Lighting hire / Festivals
Lighting hire for festivals.
Festivals live and die on atmosphere after dark. Krank'd designs, supplies and operates large-format lighting rigs for outdoor and multi-stage events across South East Queensland: weatherproof, power-aware, and built to read from the back of the field. Our recent festivals include BLEACH* on the Gold Coast and Brisbane Festival on the South Bank Piazza.
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From single-stage community festivals to multi-day programs, we scope the rig to the site: IP-rated moving heads and washes that survive dew and rain, sensible power distribution, and a lighting design that holds up across changeovers. We can dry-hire the gear to your crew or supply and operate it end to end.
One crew, design to pack-down
Our supply & operate package means the same team that designs the show rigs it, programs it and runs it live. No finger-pointing between hire company and operator when a cue misfires at 9pm on a Saturday. Prefer to run it with your own crew? You can dry hire the rig yourself from the same inventory.
Festivals on the Gold Coast
BLEACH* has had us two years running. In 2024 we supplied lighting for its programme, a floating pontoon included; in 2025 we designed and rigged Cavalcade, an equestrian opera with a 24-piece orchestra on Kurrawa Beach, for the closing weekend. That year we also supplied the lighting for Drum As You Are on the HOTA Outdoor Stage. Between festivals, the same crew handles stage and event lighting across the Gold Coast.
Festivals in Brisbane and the Tweed
On the South Bank Piazza we designed and ran Cirque Bon Bon: Le Retour for Brisbane Festival, and designed Arena Atomica: Skate-ology for World Science Festival Brisbane. Wynnum Fringe made us its official lighting sponsor, and the Augathella Spiegeltent ran on our gear. Clancestry's Mob Music stage at QPAC played three nights on lighting we supplied and installed. In Murwillumbah we designed the stage and site lighting for the Museum Street Party 2025.
Recent work
A selection of events we have brought to life
Gear for the job
Every fixture on this page comes out of our own rental stock
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Frequently asked questions
The things clients ask us before they book
- Do you supply operators or just the equipment for festivals?
- Both. You can dry-hire festival lighting and run it with your own crew, or take our supply & operate package where Krank'd designs, rigs, programs and operates the lighting for the duration of the event.
- Is your festival lighting suitable for outdoor and wet weather?
- Yes. We spec IP-rated moving heads, washes and effects for outdoor festivals so the rig keeps running through dew and rain, and we plan power distribution and weather contingencies into the design.
- Which areas do you cover for festival lighting hire?
- Gold Coast, Brisbane and across South East Queensland, including the Scenic Rim and the Tweed / Northern Rivers region. Recent festival sites: Kurrawa Beach, the HOTA Outdoor Stage, the South Bank Piazza, Wynnum and the streets of Murwillumbah.
- Have you lit BLEACH* Festival and Brisbane Festival?
- Yes. For BLEACH* we supplied lighting for the 2024 programme and designed Cavalcade on Kurrawa Beach for the 2025 closing weekend. For Brisbane Festival we designed and operated Cirque Bon Bon: Le Retour on the South Bank Piazza, and supplied and operated Straight from the Strait at QPAC, designed by Jason Glenlight.
Let's scope your event
Tell us the dates, venue and what you're putting on. We'll come back within the hour.
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