Lights Control Rigging - LCR

Name: Lights Control Rigging - LCR
Address: Unit C, Tower business park, Commercial Road, Lower Darwen, BB30FJ, GB
Telephone: +441772286412
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Award-winning lighting rental, specialising in concert touring and live events.
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Proud to have worked for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Ed Sheeran, Passenger and many more! 🌟 2 years ago Mike and Ryan had a vision for a lighting company that would always go the extra mile, pay attention to detail and which would listen to the needs of LD's and crew - Lights|Control|Rigging was born! Since then LCR has worked with Travis / Foals / Ball & Boe / Two door cinem

a club / bloc party / Alt J and a host of festivals with headlining performances from Bryan Adams / Noel Gallagher and Tom Jones to name a few

04/09/2025

BLOC PARTY – SUMMER TOUR

We had an absolute blast on the road with indie-rock band Bloc Party, lighting up festivals across the UK and Europe with a killer floor package, designed by Ryan Hopkins. Huge thanks to Production Manager Darren Connor and Tour Manager Lotje Horvers—an absolute pleasure to work alongside on such an incredible run.

💡 The design featured ROXX Light Blinders, ACME Lighting Pulsar S2s, GLP - German Light Products XDC1s, Ayrton Domino LTs, and Chroma-Q Color Force II 48s, delivering high-impact energy to every stage.

Until next time, Bloc Party 👋

Lighting Design: Ryan Hopkins
Production Manager: Darren Connor
Tour Manager: Lotje Horvers
Lighting Director: Josh Musgrave
LCR Account Manager: Rob Watson
LCR Project Manager: Beth Faulkner
Touring Crew: Dan Oswald, Amy Liddington & George Milner

02/09/2025

✨ Festival season might be over, but the hard work behind the scenes never stops

After a scorching summer on and off the field, our kit is getting that little bit extra TLC it deserves. Every item is thoroughly cleaned, tested, and prepped ready to roll straight back out on to the next job.

We take real pride in the performance and appearance of our gear, ensuring our clients always get reliable, show-ready equipment.

Swipe to see the Ayrton Argo 6 FX restored back to life🧼✨

29/08/2025

🔥 WE ARE HIRING! 🔥

Looking to kick-start your career in Project Management within the Live Events industry?

We’re looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our amazing Projects Team, at our head office in Darwen, Lancashire🎉

In this role, you’ll:
✨ Work alongside freelance technicians, our Operations team, and internal departments
✨ Support the planning, prep, and delivery of major tours, festivals and live productions
✨ Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, dynamic industry

This is your chance to work behind the scenes to help deliver state-of-the-art lighting, control, and rigging to the biggest shows on the planet 🌍

If you’re practical, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced team environment, we want to hear from you! Check out the link below to apply!🔗✨

https://loom.ly/owJg7nY

28/08/2025

🔥🤘 BRING ME THE HORIZON: SUMMER FESTIVALS 🤘🔥

From Reading and Leeds Festival to Germany’s Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, we were honoured to light BRING ME THE HORIZON’s explosive headline festival run.

Under the brilliance of Tourlite Design, Production Manager Toby Johnson and Production Director Rob Highcroft, the team brought the show to life with a lighting design to match BMTH’s raw energy. The rig featured Ayrton Rivales, CHAUVET Professional UK Color STRIKE Ms, GLP - German Light Products Impression X4 Bar20s, Martin Professional MAC Aura XIPs, ROBE lighting iFortes and Spiiders, ACME Lighting PixelLine IPs and 4Lite Molefay Blinders.

A MASSIVE thanks to Bring Me The Horizon, their crew, and the festival teams for having us 🙌

Lighting & Show Design: Tourlite Design
Production Manager: Toby Johnson
Production Director: Rob Highcroft
LCR Account Manager: Rob Watson
LCR Project Manager: Sam Dilworth
SFX: ER Productions
Trucking: Transam Trucking Limited
Crew: Scott Campbell, Sam Eyres, Ciaran Lillis, Paul Crompton, Elliot Carmichael, Liam Drewery, George Milner

26/08/2025

EMPIRE OF THE SUN – EU & UK TOUR

We were truly ‘Walking on a Dream’ as we joined electronic music duo Empire of the Sun on the EU and UK leg of their Ask That God tour.

Supporting PM Sam Newson and LD Olly Suckling, we supplied an array of industry leading fixtures to complement the artists’ spellbinding shows.

Fixtures included:
💡 Martin Professional MAC Aura XIPs
💡 Ayrton Khamsins
💡 GLP - German Light Products Impression X4 bar20s & JCD1 Strobes
💡 CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curves
💡 ROBE lighting Spiiders, 150 LED Beams & iForte LTXs

With a dream team and a stellar rig, the run was nothing short of pure magic ✨

Lighting Design: Olly Suckling
Production Manager: Sam Newson of the Event Company UK
LCR Account Manager: Damo Jackson
LCR Project Manager: Sam Dilworth
Trucking: KB Event Ltd
Crew Chief: Pierce Daugherty
Crew: Liam Drewery, Jordan Jackson, Sandra Glowacka, Tom Schofield

22/08/2025

SMASHING PUMPKINS – FESTIVAL RUN

We’re thrilled to be supporting the legendary The Smashing Pumpkins on their festival run, supplying a lighting package to bring LD Lenny Sasso’s bold design to life🎸💡

Our package features a powerful mix of Ayrton's unrivalled Domino LTs, Martin Professional MAC Aura XIPs, CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE Ms and COLORado PXL curves, delivering the punch and versatility needed to light up major festival stages across the tour.

It’s been an incredible month on the road with an iconic band, and we’re not done yet! Tonight, we’re in Gothenburg, Sweden! 🇸🇪

Lighting Design: Lenny Sasso
Production Manager: Chris Spiers
LCR Account Manager: Rob Watson
LCR Project Manager: Sam Dilworth
Trucking: Transam Trucking Limited
Crew: Simon Anderson, Jamie Hiles, Cian Greene

19/08/2025

What a summer touring with The Last Dinner Party, bringing their festival run to life across the UK and Europe! 🌎✨

With a stunning floor package designed by the brilliant LD Ed Warren, it’s been pure joy lighting the stage for the indie-rock girl band at some of the biggest festivals, including BST Hyde Park, TRUCK FESTIVAL, Kendal Calling, and Y Not Festival. Huge thanks to the team for having us on board once again! 🙌

💡We supplied ROXX Light Blinders, CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curves, Astera AX9 PowerPars, and ROBE lighting MegaPointes.

The Last Dinner Party close out an unforgettable summer this weekend at Forwards - Bristol✨🎶

Tour Manager: Nick Jenkins
Production Manager: James Kazeze
Lighting Design: Ed Warren
Lighting Director/Operator: Franki McDade
LCR Account Manager: Rob Watson
LCR Project Manager: Sam Dilworth
Crew: Molly Furlong

15/08/2025

BIFFY CLYRO – SUMMER FESTIVALS

And that’s a wrap! Over the weekend, rock titans Biffy Clyro brought their epic summer festival run to a roaring close in Switzerland. From the iconic fields of Glastonbury Festivals to the electric crowds of Scotland’s TRNSMT Festival and across Europe, we’ve loved every minute of teaming up with LD Rich Larkum and PM Toby Johnson to deliver a festival package worthy of rock royalty.

Kitted out with Ayrton Rivales, Martin Professional MAC Aura XIPs, GLP - German Light Products JDC1 Strobes, ROBE lighting Spiiders and ACME Lighting PixelLine IPs, the rig lit up every stage with pure power and energy.

A massive thank you to the entire crew, the festival teams, and of course, Biffy Clyro themselves for letting us be part of such an electrifying summer. Until next time — 'mon the Bif! 🤘🎸

13/08/2025

This weekend, we’re excited to be back at Victoria Park’s iconic All Points East, with a house lighting rig for the festival’s East and West stage💡🎉

From fixtures and cabling to truss and network infrastructure, every component has been tested and rigged to bring each set to life. We’re also supplying a pre-vis suite, allowing programmers to get their show files ready in advance, ensuring a flawless set from start to finish.

This Saturday, UK D&B giants Chase & Status return as headliners and we’re proudly supporting their East stage takeover with a fire floor and delay package 🔥 The following weekend, we’re supplying a floor package for DJ Marlon Hoffstadt over on North stage.

Here’s to another year of world-class performances at East London’s most-loved festival ✨

08/08/2025

💡💥 NEW STOCK ADDITION 💥💡

Last week, we expanded our inventory of moving head fixtures with the new addition of 50 Martin Professional MAC Aura Raven XIPs! 💡

These premium fixtures combine wash, beam, and eye-candy effects with smart weatherproofing for versatile use in any environment. Delivering an impressive 27,000 lumens, each unit features 234 individual LEDs positioned behind the front lens, creating a dazzling pixelated Aura backlight effect that opens up a whole new world of visual possibilities.

Now available for hire! ✨

06/08/2025

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Upstaging, Inc., providing lighting and rigging support for American country and rock singer Zach Bryan 🎸✨

For the UK leg of the star’s ‘Quittin Time Tour’, we lit up three nights at Dublin’s Phoenix Park which drew over 180,000 attendees and two sold-out headlining shows at BST Hyde Park in London.

We supplied Ayrton Domino LTs and Argo 6 FXs, ACME Lighting PixelLine IPs and IP 500s along with crowd pleasers ROXX Light Blinders. A Follow-Me Six followspot system was also provided with four basestations for precision tracking.

What a ride bringing this amazing tour to life on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Production Manager: Steve Drymalski
Lighting Design & Operator: Kyle Lovan
Crew Chief: Adam Cooper
Crew: Myranda Risley, Daniel Benavides, Gaz Horridge, Jason Tomes, Jack Gillham, Nathan Dilworth, Jake Welch

31/07/2025

🎉 NOW IN STOCK! 🎉

🔥We’re beyond excited to share that we are the FIRST IN THE WORLD to take stock of the Luminex Network Intelligence GigaCore 10t‑IP – the groundbreaking IP65-rated switch designed for the demands of live touring 🌏

Built to withstand the toughest outdoor shows and extreme temperatures, this switch is the perfect choice for festivals, stadium gigs, and touring environments where reliability is absolutely paramount.

We’ve added 20 units to our control inventory, ensuring we can support your next tour or production with the most robust network solutions – whatever the scale, wherever in the world.

A huge thank you to A.C. Entertainment Technologies for always going above and beyond! 🌟

Address

Unit C, Tower Business Park, Commercial Road
Lower Darwen
BB30FJ

Telephone

+441772286412

Website

http://www.lcr-rental.com/

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