Peter Barnes (lighting designer)

Peter Barnes (born 25 February 1955 in Enfield, London, United Kingdom) is a lighting designer, lighting director, show producer and set designer. He is credited with more than 150 designs for live music, film, television, dance, fashion, art and architecture. He is known in the live music industry as 'the UK's guru of pop lighting'.^[1] He was the show producer, lighting and set designer for the Spice Girls live shows including the massive, international Spiceworld^[2] tour and the Christmas in Spiceworld tour. He designed the lighting for Live 8^[3] and his design was used around the world for all major Live 8 venues with an estimated worldwide audience of 3 billion people.^[4] In 2000 he was voted Lighting Designer of the Year by Live! Magazine and was nominated Lighting Designer of the Year by Total Production magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010^[5]

He is married to Cindy and has a daughter Joanna and two grandchildren, Reuben and Alara. He lives in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, UK.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Launch, Valencia, Spain 2007

Westlife, The Love Tour, Wembley, UK 2007

Laureus World Sports Awards, Abu Dhabi 2011

Oman National Day, Oman 2010

List of productions designed (selected)

Music

• Siouxsie Sioux Yoko Ono's Meltdown festival, Royal Festival Hall, London 2013
• Cheryl Cole Million Lights tour 2012
• Olly Murs tour 2012–2013
• JLS (2010)^[6]
• Capital Radio Summer Ball and Jingle Bell Ball (2008–2014)
• Girls Aloud (2006–2009, 2013)^[7]
• Boyzone (1995–1996, 2008–2011, 2013)
• Wireless Festival (2006–2010)
• Westlife (2003–2008)
• X Factor tour (2005–2014)^[8]
• Ronan Keating (2003–2011)
• The Corrs (2004)^[9]
• S Club 7 (2001–2003)
• Blue (English band) (2002–2004)
• So Solid Crew (2001)
• Mark Knopfler (2001)
• Des'ree (1994–2000)
• Mel C (1999–2000)
• Spice Girls (1997–2000)^[10]
• Kula Shaker (1997)
• East 17 (1994–1997)
• Sting (1994)
• Paul Simon (1993)
• EMF (1991–1992)
• Lisa Stansfield (1990–1997)
• Bros (1988–1989)
• The Cult (1988)
• Big Country (1983–1988)
• Magazine (1981)
• Motörhead (1980–1981)
• Siouxsie and the Banshees (1979–1983)
• James Brown (1978)
• Fats Domino (1977)
• Sutherland Brothers and Quiver (1976–1977)

Events

• Oman National Day, Oman (2010)
• Laureus World Sports Awards, Russia and Abu Dhabi (2008–2011)
• McLaren Mercedes F1 launch, Spain (2007)
• Live 8 (2005)^[11]
• De Lovely film launch, Cannes Film Festival (2004)

Stage shows

• Diversity (dance troupe) (2010, 2012)
• Peter Kay (2010, 2011)
• Michael Flatley Celtic Tiger (2005)
• Michael Flatley Feet of Flames (2000)

Television and DVD

• MTV Brand New show 2014
• Goldfrapp cinema event live show 2014
• Derren Brown Live Channel 4 2014
• Imagine Dragons MTV EMA's 2013
• Stephen Lawrence Tribute BBC 2013
• Big Reunion ITV 2013, 2014
• Toto DVD 2013
• Only Connect, BBC4 (2008–2014)^[12]
• Chris Moyles Comedy Empire BBC 2012
• John Cleese DVD 2011
• Irish Music Awards, Ireland (2002–2009)
• Childline, Ireland (2002–2013)
• Celtic Thunder, Ireland, Canada & USA (2007–2010)
• David Broza Live at Masada, PBS (2007)
• Lionel Richie (2007)
• Celtic Woman (2006)
• The Secret Policeman's Ball UK (2006)
• CD:UK, ITV (2004–2005)
• Madonna, DVD (2006)
• Beyoncé, DVD (2004)^[13]
• Will Young and Gareth Gates, DVD (2002)
• David Gray, DVD (2002)
• The Royal Variety Show, BBC (1996)
• Top of the Pops Special, BBC (1997)
• Smash Hits, BBC (1992–1996)

References

1. Bandit on the X-Factor Tour. UK Sound and Lighting Community, 23 February 2005
2. Spice Girls personnel. The Production Office, August 1999 – December 1999
3. Live 8 design. Artistic Licence 2005
4. Live 8 lighting talk. A.C. Lighting conference, 16 March 2006
5. Nominations for TPi Awards 2010, Total Production International
6. HSL supplies JLS tour HSL Group 2010
7. Bandits light up Girls Aloud tour. Total Production International, 18 June 2008
8. Bandit on the X-Factor Tour. UK Sound and Lighting Community, 23 February 2005
9. The Corrs Borrowed Heaven tour 2004. Lighting Concepts online
10. Spice Girls personnel. The Production Office, August 1999 – December 1999
11. G.A.J. Bowdin, Johnny Allen, William O'Toole. Events Management. Elsevier, 2006. ISBN 0-7506-6533-5
12. Only Connect Comic Relief Special 2011. The Internet Movie Database
13. Beyoncé Knowles Live at Wembley + DVD. Fan Musical 2004

External links

• Interview with Peter Barnes about Live 8 at Live Design Online
• "Interview with Peter Barnes about Live 8" at Light and Sound International Online
• "Oman National Day 2010 video"
• "Internet Movie Database for Peter Barnes"