CLOUT Festival 2026 was not only one of the biggest hip-hop events in Poland. It was also a very good example of how strongly GLP is already represented on major Polish stages.
Across both festival stages, a total of 223 GLP fixtures were used. The setup included the well-known and increasingly rider-friendly JDC1 Burst, as well as newer-generation products such as JDC2 IP65, Creos IP65 and WildBar 16 IP65.
The GLP package at CLOUT Festival 2026 included:
60 x GLP JDC1 Burst
74 x GLP JDC2 IP65
50 x GLP Creos IP65
39 x GLP WildBar 16 IP65
From our perspective as the official GLP distributor in Poland, this is a very interesting snapshot of where the professional lighting market is going.
JDC1 Burst has become a standard tool for major productions
The most recognizable fixture in the group is still the GLP JDC1 Burst.
A few years ago, it was seen mainly as a very distinctive hybrid strobe. Today it is already part of the standard inventory of many professional rental companies, appears on major stages and is increasingly requested in technical riders.
That is an important shift.
In the professional rental market, it is not enough to build a technically good fixture. The product also has to be accepted by lighting designers, programmers and touring crews. It needs to be familiar, predictable and easy to integrate into existing show files.
JDC1 Burst has clearly reached that level.
At CLOUT Festival 2026, 60 JDC1 Burst fixtures were used across the production. At this quantity, it becomes obvious why the fixture works so well on large hip-hop stages.
It can act as a strobe, a wash source, a pixel effect and a scenic element at the same time. That is a very useful combination for shows that move quickly between huge white hits, blackout moments, pixel chases, wide colour looks and aggressive strobe sequences.
The flexibility is a big part of why GLP JDC1 Burst has become one of the most recognizable effect fixtures in professional stage lighting.
JDC2 IP65 takes the concept much further
The biggest GLP group at CLOUT was actually the JDC2 IP65, with 74 fixtures in use.
JDC2 develops the same hybrid concept, but gives the designer much more control over pixels, graphics and larger visual compositions.
With more than 70 units in one system, you stop thinking about each fixture separately. The whole rig starts to behave like one large distributed scenic surface.
That is one of the most important developments in modern lighting design.
Fixtures are increasingly treated as pixels inside the stage architecture.
Instead of programming one light at a time, designers can build waves, gradients, moving patterns, large intensity effects and graphic structures across the full stage.
The line between lighting and low-resolution video is becoming less clear, and fixtures like JDC2 fit perfectly into that trend.
The IP65 rating is another major advantage for outdoor productions. For rental companies, this means less additional weather protection, fewer operational problems and much better confidence when conditions change during a festival day.
Creos IP65 adds another visual layer
CLOUT Festival also featured 50 GLP Creos IP65 fixtures.
Creos brings a different type of tool into the system compared with JDC1 and JDC2. It is especially useful for powerful wash looks, large areas of colour and situations where the fixture itself becomes part of the visual picture.
In a festival rig, that matters because one type of effect is never enough.
JDC can create aggressive graphic moments. Creos can fill space and build colour. WildBar can define geometry.
The real strength comes from combining these layers into one flexible system.
Again, the IP65 construction is important. Outdoor work is becoming less forgiving, and more companies now prefer fixtures that are designed from the start to handle changing weather conditions.
WildBar 16 IP65 builds geometry
Another 39 GLP WildBar 16 IP65 fixtures were also part of the CLOUT setup.
Linear fixtures are still one of the most useful tools in modern stage design.
They can define the architecture of the stage, highlight truss lines, create horizons, build pixel effects and form very strong graphic compositions when used in larger quantities.
WildBar is a good example of how GLP is moving beyond a few individual hero products.
The brand is building a much wider ecosystem.
JDC1 Burst.
JDC2 IP65.
Creos IP65.
WildBar 16 IP65.
Each fixture has a different function, but together they create a coherent visual language.
GLP is moving quickly into Polish riders
CLOUT Festival 2026 is a very good example of a broader trend that we have been observing for some time.
GLP is becoming increasingly present not only in the warehouses of Polish rental companies, but also in technical riders and major productions.
That is important for companies planning future investments.
Of course, specifications matter. Output, reliability, zoom range, pixel control, IP rating and build quality are all important.
But a rental company also needs to ask a simpler question:
Will this fixture actually work regularly?
Do lighting designers know it?
Does it appear in riders?
Do other rental companies have matching stock?
Can additional quantities be cross-rented quickly?
In the case of JDC1 Burst, the answer is already very clear.
The fixture is known, accepted and regularly used on major productions.
CLOUT Festival was another strong example of that.
223 GLP fixtures speak for themselves
The final GLP configuration at CLOUT Festival 2026 was:
60 x JDC1 Burst
74 x JDC2 IP65
50 x Creos IP65
39 x WildBar 16 IP65
That gives a total of 223 GLP fixtures working at one festival.
At this point, it is difficult to describe GLP as a brand that is only entering the Polish market.
It is already here, and it is becoming increasingly visible across major concert and festival productions.
For rental companies, this also means better opportunities to standardize inventories and respond more easily to demanding riders.
If you want to explore the full GLP range available in Poland, check current models or arrange a product demo, contact AV LIGHT.
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