As an outdoor, all-purpose solution, the FUSION X-PAR series fulfilled a wide range of lighting tasks in the Olympic Park

The Tollwood Summer Festival – a four-week celebration of culture, art and music – has been enriching Munich's event calendar for over 35 years. From the very beginning, the organisers managed to attract top-class music acts to the festival. This year alone, Take That, Jan Delay, Clueso, Status Quo, ZZ Top and PUR, among others, graced the music arena, a tented stage with a capacity of around 6,000 spectators.

But Tollwood has always equally offered a stage for young, aspiring musical talents. In addition to fantastic music, cabaret and a wealth of gastronomic offerings, the summer festival, in the southern Olympic Park, always impresses with lovingly designed and magnificently illuminated outdoor areas that invite the visitor to stroll and linger.

PRG Germany has been responsible for providing the festival's entire equipment inventory for over 20 years. This applies to all tents, as well as all outdoor and ambient lighting, for which PRG this year relied on a large number of outdoor-capable (IP65) LED PAR spots with zoom from the X-PAR series from FUSION by GLP. 142 FUSION X-PAR 12Z, 78 of the ultra-compact FUSION X-PAR 8Z, 32 GLP impression X5 Wash and various other models were used in different positions.

“The GLP fixtures were actually distributed across the entire festival site—both inside and outside,” confirms Stefan Templer, PRG account manager. “For those FUSION devices that were primarily used outdoors for ambient lighting, this meant four weeks of all-weather use, which they managed without any problems.”

Since PRG was directly involved in the development of the first model in the FUSION X-PAR series, the X-PAR 12Z, it made sense to also include the X-PAR 8Z with a significantly smaller form factor in the inventory. “Despite its very compact design, the X-PAR 8Z offers surprisingly good light output with good colour rendering (CRI 90 / TLCI 80+). Zoom and Fresnel lens also make it very flexible to use,” adds Matthias Allhoff, director of asset strategy at PRG Germany.

The FUSION X-PAR 8Z is the most compact and lightest model in FUSION by GLP's X-PAR series of weatherproof (IP65) LED PARs with motorised zoom. With its small form factor (175 x 175 x 249 mm) and a weight of only 4.5 kg, it is also ideal for applications with limited space. From a highly efficient 80 watt RGBL LED, the X-PAR 8Z emits up to 1,800 lm with excellent light quality thanks to GLP's proprietary iQ.Gamut colour technology. Thanks to the motorised zoom, powerful 7.5° beams are possible, as are homogeneous washes up to 45°.

Stefan Templer adds: “Basically, the X-PAR 8Z is exactly the all-purpose solution we have been awaiting for a long time! Its specifications were ideal for the Tollwood festival. It is ideal for all purposes there, such as lighting tent roofs (mounted on tent poles), small outdoor and indoor stages, and various scene areas, as well as ambient lighting (beer gardens, trees, works of art and other areas). An excellent, versatile outdoor LED PAR.”