Peter Barnes (lighting designer) explained
Peter Barnes (born 25 February 1955 in Enfield, London) is a British lighting designer, lighting director, show producer and set designer. He is credited with more than 150 designs for live music, film, television, dance, fashion, art and architecture. He is known in the live music industry as 'the UK's guru of pop lighting'.[1] He was the show producer, lighting and set designer for the Spice Girls live shows including the massive, international Spiceworld[2] tour and the Christmas in Spiceworld tour. He designed the lighting for Live 8[3] and his design was used around the world for all major Live 8 venues with an estimated worldwide audience of 3 billion people.[4] In 2000 he was voted Lighting Designer of the Year by Live! Magazine and was nominated Lighting Designer of the Year by Total Production magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010[5]
Personal life
Barnes lives with his partner Sue and has a daughter named Joanna. He lives in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, UK.
List of productions designed (selected)
Music
Events
- Global Music Awards (2018-2020)
- Oman National Day, Oman (2010)
- Laureus World Sports Awards, Russia and Abu Dhabi (2008–2011)
- McLaren Mercedes F1 launch, Spain (2007)
- Live 8 (2005)[11]
- De Lovely film launch, Cannes Film Festival (2004)
Stage shows
Television and DVD
- Solidarity games,Opening and closing ceremony Baku 2017
- Meet The Parents ITV Series 2016
- Get Your Act Together ITV Series 2014
- MTV Brand New show 2014
- Goldfrapp cinema event live show 2014
- Derren Brown Live Channel 4 2014
- Imagine Dragons MTV EMA's 2013
- Stephen Lawrence Tribute BBC 2013
- Big Reunion ITV 2013, 2014
- Toto DVD 2013
- Only Connect, BBC2 (2008–2024)[12]
- Chris Moyles Comedy Empire BBC 2012
- John Cleese DVD 2011
- Irish Music Awards, Ireland (2002–2009)
- Childline, Ireland (2002–2013)
- Celtic Thunder, Ireland, Canada & USA (2007–2010)
- David Broza Live at Masada, PBS (2007)
- Lionel Richie (2007)
- Celtic Woman (2006)
- The Secret Policeman's Ball UK (2006)
- , ITV (2004–2005)
- Madonna, DVD (2006)
- Beyoncé, DVD (2004)[13]
- Will Young and Gareth Gates, DVD (2002)
- David Gray, DVD (2002)
- The Royal Variety Show, BBC (1996)
- Top of the Pops Special, BBC (1997)
- Smash Hits, BBC (1992–1996)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.ukslc.org/news/lighting_news/bandit_on_the_x-factor_tour_20050223109.html Bandit on the X-Factor Tour
- http://www.tpo-online.com/past-tours/view.php?Id=120 Spice Girls personnel
- http://www.artisticlicence.com/index.php?mode=projects&sub=detail&action=&category_id=&product_id=&project_id=13&policies_id=&cart_id=&order_id= Live 8 design
- http://www.ac-et.com/lighting/news/ac_lighting_north_show_draws_leading_guest_speakers.asp Live 8 lighting talk
- http://www.tpimagazine.com/News/322597/the_nominations_are_in.html Nominations for TPi Awards 2010
- http://www.hslgroup.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:hsl-supplies-jls-uk-tour&catid=18:2010&Itemid=12 HSL supplies JLS tour
- http://www.tpimagazine.com/News/70157/bandits_light_up_girls_aloud.html Bandits light up Girls Aloud tour
- http://www.ukslc.org/news/lighting_news/bandit_on_the_x-factor_tour_20050223109.html Bandit on the X-Factor Tour
- http://www.lightingconcepts.co.uk/index.php?pr=Tours The Corrs Borrowed Heaven tour 2004
- http://www.tpo-online.com/past-tours/view.php?Id=120 Spice Girls personnel
- G.A.J. Bowdin, Johnny Allen, William O'Toole. Events Management. Elsevier, 2006.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865035/combined Only Connect Comic Relief Special 2011
- http://www.fanmusical.net/beyonce/discografia/letras/live.htm Beyoncé Knowles Live at Wembley + DVD
