Concert Lighting Design

Live music is one of those luxuries in life that we simply cannot do without. While it’s true that no one goes home whistling the lighting, they do go to SEE a show. R90 Lighting is composed of an extremely talented group of designers and technicians who are embedded in the music scenes locally, nationally, and globally. Our concert lighting designs can be seen on tour around the globe or at your local music festival.

We specialize in mind-bending concert lighting designs supported logistically by a massively stocked inventory in our Seattle warehouse. We offer all of the major lighting consoles, the latest in-demand lighting fixtures, a wide variety of atmospherics and special FX, scalable IP rated video wall, and rigging. From in-house tour and festival lighting design and prep infrastructure to 24/7 on-call support, R90 Lighting is the one-stop-shop in the Pacific Northwest for your touring and festival lighting needs.

Our experienced designers have been at the forefront of numerous spectacular concert lighting designs for a vast number of live events in and around the nation. We specialize in our ability to scale our concert lighting designs to any size venue in order to meet your needs every time. No idea is too outrageous! If you can imagine it, we can light it.

Here are some select examples of our past design work:

Wildlands 2025

Wildlands 2025 – Lighting Design: Rachid Schultz. LD: Rachid Schultz.

Blastfest 2025

Blastfest 2025 – Lighting Design: Davis Alexander. LD: Brandon Chapman.

Beyond Wonderland PNW 2025 - Stage 2

Beyond Wonderland PNW 2025 – Mad Hatter’s Castle – The Gorge – Stage Design: Erik Mahowald/Bending Lite Productions – LD: James McKenna

Beyond Wonderland PNW 2025 - Stage 3

Beyond Wonderland PNW 2025 – Caterpillar’s Garden – The Gorge – Stage Design: Erik Mahowald/Bending Lite Productions – LD: Jayson Esguerra

KMFDM - 40th Anniversary Tour 2024

KMFDM – 40th Anniversary Tour 2024 – Lighting Design: James McKenna. LD: James McKenna. Photo Credit: William Harbadin

KMFDM "Let Go" Tour 2024

KMFDM “Let Go” US Tour 2024 – Lighting Design: James McKenna & Megan Moelhman. LD: James McKenna. Photo Credit: WeHeartMusic

Thing NW Festival 2023

Thing NW Festival 2023 – Lighting Design: Rachid Schultz. LD: Trevor Weidenbacher

Day Trip 2023

Day Trip 2023 – Myrtle Edwards Waterfront – Insomniac Events. Stage Design: Joe Cole. LD: Davis Alexander

Blastfest 2023

Blastfest 2023 – Fisher Pavillion – Flame Productions. Lighting Design: Davis Alexander. LD: Derek Zanto

KMFDM "Hyëna" Tour 2023

KMFDM “Hyëna” Tour 2023 – Lighting Design: James McKenna. LD: James McKenna

Boo! Festival 2022

Boo! Festival 2022 – B Stage – Wamu Theater – Design: Joe Cole – LD: James McKenna

KMFDM "Hyëna" Tour 2022

KMFDM “Hyëna” Tour 2022 – Lighting Design: James McKenna. LD: James McKenna

Train 2022

Train @ Lumen Field 2022 – Design: Davis Alexander – LD: Christian Jackson

Day In Day Out Festival 2022

Day In Day Out Festival – Fisher Pavilion – Lighting Design: Davis Alexander

Covert Bat Concert Series 2020-2021

Covert Bat Drive-In Concert Series – R90 Lighting Command Center – Gleam Law & R90 Lighting – Lighting Design: Erik Mahawold – LD: Erik Mahawold

Upstream Music Festival 2018

Upstream Music Festival 2018 – Century Link Field North Lot – Lighting Design: Joe Cole. LD: Erik Mahowald

Manatee Commune NYE 2018

Manatee Commune NYE 2018 – Neumos – Lighting Design: Trevor Weidenbacher – LD: Trevor Weidenbache

Sasquatch! Festival 2018

Sasquatch! Festival 2018 – The Gorge Bigfoot Stage – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Derek Zanto

Paradiso Main Stage 2015

Paradiso 2015 – The Gorge Main Stage – Lighting Design: Joe Cole & Erik Mahowald – LD: Erik Mohawold

Paradiso Meadow Stage 2015

Paradiso 2015 – The Gorge Meadow Stage – Stage Design: Jeremy Jones – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Graham Hicks

Paradiso Wreckage Stage 2015

Paradiso 2015 – The Gorge Wreckage Stage – Lighting Design: Erik Mahowald – LD: Jef Benjamin

Sasquatch! Festival Bigfoot Stage 2015

Sasquatch! Festival 2015 – The Gorge Bigfoot Stage – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Joe Cole

KMFDM "Salvation" Tour 2015

KMFDM Salvation Tour 2015 – Lighting Design: James McKenna. LD: James McKenna

Lucky Festival 2013

Lucky Festival 2013 – Wamu Theater – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Joe Cole

KMFDM "We Are KMFDM" Tour 2013

KMFDM “We Are KMFDM” Tour 2013 – Lighting Design: James McKenna. LD: James McKenna

Paradiso Festival Main Stage 2012

Paradiso Festival 2012 – The Gorge Main Stage – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Joe Cole

Lucky Festival 2012

Lucky Festival 2012 – Wamu Theater – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Joe Cole

Lucky Festival 2012

Lucky Festival 2012 – Wamu Theater – Lighting Design: Joe Cole – LD: Joe Cole