BANDIT IS CRUSIN’ FOR A CAUSE WITH THE 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPION TENNESSEE LADY VOLS BASKETBALL COACHES

Knoxville, TN- Bandit Lites recently lit Volunteers Crusin’ For A Cause homecoming celebration in Market Square. Coaches, Holly Warlick and Nikki Caldwell road Harley Davidson motorcycles for an eleven-day cross-country journey to raise breast cancer awareness.

The Market Square homecoming event was the last stop in a 3,000-mile ride from Berkley, CA to Knoxville, TN. The trip also included special events and rallies in Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. Tennessee Women’s Head Basketball Coach, Pat Summitt and Men’s Head Basketball Coach, Bruce Pearl were at the event to welcome the riders home. Tennessee Women’s Athletic Director, Joan Cronan was also present.

Lighting Designer, Chris Lisle, chose to use 6-Lamp Bar Silvers, Martin MAC 500s, 600s, Coemar LED Pars, and Martin Atomic Strobes. Lighting was controlled by a Whole Hog II.

“Lighting design for Crusin’ For A Cause was actually pretty simple, but I tried to add some uniqueness to it,” explains Lisle. “Because there was a lot of TV coverage, and IMAG for the video screen, I basically lit the event for TV.”

The venue where the event was held did not have a load-bearing roof, so everything had to be ground supported. Lisle’s main idea was to give a visual centerpiece to the show,
so he re-created the university’s famous "T" with truss and toned it with Coemar ParLites. He also placed several 20" truss towers with Mac 500s on them around the stage, and added a few Mac 600s and Atomic Strobes in for eye candy.

“My Bandit Client Rep, JR Sander, was a pleasure to work with,” adds Lisle. “The Project Manager, Giff Swart, did an excellent job in getting the rig prepped, delivered, and built as well.”

Crusin’ For A Cause Event		Bandit CEO, Michael T. Strickland with Tennessee Lady Vols Head Basketball Coach, Pat Summitt and Tennessee Women’s Athletic Director, Joan Cronan
Lighting Designer, Chris Lisle