixtures throughout his rig to maximize their visual impact.
“Generally speaking, the Rogues are clustered in groups of three to create the punchiest looks possible,” he said. “We have them on the upstage chevron trusses, the mid-stage finger trusses, and on the floor, where they excel as aerial effects.”
Lisle designed his show with WYSIWYG and then pre-vized in MA3D, and commented that the show’s hexagonal theme creates a consistent look throughout the tour, despite variations in venues.
“This tour bounces from arenas, to amphitheaters, to festivals, so one of our main goals was to have a design that would work in a variety of places,” he explained. “Our crew deserves a lot credit for navigating through all the different venues. Keith Hoagland, our lighting director, does an excellent job, as do our lighting crew chief Jonathan “Neppy” Houle and the team of Sarah Eucker, Patrick Cowden, Scott Wesson, and Savannah Harden. Of course, the versatility of the Rogue Hybrids also helps a great deal in this regard.”
Lisle also used the Rogue RH1 Hybrids to create an array of looks and cover the stage in different colors.
“This is a show of big looks,” he said. “We keep up a high energy level and never repeat ourselves. The Rogues did so many different things that allowed us to get the looks we were after. They’re true workhorses, which really fits the theme of this tour.”
