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Spectrum Entertainment Services expands investment in Ayrton as Scorpions world tour reaches Abu Dhabi

Dubai-based Spectrum Entertainment Services LLC has been an advocate of Ayrton lighting fixtures since its first investment in 2022 when it started building its stock with 100 Ayrton Cobra, 50 MagicBlade FX and 24 Zonda 9 FX units. “This year we began a search for a replacement for our workhorse profile fixtures. We also needed an upgrade in our LED Wash area as well”, says Spectrum’s lighting designer Andre Westraad.

“We had to keep in mind we need a product that is not just IP rated, but can take the punch when installed outside for extended periods of time”, he continues. “In March, we boosted our stock of Ayrton fixtures by purchasing 50 Ayrton Domino Profiles, 20 Ayrton Domino LTs and 48 Ayrton Argo 6 FXs. We made the decision to invest in the Argo 6 FX to complement our stock of Zonda 9 FX.”

In purchasing its new Ayrton stock, Spectrum partnered with Procom Middle East, the Ayrton distributor for the region. The new stock arrived in time to supply the Scorpions tour dates for the Abu Dhabi leg of their world tour, managed and run by Live Nation Middle East, with lighting design by Manfred Nikitser. The Ayrton-dominant rig included 16 Ayrton Domino LTs, 48 Domino Profiles, 32 Argo 6 FXs, 12 Zonda 9FXs and 58 Cobras.

The Domino Profiles and Domino LTs were all rigged above stage, spread across eight 10 m long “fingers” raked at different angles from outside to inside. This created an 8 x 8 matrix of Ayrton Domino above the stage. The Cobra and Zonda 9 FX fixtures were rigged on ladders on stage left and stage right, flown at an angle parallel to the fingers above stage, with five rungs of ladders per side and a total of six fixtures per rung. The Zonda 9s were rigged on the downstage ladders and utilized as side lighting for the band. The Cobras were rigged on four rungs of ladders per side, positioned from downstage to upstage to create a matrix of 6 x 4 per side.

The Argo 6 FXs were used as part of the floor package, out-rigged on eight truss totems facing the audience, each consisting of four Argo 6 FXs and topped by a Cobra. “All of these fixtures had more than enough output to beam and punch through the brightness of a 18 m x 9 m LED screen situated far upstage”, says Westraad.

(Photos: Spectrum Entertainment Services LLC)

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