Johnny Clegg brought his highly acclaimed show ‘A South African Story’ to the Royal Albert Hall this March, with LarMac taking the helm on Production.
An amazing fusion of music and dance, which really was amazing to see!
JOHNNY CLEGG IN LONDON!
HOME SWEET HOME…..
The LarMac team are fresh back from a month in the Middle East, having just Produced yet another private event (and our most stunning to date!!!!!).
All we need now is for Spring to kick in and our amazing summer of shows will be upon us.
DONNY & MARIE
The LarMac team are fresh back from Donny & Marie Osmond’s UK Arena tour, hitting London’s O2 and 10 other arenas nationwide.
We were tasked with replicating the acts established show at Las Vegas’ Flamingo Casino; producing a touring Vegas-calibre production capable of delivering up to 5 back-to-back shows in different cities.
Check out a full tech write up here and one of the many great reviews here!
VANS WARPED TOUR 2012!
The Vans Warped Tour hopped the Atlantic this November for it’s inaugural European leg.
Hosted by our friends at Kilimanjaro at Alexandra Palace, London, LarMac Production Managed the indoor one-day festival – featuring 4 stages with the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, The Used and Bowling for Soup alongside the infamous Vans Skate Ramp.
2013 promises to be even bigger and better, and who says you cant do festivals in the winter!
MTV CRASHES MANCHESTER!
Monday 24th September saw MTV Crashes hit Manchester Cathedral, with guests Alicia Keys and Lianne La Havas.
In a rare gig at Manchester’s Cathedral, the show featured the best of Alicia’s work and some great new songs.
Check out some snippets of the show here……….!
BESTIVAL 2012
The Isle of Wight didn’t know what it hit for the 9th time this September as Bestival 2013 hit the shores of the Solent.
The LarMac team managed over 20 stages of live music, with performances from hundreds including Stevie Wonder, Florence and the Machine and New Order.
Check out The Guardian’s cool interactive experience here and just incase you missed it, some amazing festival highlights here.
See you all next year for the big 10th birthday!
VANS WARPED HOPS THE POND
Vans Warped Tour hits Alexandra Palace this November for it’s first foray out of the US of A!
We’re delighted to be Production Managing the show, check out www.vanswarpedtouruk.com for more info and to get your tickets!
CREAMFIELDS 2012
With THE biggest line-up in the world of dance, we’re ready to party.
The Chemical Brothers, Steve Angello, David Guetta, Avicii to name just a few hit us on Saturday followed by Tiesto, Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and co on Sunday! Bring it on.
HI-DE-HI!
Camp Bestival returned to the lovely Lulworth Castle 26th-29th July for another weekend of family fuelled festival fun!
The sun shined and it’s always great to see future music fans enjoying their first festival.
MTV WORLD STAGE
Dressed in white (again!) LarMac LIVE’s Jo Mackay, as Production Consultant, put together the technical production for MTV’s Midsummer Euphoria celebration in Gothenberg, Sweden. Filmed for MTV Networks for worldwide broadcast we worked with Nelly Furtado, BoB, this year’s Eurovision winner Loreen & Swedish act Tove Stryke.
ROCKNESS
Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, Biffy Clyro, Justice and Deadmau5 headlined the amazing Scottish show on the banks of Loch Ness. An appearance of the Olympic Torch brought the sun out on 30,000 revellers.
Biffy Clyro topped off the festival with a massive lights and pyro show followed by a huge fireworks display to bring the show to a close.
A great weekend was had and we’re already looking forward to next year!
FIRST 2012 FESTIVAL WEEKEND!
For the 3rd year running LarMac LIVE have provided the technical production for Field Day and The Apple Cart. Moved to the Jubilee weekend to avoid any Olympic clashes, we had a great show (and even saw some sunshine!) and rockers Franz Ferdinand topped off a diverse and brilliant bill including Beirut, Andrew Bird, Sleigh Bells, The Vaccines, SBTRKT and Django Django.
It was the first time these shows have kicked off our summer of festivals, and what a better way to start!
CLINTON MILLENNIUM NETWORK FUNDRAISER
The LarMac team put together a great party for ex-US President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea for their UK fundraiser featuring apl.de.ap & will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) alongside Gwyneth Paltrow.
Also great performances from William Orbit with Jeanne Marine and Tim Cox and amazing new acts Maxsta, James Anderson and Rachel Kerr.
GO TEAMGB!
Last Friday, 11th May 2012, saw the LarMac LIVE team deliver Our Greatest Team Rises at the Royal Albert hall.
The guest list was topped by Team GB Ambassadors like Sir Steve Redgrave and Dame Kelly Holmes along with Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
With artists including Gary Barlow, Will Young, Melanie C, Alfie Boe, Charlie Siem, The Feeling, Kimberly Walsh and BGT winners Spelbound and many others, the fundraiser united Team GB and ParalympicsGB for both the Olympics and Paralympics in the run up to the summer Games.
Check out coverage in this month’s HELLO! magazine and press around the world…..
SCREWING BUSINESS AS USUAL… AGAIN
… this time with Jamie Oliver!
We worked with Virgin Unite in delivering another event focussed on Richard’s latest book, this time at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant.
OUR GREATEST TEAM
The LarMac Team are proud to be working with TeamGB and ParalympicsGB in producing Our Greatest Team Rises; a celebration of Great Britain’s olympic team and their readiness for 2012!
The star studded show hits the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 11th May.
Check out www.ourgreatestteamrises.co.uk for more info and to get your tickets!
WE’RE ON THE MOVE!
Well we have moved….. just down the road to our new home on the corner of Long Lane and Bermondsey Street.
With our larger space we hope to be able to deliver more creative work while allowing us to work more productively on our one-off projects, so check our our new details here and come say hi!
BRANSON WEDDING
LarMac LIVE provided technical production services to the wedding of Holly Branson and Freddie Andrewes on Sir Richard’s very own Necker Island in December 2011.
With 175 guests on the exclusive island and the famous Caribbean weather to contend with, the 4 day event was a huge success.
We wish the couple all the very best!
UAE 40TH NATIONAL DAY
Working alongside some of the worlds best creatives and directors, LarMac were over the moon to be involved in the Official Ceremony of UAE 40th National Day.
With almost 2,000 lighting fixtures, 963 tons of steel across 4 production towers and 4,400sq metres of projection surface the event really was a spectacle.
Read our case study here and see the highlights here……….
SCREW BUSINESS AS USUAL!
Well, not our words, but some very wise ones indeed.
LarMac handled the production for the launch event of Sir Richard Branson’s brand new book – Screw Business As Usual, held at The Hub on London’s Haymarket.
The book takes a timely look at how business can actually be a force for good and change rather than solely reaping dividends, and with all proceeds go to Virgin Unite it really is a must read. Buy the book here!