S+H Technical’s new 12mm lightweight LED display made its touring debut on the recent Kim Wilde European tour, specified by lighting and visual designer Ian Holmes.

The Devon, UK based drapes, starcloth, LED and visual effects specialist S+H has invested in a quantity of the new LED panels as have Buckinghamshire based technical solutions providers, Universal Event Productions (UEP). The idea is that the two companies can work closely together and combine stocks of the same product to supply larger shows and events as required.

The screen features include a very light weight of just 4.5Kgs per panel (9.5 Kg per square metre made up from two panels), quick assembly and overall user-friendliness, all combined with an excellent multi-purpose pitch.

Essex based Ian Holmes was very keen to try the new screen out on the final stages of Kim Wilde’s 2012 “Snapshots” tour which incorporated shows in Holland and France, and so they utilised it as their ‘specials’ package.

Video content ran for about 90% of the show, with over 400 video cues so it was the major visual element.

These dates followed a summer festival tour. They wanted to maintain the same production values and impact with the look and feel of the stage – but any additional kit had to be transported sharing a trailer with the band’s backline.

So, a compact screen was needed that was also light enough to reduce the amount and complexity of any rigging.

In the past Holmes has hired many products from S+H including starcloths, soft goods and LED animation cloths, and when this particular LED display came on-stream, it provided the perfect solution.