Peter Barnes (lighting designer)

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

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Barnes lives with his partner Sue and has a daughter named Joanna. He lives in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, UK.

 
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Launch, Valencia, Spain 2007
 
Little Mix, Glory Days UK Tour 2017
 
Laureus World Sports Awards, Abu Dhabi 2011
 
Oman National Day, Oman 2010

List of productions designed (selected)

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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

References

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  1. ^ Bandit on the X-Factor Tour Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UK Sound and Lighting Community, 23 February 2005
  2. ^ Spice Girls personnel Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Production Office, August 1999 – December 1999
  3. ^ Live 8 design. Artistic Licence 2005
  4. ^ Live 8 lighting talk. A.C. Lighting conference, 16 March 2006
  5. ^ Nominations for TPi Awards 2010 Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Total Production International
  6. ^ HSL supplies JLS tour HSL Group 2010
  7. ^ Bandits light up Girls Aloud tour Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Total Production International, 18 June 2008
  8. ^ Bandit on the X-Factor Tour Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. UK Sound and Lighting Community, 23 February 2005
  9. ^ The Corrs Borrowed Heaven tour 2004. Lighting Concepts online
  10. ^ Spice Girls personnel Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Production Office, August 1999 – December 1999
  11. ^ G.A.J. Bowdin, Johnny Allen, William O'Toole. Events Management. Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-7506-6533-5
  12. ^ Only Connect Comic Relief Special 2011. The Internet Movie Database
  13. ^ Beyoncé Knowles Live at Wembley + DVD. Fan Musical 2004
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