Event Safety Insights Issue Four | Summer 2017 | Page 19

From Concept -- to Reality: Behind the Scenes of Linkin Park’s One More Light Tour By Shelby Cude Event Safety Insights caught up with the Lighting Designer, Celine Royer (CR), and Lighting Crew Chief from Nitelites, Shaun Moore (SM), to walk us through the process of creating Linkin Park’s One More Light 2017 Tour as they made their way across European and UK festivals and arenas—from concept to reality— safely and successfully. ESI to CR: Can you explain your initial thoughts and feelings that inspired you to design Linkin Park’s One More Light tour? CR: Historically Linkin Park’s has relied heavily on video content, with the release of their lat- est original work One More Light there was a conscious decision by the principals to allow the production to rely solely on lighting. The album was an unabashed musical pivot from their past works and the show clearly needed to reflect that. The intent of the design was to draw the focus to the band which required a dynamic, evolving approach to the lighting that could mirror the ebb and flow of the mu- sical set. Creative Director, Travis Detweiler, envisioned a strong geometric shape as a way to direct the the eye toward the band and reflect the transformation and emotional journey of the show. Fixture selection played purposefully to the geometry of the truss architecture allowing for multiple layers of lighting types within the structure. The concept was intended to reflect the vintage camera photographs and double exposure effects connecting with the art that helped to define the “One More Light” album. ESI to CR: Can you walk us through the rig and how you (and crew) brought your vi- sion to life? CR: To create the box and layers of light looks, we used Impression Xbar20s and Impression 19