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MAX PEZZALI | QUESTO FORUM NON È UN ALBERGO 2024-2025
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MAX PEZZALIQUESTO FORUM NON È UN ALBERGO 2024-2025

LIVE MUSIC · 2025

A Constantly Shifting Set: Our Lighting Design for a Live Show Like No Other

Between December 2024 and January 2025, Milan’s Unipol Forum became the beating heart of Italian pop music, hosting a string of sold-out shows by Max Pezzali. The concert series, titled “Questo Forum non è un albergo”, turned the venue into Max’s temporary “home” and a celebration of decades of music and shared memories.

We treated the entire show as a giant, evolving set

A Living Set That Never Stood Still

The design brief was clear: no static stage, no repetition. The show unfolded like a cinematic timeline of Max’s career and cultural impact, moving from teenage bedrooms to wild west saloons, college gyms, and even animated storybooks on giant LED walls.

Our lighting followed suit, each scene was a world of its own:

• Shifts in colour temperature and atmosphere to evoke specific moods and eras

Moving heads and motorised spots that sculpted the space and framed the action

Sharp contrast work and architectural backlighting to shape depth in real-time

Strobes, beams, and gobos that amplified crowd energy when the tempo called for it

The challenge was to maintain visual coherence across wildly diverse scenes while making each moment feel fresh and alive.

Massive thanks to Vivo Concerti, to the entire production team from Lemon and Pepper, and to Max himself for letting us be part of such an unforgettable journey.

CREDITS

Blearred Team

Lighting Designer
Jordan Babev, Davide Pedrotti, Ivan Russo
Lighting Programmers
Gianni Porcaro, Francesco Mingoia, Nicolò Maffeis
Lighting Director
Gianni Porcaro, Francesco Mingoia
Lighting Assistant
Nicolò Maffeis
Lighting Operator
Gianni Porcaro
Lighting Tech Drawings
Matteo Masini, Olek Mar'yanov, Marzio Del Sole
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Creative Team

Show Design
SERGIO PAPPALETTERA
Set Design
SERGIO PAPPALETTERA, LEMON AND PEPPER
Lighting Design
BLEARRED MILANO SRL
Video Content
SUGO DESIGN
Camera Direction
STS COMMUNICATION

Production Team

Production Company
vivo concerti
Production Management
lemon and pepper

Suppliers

Lighting Equipment
AGORÀ
Audio Equipment
AGORÀ
Video Equipment
STS COMMUNICATION