The 2016 South African Music Awards (SAMAs), one of the highest profile events on the SA music calendar, was again staged at the Durban ICC Arena, broadcast live on SABC1 and enjoyed by an audience of 3000. For the first time, lighting was designed by Robert Grobler … who incorporated over 200 Robe fixtures on the rig which was supplied by Gearhouse South Africa.

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21.4.2026

Gearhouse Splitbeam Invests in Robe iFORTES

For this version, the lighting director and programmer was David Totaro, and when Splitbeam’s CEO Alistair Kilbee suggested utilising iFORTES to provide powerful front and back lighting, he and Howard agreed and were happy to work with these fixtures.

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17.4.2026

Robe Gets Fired Up for BravoCon Live Event

BravoCon Live with Andy Cohen is a supersized, five-episode televised event in the spirit of Andy’s nightly talk show WWHL (Watch What Happens Live). The show is a joyous, upbeat celebration of the world of Bravo’s most popular reality shows and series, featuring the stars and celebrities (Bravolebrities) who make them rock.

Events

15.4.2026

Robe iFORTES for Telstra Leadership Conference

Australian technical and event production specialist Harry the Hirer Productions used all 80 of their new Robe iFORTE moving lights on a major leadership conference for Telstra – Australia’s largest telecommunications and technology company – staged in the Grand Pavilion of the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Investment

10.4.2026

De Leest Rolls with Large Robe Investment

Theater De Leest in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, is a contemporary cultural centrepiece of the city and its surrounding region, which opened in 1996. A major refurbishment 10 years ago saw the addition of the ‘new’ 200 capacity black box theatre hall complete with a retractable seating system, making it a flexible space, which, together with the existing 520-seater main auditorium, offers a vibrant programme of musicals, concerts, cabaret, family shows, opera, dance, youth theatre, and film screenings.