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Chauvet fixtures used for Alan Jackson benefit concert

This summer Alan Jackson stepped up to aid his hometown’s recovery effort from a category EF-4 tornado. Taking the stage at the Coweta County Fairgrounds in Newnan, Georgia, Jackson led a lineup of artists in the “Where I Come From Tornado Benefit Concert”.

In addition to raising over $2 million dollars to help people affected by the storm, the show was a celebration of hope in the wake of a disaster, as the country star performed his hits accompanied by iconic video images.

Accentuating the upbeat mood of the show and strengthening the connection of the 20,000 fans in attendance to Jackson’s performance was an immersive Mason Felps lighting design that featured 36 Rogue R2X Wash fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Positioned on upstage “lighting ladders”, the high output moving fixtures, which, like the rest of the rig were supplied by Bandit Lites, were used to create a wall of light behind Jackson. “This was a hybrid of our touring rig designed for this benefit show”, says Felps. “Aside from lighting for the live audience, we also had to light for television since the show was carried on a local station.”

During the concert, the large LED wall was often used to show images from Jackson’s music videos. “Most of Alan’s music videos have a certain style or color to them, so I tried to match that as close as possible”, says Felps who served as the production manager for the show in addition to performing lighting design duties. He credits Alan Jackson manager Debbie Doebler and tour manager Nathan Baugh along with Chris Noll, Cody Cheetham and Courtney Stauffer from the Bandit crew for their contributions to making the show a success.

(Photos: Chauvet Professional)

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