Kinesys ‘Transforms’ U2’s
360° Video Screen

Stage Product Stories Published: 15 July 2009
UK based automation experts Kinesys designed and supplied the bespoke motion control system that moves and shapes the 'transforming' video screen for U2's 360° world tour.

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Kinesys on Queen & Paul Rodgers

Stage Product Stories Published: 13 January 2009
A 48-way Kinesys automation system with Vector control is in action on the current Queen & Paul Rodgers tour, utilised for moving lighting trusses and an 85 square metre horizontal-splitting upstage video screen.

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Summit Steel For Coldplay

Stage Product Stories Published: 10 January 2009
Summit Steel is supplying production rigging plus two automation systems and control for the European and UK sections of the current Coldplay Viva la Vida world tour.

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Summit Steel Plays the Red Piano

Stage Product Stories Published: 10 January 2009
Summit Steel is supplying a large trussing and motors package, together with a 20-way Kinesys automation system and control for Elton John’s “Red Piano” touring extravaganza, which kicked off in Europe last week after a gig at the UK’s Birmingham National Indoor Arena.

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Kinesys Moves it for Genesis

Stage Product Stories Published: 1 July 2007
Automation specialists Kinesys have supplied 7 custom designed G2 winches to the acclaimed Genesis world tour, which are being used to lift 7 lighting pods up and down 7 architectural “ribs”, positioned upstage framing the set.

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Kinesys at The Brits

Stage Product Stories Published: 6 April 2007
A Kinesys automation system was used for the fourth year running on this year’s Brit Awards – to raise and lower a large video screen on stage left to allow access for between-band backline and set changeovers .

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Kinesys On Kylie

Stage Product Stories Published: 25 January 2006
A 22-way Kinesys Elevation motion control system was in action on the final leg of Kylie’s epic “Showgirl Homecoming” tour – using an additional 10 Kinesys motors over and above the 12 on the original tour.

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HSL Buys new Kinesys
System for Snow Patrol

Stage Product Stories Published: 12 January 2007
Blackburn-based HSL has purchased a 16-way Kinesys automation system, including 15 1-tonne Liftket vari-speed motors, converted to work with the Kinesys kit and Elevation 1+ hoist controllers, which went straight out on the Snow Patrol pre-Xmas UK arena tour.

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Kinesys on Fast Track for
“Starlight Express”

Stage Product Stories Published: 22 July 2005
Automation and movement specialists Kinesys have designed and built an automation and control system for the new Clear Channel Entertainment production of “Starlight Express”.

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The Big Frieze for Summit

Stage Product Stories Published: 17 July 2005
Summit Steel installed over 5,000 metres of 4 mm steel wire cable at the Frieze Art Fare in Regents Park to support muslin ceilings in four Owen Brown clearspan structures, with interiors designed specially for the event by architect Davis Adjaye.

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Kinesys for Kylie

Stage Product Stories Published: 14 June 2005
A Kinesys Elevation motion control system is in action on Kylie’s epic “Showgirl” world tour. The South London based automaton and movement specialists were also involved in devising a control system for the contra-rotating ‘wedding cake’ double revolve that concludes the spectacular Busby Berkeley section of the show, with Kylie standing aloft on its summit, flanked by dancers.

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LiteStructures in pole position
at the Tour of Britain

Stage Product Stories Published: 23 September 2004.
96 cyclists, competing as sixteen professional teams, battled it out over a total of 800 gruelling kilometres to be the first under the Tour of Britain finish gantry, which had been designed and built by LiteStructures.

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Our House with AVW Controls

Lighting Product Stories Published: 19 November 2002.
Our House, the new Madness show, opened on October 28th at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End to rave reviews. With a fictional ‘Sliding Doors’ style storyline, and featuring songs by 80’s chart-toppers Madness, the musical comedy is set in London’s diverse and vibrant Camden Town.

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AVW Controls for sunny Cyprus theatres

Lighting Product Stories Published: 11 November 2002.
Stage automation specialist AVW Controls has spent the past months jetting all over Europe to supply control systems for a range of prestigious projects. In between, it has supplied two theatres in Cyprus with systems without even getting on a plane.

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