Garth Brooks; Back in a BIG way with Bandit Lites

Veteran country music icon, Garth Brooks is back on the road for three very special shows to coincide with the release of his new album Scarecrow. The Bandit system was once again designed by Dave Butzler with the help of Bob Peterson, and like Garth himself is larger than life.

The overall design with look familiar to many Garth fans, but with the tremendous leaps in technology since Garth'’ last “go-round” it will be unlike anything ever seen before. Hanging from the almost 1000 feet of truss will be over 400 Martin MAC series fixtures, and all will be controlled by four Whole Hog II’s, three with expansion wings. Garth will once again utilize the exclusive Bandit Lites MotoData time and position based motor control system, to deliver stunning truss movement.

The first show aired live on CBS television on November 14th from The Forum in Los Angeles, and was spectacular. The second show is slated for November 21st from the deck of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier in Norfolk, VA, and third show from South Padre Island, Texas on November 28th. Both the remaining shows will air live on CBS as well. The five semis of lighting gear were prepped and tested to Bandit Standard in a remarkably short period of time and truly displayed to the resolve and attention to detail that Bandit is known for worldwide.

Equipment:

91 feet of Pre-Rigged Truss
905 feet of A-type truss
6 - Lycian 1271 spots
4 - Lycian 4k spots
2 - 3k Strong Gladiators
61 - Martin MAC 250
54 - Martin MAC 300
58 - Martin MAC 500
162 - Martin MAC 600
72 - Martin MAC 2000
36 - 3k Synchrolites
28 - Martin Pro 400
8 - Anytronics Deathstars
4 - Flying Pig Systems Whole Hog II’s
3 - Flying Pig Systems Expansion Wings for WHII
3 - Fying Pig Systems Hog Overdrives
32 - Doug Fleenor DMX Splitters
2 - Bandit Lites 50 way Custom Motor Controllers
1 - Bandit Lites MotoData Motor Control
38 - Columbus-McKinnon 1ton motors
51 - Coffing 1ton motors with sensors
6 - Reel EFX DF50’s
1 - Mirror Ball

Crew:

Lighting Designer: Dave Butzler
Lighting Designer: Bob Peterson
Crew Chief: Jeff Wilkin
Board Op: Jesper Luth
Board Op: Mike Kennedy
Motodata Programmer/Operator: Rick Berry
Technician: Andy Knighton
Technician: Dan Scher
Technician: Shawn Beaulieau
Technician: Roth Edwards

Photo Credit: Rick Berry

This photo is from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise on November 21st

Photo By: Roth Edwards

This photo is from South Padre Island, TX on November 28th


Photo By: Roth Edwards