Essential Festival’s Summer Reunion 2022 took place in Oost-Maarland near Maastricht, Netherlands on Saturday 3rd of September. With more than 40 national and international acts playing across 6 different stages, there was plenty to see throughout the day at this multi-genre music festival. Heijnens Audio, Light & Vision provided lots of equipment for the event, including numerous lighting products by Showtec and Infinity.

At Plasa Show 2022, held at Olympia London from 4-6 September, Highlite showed off numerous products from several of its brands including DAP, Showtec and Infinity. The range included some of its most popular products as well as some impressive new ones that are sure to become a success.

Showtec introduce their most powerful series of laser effect units: Solaris. The Solaris series is intended for professional applications and consists of four powerful models, ranging from 3,000 to a staggering 11,000 mW. The models with integrated Pangolin FB4 module unlock the professional QuickShow control software, which is a formidable tool to design your laser show. These powerful laser effects are approaching a high-end professional level. They are Showtec’s first laser effect series with this much quality and power – power from another galaxy now made available to you!

A full complement of Highlite products lights up the impressive LET THE LIGHT IN show of Jane McDonald who is now touring in the UK. A multitude of Showtec and Infinity effect lights and DMT LED panels make sure to support her on stage and leave the audience in awe.

TTS Event GmbH has used several Infinity iW-1941 RDM and S401 Spot moving heads and the Infinity Chimp 300.G2 with a Peanut Box connected to light up a fund-raising outdoor concert in Grötzingen, Germany.

The Zwarte Cross festival in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands offers a unique mix of motocross, music and much more. A total of 229,900 people were welcomed to the 2022 edition that took place over 4 days from the 14-17th July. The Zwarte Cross festival site covers an incredible 160 hectares (about 300 American football fields!) and has 33 different stages to visit. Highlite Rent provided lighting by Showtec and Infinity for the Tyrolean Tent along with Ritmo Sound Productions who were also the operators and supplied Showtec and Infinity lighting for Café Harder and Gaycafé ‘De Kast’.

For Walibi Belgium’s steel coaster Kondaa, lighting-specialised company Euroka and installer Black Squares have implemented a large number of products from Showtec, a brand of Highlite, to generate the right ambience for the ride area. They have chosen Showtec’s Cameleon Floodlights, Helix S5000 Q4 washers, Spectral LED Pars, and Candela Pixel Bars to light the attraction in line with the new themed space within the “Exotic World” part of the second largest theme park in Benelux.

Saturday 2nd July 2022, once again, saw iconic dance event Sensation take place in the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Putting on an event of this magnitude takes some serious planning with professional companies like Kugel Licht & Geluid being drafted in to provide essential elements.

The Showtec Cameleon Flood 15 Q4 lit up the unique water vortex effect that was exclusively created for the Tomorrowland festival by JMR Waterworld. The RGBW flood light’s high lumen output and IP65 rating made it the perfect solution for the application.

Heerlen in the Netherlands was the place to be for the 10th edition of ParkCity Live on 16th and 17th July 2022. Headliners on the main stage on Saturday night were BLØF and Limburg legends Rowwen Héze, while Sunday night ended with performances from Danny Vera, Anouk and renowned Dutch DJ duo Lucas & Steve. The main stage looked fantastic thanks to lighting provided by Ampco Flashlight Group, while spectacular lighting effects for the tented dance area were provided by SLF Group.

The 10th anniversary of Rock am Roer took place in Sint Odiliënberg on Saturday 11th June 2022. The line-up included 80s cover band Billy Spandex, Les Truttes – a band celebrating their own 25th anniversary, classic rock band Rectifire, and Nederpop All Stars who cover Dutch classics. For an event with such an eclectic line-up, Demo Productions provided a full range of lighting effects.

For the silent disco on Pinkpop 2022 in Landgraaf (The Netherlands), Demo Productions provided a lighting set and included several Infinity and Showtec products.