Martin MAC 2000s Rock with Ronan on Arena Tour

Irish heart-throb, Ronan Keating, thrilled fans recently on his first solo arena tour, playing sold out venues across the UK and Ireland.

Lighting designer for the tour was Paul Normandale who specified a variety of Martin MAC fixtures, including the electronic ballast version of the MAC 2000, along with MAC 500s and 600s. A.C. Lighting supplied the Martin fixtures to the production tour, Lite Alternative. Lighting operator for the tour was Graeme Feast.

Complementing the luxurious red and gold stage set, Paul produced a dynamic and highly effective show on what is sure to be the first of many major tours for the popular artist.

Commenting before one of the shows, Paul gave his thoughts on the Martin moving heads, "I choose Martin lights because Martin has a high realisation of the road reality of the product. I am particularly attracted to their features such as the high intensity of the output in saturates and the multi-gobos in fixtures."

He continues, "As for the performance of the moving heads, they are 100% reliable and come with excellent technical back-up from Martin Professional."

As part of the tour, Ronan treated his audience to a string of his chart topping hits, as well as a number of Boyzone hits. The big wow factor came at the end of the show with a spectacular finale, as Ronan flew out above the audience to a B-stage in the center of the arena, while singing his hit single "Life Is A Rollercoaster!"

In total, Ronan played to around 250,000 people with the tour being hailed as a complete success for all concerned, including Paul and his choice of Martin Professional fixtures.