PhlatLight LEDs Light Stage for Arcade Fire’s Madison Square Garden Concert

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of ‘big-chip’ PhlatLightLEDs, announced that its CBM-380-RGBW PhlatLight LEDs were used inside Vari*Lite’s VLX Wash Luminaires lighting the stage for Arcade Fire’s recent live HD webcast concert from Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. “Simply, the VLX was my big wash light during the concert. VLX Wash Luminaires have no match today and their brightness and intense range of color are incredible.”
The Canadian indie rock band enlisted assistance of lighting designer Susanne Sasic who used 40 VLX Wash Luminaries to light the band at MSG. Sasic overcome many lighting challenges during the band’s tour but during the live streaming show from MSG she had to not only ensure the lighting was great for concert-goers but also for fans tuning into the webcast.
“During the concert, the VLX’s were my main lights on the band. The true white from the Luminus LEDs inside the VLX Wash Luminaires were extremely successful for the band member skin tones. I was amazed at how great the band looked under this light,” said Sasic. “Simply, the VLX was my big wash light during the concert. VLX Wash Luminaires have no match today and their brightness and intense range of color are incredible.”
The heart of the Vari*Lite VLX Wash Luminaire is seven, replaceable custom PhlatLight CBM-380-RGBW LEDs. The system has been optimized to deliver a total light output of 14,000 white lumens with an LED lifetime of at least 10,000 hours at maximum output.
“The Luminus ‘big-chip’ LED and the VLX architecture were made for each other, and the resulting Wash Luminaires popularity with lighting designers is a testament to punch and color uniformity previously available only from discharge lamp fixtures,” said Don McDaniel, director, global entertainment, Luminus.
Sasic added, “I love using new technologies and I had seen the VLX Wash during a private demo so I knew that it would be a perfect fit for this tour because of its power, deep range of color, and the true white from the Luminus LEDs. I have used automated LED lighting previously as decorative elements, but never as a main lighting source. Because of its brightness I knew the VLX could easily be my main wash light for the tour.”
Big-chip Luminus LEDs enable new general illumination applications in lighting markets such as architectural, entertainment, retail, residential, roadways, industrial high-bay lighting, digital displays and signage and UV for industrial processing.