Bandit Lites

Any vendor can rent you lights, but here’s what Bandit Lites does to set your show up for success. Follow the team as they walk through our prep process, hiring standards, and the day-to-day work that keeps everything running smoothly. Watch now on our YouTube channel & subscribe for more future behind the scenes content: youtu.be/VSVvZ4QDLb8?si…

Bandit Lites is excited to announce a brand new, entirely unique opening for experienced L1's & Crew Chiefs... for the first time EVER in Bandit history, we are opening an exclusive opportunity for qualified individuals to immediately join our FULL-TIME lighting technician roster! While many of our technicians grow into full-time positions from freelance work, these new hires will be able to benefit from our expansive, top-of-the-industry benefits package, including 8% 401(k) match, company paid health insurance, and year round work from the moment they start. Want to take the next big step in your lighting journey? Apply today at banditlites.com/jobs/!

We’re growing - and looking for the right leader to grow with us. 🚨 Bandit Lites is now hiring a General Manager! If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, follow the link to learn more and apply today! banditlites.com/jobs/gm/

Center-framed and show-ready. Our prep floor, but with main character energy.

Go behind the scenes of the Carter Boggess lighting design for the Vincent Mason tour. We’re proud to support Carter and this tour - read the full press release to learn more about the design, the gear, and the collaboration that brought it all to life. banditlites.com/2026/04/vincen…

After 58 years, we’re finally returning the original gear our founder Michael Strickland "borrowed" from Dobyns-Bennett High School to light those first shows in 1968. 🤝💡 We know we’re approximately 21,170 days late on the return date. Sorry for the half-century wait, Kingsport! We hope there’s no hard feelings (or interest) on those 58-year-old late fees. 🎭✨ Actually, scratch that. They’ve survived 58 years of rock & roll and we’ve grown attached. April Fools! We’re keeping them! 🏴‍☠️✨ #aprilfools #lightdesign #concertlighting

A curious case of very organized lighting gear. Shot somewhere between prep and perfection.

Configurable. Scalable. Tour-ready. Bandit Lites FlexRax helps turn complex systems into clean, efficient builds that work night after night. Drop a ⚡ if you love a clean rack.

Before the crowds, before the music, before the lights hit the stage. It starts with people who care about getting it right.

Somewhere between shadow and glow… ⚡ tell us your favorite moment

Prep day = best day 😎 Who else loves seeing a rig come together? Let us know below!

Precision in progress 🎯 These ACME Geist Beams and Chauvet Professional Maverick Force X fixtures are being fine-tuned for a custom integration project.

From tangled cables to towering truss, being a leprechaun lighting tech isn’t all gold and rainbows 🍀🎥 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Bandit Lites!

Getting show-ready one fixture at a time. 💡 Spot a fixture you love? Let us know in the comments.

Built differently. Bandit Lites is the only tour lighting company with an in-house Technical Services Department of this quality, delivering unmatched expertise and reliability. Another reason Bandit Lites stands apart.

Turning up the style one fixture at a time. 🔥 #banditlites #concertlighting #lightdesign

Happy, well-taken-care-of team members power everything we do. At Bandit Lites, we aspire to provide top-notch benefits in an industry traditionally defined by gig work, and we’re proud to offer them to all of our full-time employees.

Dreaming in beams. ✨ Where rigs take shape and shows start to shine.

What do Megan Moroney and Garth Brooks have in common besides being huge country stars? Their concerts are lit by @BanditLites. Founded by Michael Strickland and now run with his son Chase, both shared lessons in family entrepreneurship to students at recent Lunch Hub at the Haslam College of Business. With the speakers’ behind-the-scenes tales in the ever-changing music industry, students pondered careers under the “bright lights!” #UniversityofTennessee #Lunchhub #Entertainmentbusiness #BanditLites

Just another day on the prep floor assembling rigs that will light up stages around the world. 🌎✨ What’s your favorite concert lighting moment?