5@5: Luke Bryan Tour, Knights Of Illumination, Madame Butterfly, & More

The 5@5 is released every Thursday at 5pm EST as a round-up of the week's top entertainment design and technology items, so you can stay up to date on industry news.

What Makes You Country: Designing The Luke Bryan Tour

Lead designer Justin Kitchenman created a more free-flowing visual experience for Luke Bryan's 2018 What Makes You Country Tour.

Knights of Illumination Past

The prestigious Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards for lighting and video design were founded in the UK in 2007. Live Design presents some of the outstanding designers who have been so honorably knighted in past years.

By Design: Rick Fisher Lights Santa Fe Opera's Madame Butterfly

Lighting designer Rick Fisher returned to Santa Fe Opera this summer to light a revival of the 2010 Lee Blakeley production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly with sets by Jean-Marc Puissant and costumes by Brigitte Reiffenstuel.

30 Years Of Audio Innovations, Incidents, And Accidents: Part 1, 1988-1997

For LDI’s 30th anniversary, let’s look back at some of the events that shaped the live sound industry over the past three decades. From line arrays to mp3s, here’s 1988-1997.

Backstreet Boys Want Bubbles That Way

Backstreet Boys performed "I Want It That Way" in Central Park for Good Morning America amidst a sea of earth-friendly bubbles from Bubbleworks.

BONUS! Metallica Webcast On Designing The WorldWired Tour

Production designer Dan Braun and lighting designer Rob Koenig will discuss the in-the-round stage design and lighting rig for Metallica's WorldWired Tour during this free webcast. Register now!