PRG Shines Light On Dusky Tour

Underground house duo Dusky is on a visually extravagant tour through the UK, North America and continental Europe. The men in charge of lighting up the show shared some insights. 

– Luke Dyson

Will Potts, double Knight of Illumination Award winner, designed the visuals with the help of lighting director Adam Power. PRG provided the touring rig, which, according to lighting crew chief Bradley Stokes, includes “truss towers fitted with GLP Spot One moving lights, GLP Impression X4 LED wash lights, Solaris Flare Junior LED strobes and PixelLine 1044 LED battens.

 “To save time when loading in, all the truss towers were pre-built in Longbridge so we could just carry them into the venues,” Stokes said. “This did bring an extra set of challenges as access to most of the venues was either upstairs or through tight doorways, which the truss towers were too tall for.

 “However, with the team we had on Dusky, we always found a way of working around these access complications without them becoming a problem.”

According to Adam Power, three different versions of the rig for different-sized venues were created.

 “The biggest shows were the summer music festivals, but now the tour is stopping off at 1,000- to 2,000-capacity venues, we’ve got to be savvy in our approach to fit everything in and make the show look the same from one gig to the next,” Power said.

Added Potts: “Often with this size of act, breaking through comes at a cost to either the band or investors, so it’s about finding a balance in the economics of the design. With Dusky we achieved the big looks, bright punch and carefully choreographed moves the music calls for, whilst at the same time keeping it sustainable for everyone. It’s been a privilege to work with Adam on this project, we interact very well.”