Stage Lighting Hire Manchester
Stage lighting hire in Manchester. Moving heads, washes and conventional fixtures.
Lighting that puts the focus where it should be. Designed around your set, your speakers and your audience.
21+ yrs
In live AV (11 at the BBC)
Same team
First call to event day
5.0 ★
Google reviews
Guarantee
Everyone sees and hears
What we hire
Stage lighting designed around the format.
A flat stage lit by venue house lights kills energy. The right rig draws attention to the speaker, hides the parts of the room you do not want seen, and looks intentional. Moving heads where the agenda needs them, wash where it does not.
- Moving heads, LED washes and conventional fixtures
- Truss rigging and ground-stack options
- DMX programming for cued sequences
- Haze and atmospheric effects where the venue allows
- Operator on the lighting desk
- Backup fixtures on hand
Stage lighting rigs from £350 dry hire. Larger production rigs quoted per event.
Every attendee will clearly see, and clearly hear, every word of your event.
The promise on every event we ship out of Manchester. See how it works.
How hire works with us
Four steps from first call to event day. No agency middlemen, no being passed around.
01
Free venue walkthrough
A senior tech from our team walks the room with you, in person, before quoting. We look at the audience, the format and where the kit needs to live.
02
Honest recommendation
A written spec, not a sales pitch. The kit that holds the see-and-hear guarantee for your room, plus the price you will actually pay.
03
In, tuned, ready
We arrive in your venue load-in window. Kit goes up, mics tested with you, levels set, screen aligned. Calmly.
04
On the day, with you
The same operator who walked the room with you. Watching levels, swapping mic batteries, handling the moments the agenda forgot.
Three ways to hire
Pick the level that matches your team and your event.
Dry hire
You collect, set up, run the event, return. For production companies and freelance engineers who already know the kit.
Delivered
We bring it, set it up, tune it, hand it over, collect it after. Your team runs the event. For in-house marketing and venue teams.
Operated Most popular
We bring it, set it up, and a senior tech stays on. Same operator your whole event. The level the team recommends for AGMs, panels and gala dinners.
Events we cover in Manchester
Same kit, framed for the event you are actually running.
Conferences
Stage wash and side-fill on speakers, gentle audience lift.
Gala dinners
Centrepiece pinspots and ambient wall wash.
Awards ceremonies
Spot follow, winner reveal, sponsor wash.
Brand activations
Product wash in brand colours, dynamic moving heads.
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Coverage across Greater Manchester
Manchester city centre, the Greater Manchester boroughs, Cheshire and Lancashire. Liverpool to Leeds is the regular run.
Salford · Stockport · Trafford · Bolton · Cheshire · Lancashire · Liverpool · Leeds
What our clients say
★★★★★
“We hired Steven for the late May bank holiday weekend for our Beer Festival. He came recommended to us and the recommendation was spot on. The sound and lighting provided was fantastic.”
Bill Rankin
★★★★★
“I can not recommend Steven enough. He is a remarkable sound wizard and a jolly decent chap to boot. The best recommendation is what my clients say about him; they are always impressed by his professionalism.”
Galleon Studios
★★★★★
“Steven is one of the loveliest chaps you will ever meet. Super professional. Great kit, usually has a great line-array system. As a performer I felt really well looked after.”
John Cooper Band
Frequently asked questions
The questions we hear most from Manchester event teams.
How much does stage lighting hire cost in Manchester?
Stage lighting rigs from £350 dry hire. Operated with DMX desk and programmer from £800. Full production rigs for awards and gala from £2,000+.
Can you rig in venues with no installed truss?
Yes. Ground-stack and crank towers cover most rooms without rigging points. Our rigger surveys on the walkthrough.
Do you operate the lighting desk?
On operated packages, yes. A programmer pre-builds the cues, an operator runs them live during the event.
Can you do programmed colour cues?
Yes. DMX programming is standard on operated rigs. Cues built around your agenda and run live.
Do you supply haze machines?
Where the venue allows. Most modern venues need haze cleared at FRA stage. We confirm with venue before booking.
Related services
Most bookings pair with two or three of these.
Stage lighting in action
A selection from recent jobs and our own kit.
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