Gold laser beams over a festival crowd during a Lightwave performance

Lightwave International

World leaders in laser and special-effect performances

For 30 years, Lightwave International has created laser experiences for tours, festivals, and events around the world — more than 18,600 events in 70 countries, from city-scale outdoor shows and world tours to corporate and private functions.

Fresh from the field

Latest shows

Photo courtesy of Tennessee Athletics. Video: Lightwave International.

Sports · November 7, 2026

Tennessee’s Dark Mode game

Sharks with real laser beams. The whole field alive in light. We brought Tennessee’s Dark Mode game to life in a packed Neyland Stadium, turning the turf into a canvas for a show as big as the moment.

Watch the full show on YouTube

Video: LAYZ · Starts at 1:55.

Music festival · September 18–20, 2026

Lost Lands Music Festival 2026: The Crater Stage

An expanded Crater Stage for 2026 that pushed the boundaries of stage design and laser display. We brought more than 200 lasers to Lost Lands 2026, and 128 of them lit the Crater Stage alone.

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Ways to work together

Shows, effects, and rental

Lasers and LED screens over a live event floor, photographed from the control desk at Cisco GSX

Laser shows

Full laser performances for tours, festivals, sports, corporate events, and more, including large-scale projection.

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CO2 cryo jets fire beside a stage during a live performance

Special effects

Cryo, confetti, fog screens, water screens, and jet-engine fog for live events and productions.

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Lightwave laser and special-effects inventory packed in flight cases

Laser and SFX rental

Dry hire and subrental from the laser and special-effects inventory, including Kvant, Lightwave Prism Series, and Atom, Spectrum, and Epic models.

For qualified industry businesses with an active federal CDRH variance.

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From the portfolio

Our work

Lightwave has been creating laser light shows since the 1990s, including work seen on television, in movies, and at events around the world. Here is more of that work, in the same spirit as the shows above.

Art Monk jersey retirement laser projection at Northwest Stadium

Sports · November 2, 2025

Commanders

NFL Full Field Projection : Washington Commanders

A number, a name, a lifetime of memories. We brought Art Monk’s tribute to the field in laser light as the Washington Commanders retired his No. 81 jersey.

In alphabetical order

Clients and events

  • Adidas
  • AJR
  • American Music Awards
  • Captain America
  • Coachella
  • Cowboys & Aliens
  • Def Leppard
  • Eagles
  • Evanescence
  • Ford
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Jane's Addiction
  • Jay-Z
  • Kane Brown
  • Katy Perry
  • Kesha
  • KISS
  • Korn
  • Lebron James
  • Lost Lands
  • Madonna
  • Motley Crue
  • MTV Video Music Awards
  • NFL
  • Nike
  • Oblivion
  • Odesza
  • Pink Floyd
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Reebok
  • Rihanna
  • Shakira
  • The Killers
  • Transformers Dark of the Moon

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