Lighting design for “Energy Air”
Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of celebrating a spectacular summer finale at the third edition of Energy Air together with the listeners of NRJ Switzerland. For five and a half hours, more than 15 national and international acts rocked the stage and made for an unforgettable evening. Over 40,000 music fans made their way […]
Lighting design for the One FM Star Night
Radio station One FM’s Star Night took place this year on May 13 at the Arena in Geneva. COLD’s challenge was to create the most striking lighting design possible—once again on a tight budget and with only one night to set up the show—while also ensuring that the event’s lighting was suitable for television broadcast. […]
Lighting design for “Art on Ice”
Art on Ice toured Zurich, Lausanne, and Davos with its 2016 production, presenting the show “What Color Is Your Rainbow?” a total of ten times. From February 4 to 13, 77,000 visitors attended the performances at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, the Patinoire de Malley in Lausanne, and the Vaillant Arena in Davos. 77,000 guests were […]
Lighting design for Energy Air
We did it again! Following the huge success of the first Energy Air Summer Finale in the ahr in 2014, COLD was once again commissioned to handle the lighting design for Radio Energy’s second Air event. Building on last year’s experience, the lighting design was refined and expanded in detail. In addition—as was the case […]
Lighting design for Swiss Artist for Smiling Gecko
On September 23, a benefit concert was held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich to support the aid organization “Smiling Gecko.” COLD was asked to handle the lighting design and its on-site implementation. Gölä, Gotthard, Pegasus, and Seven rocked the stage in front of 9,500 music fans for the families in Cambodia’s slums, waiving their […]
Lighting design for One FM’s Star Night
This year’s One FM Star Night took place on May 22 at the Arena in Geneva. COLD’s challenge was to create the most striking lighting design possible—on a tight budget and with only one night to set up the show—while also ensuring that the event’s lighting was suitable for television broadcast. Eleven acts performed during […]
Lighting design for the “Art on Ice” tour
This year, COLD provided the lighting design to the Art on Ice tour for the 15th consecutive time. The stage design consisted of large stretches of string that, when grouped together, formed several trapezoidal shapes, which collectively created an asymmetrical stage set. In addition to lighting these structures, the challenge was to develop a lighting […]
Lighting design for Energy Air
As a follow-up to the well-known “Energy Stars for Free” event, Radio Energy Switzerland hosted a major open-air concert for the first time this year. In front of 40,000 spectators at Bern’s “Stade de Suisse,” there were six hours of live music featuring 14 national and international acts. Habegger’s stage design was based on a […]
Lighting design for Radio NRJs “Stars for free”
Here we go again. A successful event is getting a fresh start. For this year’s “Energy Stars for free” at the Hallenstadion, COLD took on the task of creating a completely new lighting design while reusing the existing stage set. The 40 individual songs were fully pre-programmed within three days. This was done in close […]
Lighting & Set design for the “Art on Ice” tour
In 2014, COLD once again handled the lighting design for the Art on Ice tour. The musical acts on tour included Hurts, Khatia Buniatishvili, and Loreen. Mummenschanz provided pantomime accompaniment for the show. In addition to the lighting design, COLD also handled the stage design using movable LED balloons. The individual scenes were designed during […]


