The Norfolk village of Thursford, known for its steam engines, musical organs and fairground rides, as well as its spectacular theatrical shows, will be delivering a new, immersive sound experience with its Thursford Christmas Spectacular this year, thanks to a state-of-the-art d&b Soundscape from audio technology and solutions company, d&b audiotechnik.…
Live Events
Beating the drum for AV at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Throughout its 70-year history, the ‘Tattoo’ has risen to become one of the world’s most prominent live spectaculars. Held at the imposing Edinburgh Castle the Tattoo runs throughout August and plays to a live audience of 220,000 people, and an estimated global broadcast audience of 100 million. The show runs…
Cosm to stage immersive AV symphony in 12K LED dome
Experiential technology company Cosm has teamed up with composer and new-media artist Ricardo Romaneiro to launch an immersive AV symphony. Liquidverse: Microcosm & Macrocosm has been designed to be experienced in 'shared reality' at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues. Set to release in the spring at Cosm’s first venue, in Los…
Barclaycard to stream Jingle Bell Ball at Outernet London
Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is to be livestreamed at Outernet London on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, from 6pm. The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008, by Capital FM radio station at The O2 Arena. Confirmed artists for 2023 include…
KISS rockers debut holograms with ABBA Voyage investor
Rock band KISS have unveiled 'immortal' digital avatars which will carry on their performances when band members are no longer able to tour. The avatars made their debut, performing the encore to the final show in a four-year End of the Road tour. This show took place at Madison Square Garden…
U2 Sphere residency breaks Las Vegas box office records
U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas has become "the fastest grossing residency" ever recorded in the city. That's according to Billboard magazine, which says the initial run of 17 shows generated nearly $110m in ticket sales. Each show generated $6.5m on average, selling about 16,500 tickets. Other…
‘World-first’ Grand Prix broadcast in immersive projection
The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix has been broadcast in a flagship immersive projection venue more typically used to show great art. Described "an unforgettable evening infused with Vegas glitz, glamour and racing", the Formula 1 event took place at THE LUME in Melbourne, Australia, with an audience of 300…
Doctor Who holograms celebrate show’s 60th anniversary
LCI Productions has teamed up with the BBC to create a hologram show in Cardiff harbour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. The five-minute show – which was staged several times each evening from 23-25 November – featured iconic images from the TV show including Daleks and the…
Solo pilot flies 1,000 drones in Las Vegas Grand Prix show
One thousand drones transformed the night sky over Las Vegas earlier this month for the occasion of the city's inaugural Formula One grand prix. The drones formed a range of patterns during a seven-minute show. These included spinning F1 cars, the 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign and, in a…
U2 admits to ‘not enough distortion’ at Sphere residency
U2 have had to adjust their style of playing to introduce more distortion into the extraordinary sound system at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Immersive Sound provides individualised sound to each of 17,600 seats at the venue, drawing on a sound system with 1,600 permanently installed and 300 mobile…