A milestone in music history took place at Soldier Field in Chicago as legendary US ‘jam’ band The Grateful Dead celebrated their 50th anniversary with the three final ‘Fare Thee Well’ shows, produced by Paul Shapiro over the 4th of July holiday weekend, playing to record crowds of 70,000 each night. This followed two gigs the previous weekend, each pulling capacity audiences of 65,000, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

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27.2.2026

No Rest for Robe on Halestorm Tour

American rock band Halestorm are on the road supporting their latest Everest album – which dropped in August 2025 – with the ‘nEVEREST’ world tour, complete with an epic lighting design by Mathias Kuhn matching their drama, energy and great music … with Robe moving lights among other fixtures on the rig.

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20.2.2026

Counting Crows find Sweet Spot with Robe

Lighting designer Conner Ostrowski of Wide Open Productions was excited to join the Counting Crows creative team earlier in 2025, bringing fresh ideas and energy to the stage aesthetics as the legendary Bay Area rockers hit the road with their Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets album and world tour.

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23.1.2026

Robe Hits the Highway with Billy Strings

Bluegrass musician Billy Strings’ 2025 tour, built around his hugely successful 2024 album, Highway Prayers, mixed headlining arena and amphitheater dates with festival slots and international shows.

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13.1.2026

Junior Eurovision 2025 Hits A High Note with Robe

The 2025 Junior Eurovision Song Contest shimmered with talent and production values, as 18 enthusiastic delegations battled it out to win this coveted competition. The event was staged in the Gymnastic Hall of the Olympic City in Tbilisi, Georgia, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB).