Festivals & Live Events

Stage lighting built for the field, not the showroom

DMX stage rigs, laser shows and full site lighting — IP64 weatherproof, tested and tagged, and run by operators who've spent 10+ years on festival sites across the Gold Coast, Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers.

Stage Lighting

DMX-programmed rigs that move with the music

A festival stage needs lighting that performs, not decorates. Our stage rigs are fully DMX-programmed — wash, beam and effect fixtures sequenced to each act's set, operated live from front of house by our own technicians running professional consoles alongside Resolume for any LED or projection content. We design the rig around your stage size, headliner riders and site power, and for bigger builds we supply 3D stage renders during advancing so your production manager sees the rig before load-in. From boutique hinterland festivals near Byron Bay to multi-stage events on the Gold Coast, it's the same standard: gear that's tested and tagged, and a crew that's done this for 10+ years. Full production support sits under our services.

Festival stage at night with a full DMX-programmed lighting rig

Lasers & Effects

Laser shows and big-sky moments

Lasers are the moment every festival crowd films. Our laser show rigs are programmed in-house and synchronised over DMX with the rest of the lighting, so beam work, colour and haze hit together on the drop instead of running as a disconnected loop. We handle the technical side that makes lasers genuinely safe at scale — beam zoning, audience scanning limits and the compliance documentation your event licence requires. Pair lasers with projection mapping on stage scrims or site structures and you've got a headline set people talk about for a year. We've run these shows from Lismore to Surfers Paradise; tell us your dates and we'll quote within 24 hours.

Laser show beams sweeping over a festival crowd at night

Site Lighting

Festoon, ambient and wayfinding light across the site

The stage is only part of the job — the rest of the site needs light too. We install festoon runs over bars, food precincts and chill-out zones, tree lighting through camping and pathway areas, and ambient colour that keeps the festival feeling alive between stages. Beyond atmosphere, good site lighting is a safety requirement: patrons need to find exits, medics and water points after dark, and our layouts are designed with that in mind. All of it is IP64 waterproof and installed by a crew certified for working at heights, so towers, trees and structures are all fair game. Our festoon lighting hire scales from a single laneway bar to a full multi-hectare site.

Festoon site lighting strung across a festival precinct

Built For Weather

Weatherproof gear and festival-grade compliance

Anyone who's produced an outdoor event in South East Queensland or the Northern Rivers knows the weather doesn't consult your run sheet. Every fixture we deploy is IP64 rated against dust and rain, every cable and distro is tested and tagged, and our installs are engineered for wind — rated rigging, proper ballast and safety cables on everything overhead. When a storm cell rolls through Tweed Heads at 6pm, your lighting keeps running and your safety officer stays calm. We also carry the insurances and documentation festival licensing demands, and we've worked alongside councils and site managers from Ipswich to Ballina. It's the least glamorous part of festival lighting, and it's exactly why organisers rebook us.

Weatherproof festival lighting and structure installation in progress

How it works

Poolside corporate event set up with festoon lighting overhead

Get a quote

Tell us about your event and venue — we come back with options and a price within 24 hours.

Pre-visualisation render of an event lighting design

Design & plan

We spec the right gear for your space, with renders for bigger builds so you see it before the night.

Lume Hire crew installing lighting from a boom lift

Delivery & install

Our crew delivers, rigs and tests everything — you never touch a ladder.

Festoon-lit lagoon event in full swing at night

Enjoy & packdown

Enjoy the night. When it wraps, we come back and pack it all down.

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