Germany - When Elton John performed his gig on the horse racetrack in Iffezheim during his current European tour 13,000 fans enjoyed a selection of 23 Top-40 hits, 15 Top-10 singles and five No. 1 hits. He also played songs from his new CD The Captain & The Kid.

The concert was the only show in Germany that the artist played during his current tour. Lighting designer and director Kevin 'Stick' Bye uses two grandMA full-size, one as backup.

With the console, Bye controls a lighting rig including 40 VL3000 spots, 12 VL 1000AS, 12 VL2402, 10 VL6c, 32 MAC 2000 washes and a 60ft wide and 33ft high Mainlight Soft LED curtain.

The co-designer of the show is Benny Kirkham who is also is responsible for the media server content. Demfis Fyssicopulous and Benny Kirkham work as grandMA programmers.

(Jim Evans)


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