Sons of Legion SOUL TO SOL 2026 World Tour Emphasizes Storytelling with CHAUVET Professional

	"The band has several songs of inspiration, so using the blinders to light up the crowd and backlight the band during those moments is critical," says Lehman.

Storytelling is at the heart of the two-man rock/soul/blues band Sons of Legion's SOUL TO SOL 2026 World Tour. Nashville-based EMBR Productions supplied the fixtures and set up the touring rig, Alexander Lehman programmed the show, and Jacob Bartholomew served as the touring lighting designer.

"The show was designed to tell the story of how the band SOL came to be, not only through songs, but also through the storytelling vignettes that play on the video wall during certain moments," Lehman says. "The show starts acoustically, and as it progresses, the dynamics grow as a full band is added to accompany the duo. As this growth takes place, we shift our color palettes, going from soft tones for the acoustic set to more edgy and bold colors for the bigger moments."

Accenting this change as the show evolves are four CHAUVET Professional STRIKE Array 4 blinders positioned across the downstage deck. "The STRIKE arrays come in halfway through the show as it grows larger," Lehman says. "The band has several songs of inspiration, so using the blinders to light up the crowd and backlight the band during those moments is critical."

Joining the STRIKE blinders in the rig are six COLORado PXL Bar 16 motorized battens on carts as well as on the upstage floor, and six Rogue Outcast BeamWashes, mounted stage left and right. Like the blinders, the PXL battens and Rogues expand the scope of the show as it progresses. They also add an evocative variety of extra looks.

"The PXL bars do a ton, creating eye candy effects and big sweeps," Lehman says. "They make the show feel as big as possible in a small form factor. As for the Rogues, their halo ring feature allows us to have a mix of side washing with eye candy moments to make the show feel really cohesive and tight."

The tour design utilizes different light angles to add dimensionality to the stage. "The lighting rig was designed to be as versatile as possible due to the wide range of venues we're playing at," Lehman says. "The lighting was intended to make the show feel less like a concert and more like a theatrical experience that tells a great story."