UK - Oasis hadn’t performed together in the 16 years leading up to their current 41-date, five-continent Live ’25 Tour. which began 4 July in Cardiff and concludes 23 November in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Setting an immersive mood that strengthens fans’ connection to the band’s performance is a visually rich and emotionally powerful show design by Paul Normandale of Light Alternative design.
Featuring distinct geometric patterns, reflective of the Oasis logo, and a broad palette of vivid colour combinations, Normandale’s lighting creates a crisp, contemporary look on stage that manages to be intense, while also projecting a warm, welcoming vibe. His clean design works in close harmony with the images on the show’s wide (about 100m) video wall that were created by Chris Curtis of I’m Your Boss Films, and Neil ‘Shop’ Harris.
A collection of 200 Chauvet Professional Colorado PXL Bar 16 accentuate the design’s geometric patterns, enhancing its 3D effect. The geometric patterns of the lighting design were sometimes echoed in the large video wall, which had some imagery broken into sections.
Explaining the decision to divide some images with linear borders, Normandale said: “The idea was to ensure everyone would see the iconic return of the band, hence a vast rear screen allowing content and IMAG to coexist in a variety of ways throughout the show.”
Also playing a key role in Normandale’s rig are 80 Color Strike M motorized strobe-washes, which like the Colorado battens were supplied by Lite Alternative of Blackburn. Flown above the stage on upstage truss and over the span of video wall the high-output fixtures accent special moments with intense light and strobing in addition to engaging the crowd with audience lighting.
Normandale, who works with lighting director Graham Feast, video director Jon Shrimpton and Ant Gordon who runs content, praises the Color Strike M for being “a reliable bright source of light whilst adding dynamism in the strobe moments for the audience,” who he notes are “a key part of the whole performance.”
