Montgomery Gentry “Some People Change” Tour

Country music duo Montgomery Gentry is out on the road in support of their latest album “Some People Change” with lighting design by Michael Shucher and lighting supply by Bandit Lites.

Michael’s main objective for the Montgomery Gentry show was to portray a big look with a minimal amount of lights. The initial challenge was to find lights that could compete with the arched video wall. Shucher needed the lights to cut through the video wall while still being light in weight and not too bulky. He also wanted the lights to be hard edge and have rotating gobos.

Lighting gear used to highlight the set, which includes anything from flying motorcycles to mudflap girls mounted on either side of the upstage arch, includes Martin MAC 2000 Profiles, MAC 500 profile spots and MAC 600 washlights along with LED and other automateds.

A unique feature to the show was achieving a variety of looks using similar colors. Montgomery Gentry is very patriotic and the theme of this tour is no exception. Shucher said the challenge was to use lighting that consistently featured the same color scheme (red, white and blue) while still providing a diversity of looks.

Bandit Lites Vice President, Michael Golden, commented, “It has been our privilege to work with Montgomery Gentry for the last 7 years and we are very proud to be associated with the entire production team."