Formed in the late 80's, Eraserheads formed by Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro & Raimund Marasigan became a household name with their music. The last stop on the Eraserheads "Huling El Bimbo" World Tour 2025 was in Auckland. Held at the Trusts Arena on 15 March 2025, the concert brought in thousands of fans from across New Zealand. Panda Productions pulled together the entire production package.

An L'Acoustics K2 system was deployed for the main FOH system, with an Allen & Heath dLive S5000 on FOH duties for band engineer Neil Tan, with a Midas M32 on MONs - as spec'd by the artist's who used their iPads to control their in-ear monitoring sends. L'Acoustics 112P's were used as foldback monitors. 

The lighting system comprised of (24) Chauvet Maverick Storm 1 Hybrid, (16) Martin MAC One, (11) Clay Paky B-Eye K25, (6) Martin MAC Ultra Performance, (6) Collider FC Strobe and (6) Molefay 4 Cell Linear Blinders. An Avolites Pearl Expert was the console of choice by touring LD Cody MacKenzie.

(1) 8m x 4m and (2) 2m x 4m Gloshine p3.91 LED walls were hung upstage all driven by Novastar processors.

For backline, a Yamaha Absolute Hybrid Custom Drum Kit (12/14/16/22) was supplied along with Zildjian K Custom cymbals. A mix of Vox, Fender, Marshall, Aguilar and Ampeg amps were supplied for guitars & bass.

Audio: Tracey Dorn, Tim Seconi, Isaac Pierson, Mohammed Alraied
Lighting: Brock Coddington, Ryan Parker, Anaru Bush, Steve Wilson
LED/Video: Ben Lai
Backline: Ray Ward, Ashley Pirie
Production Manager: James Thompson
Production Manager Assist: Dexter Ycong

Touring Team
FOH Audio Engineer: Neil Tan (Philippines)
Lighting Designer: Cody MacKenzie (USA)
Technical Director: Russel Hoag (Hawaii)

Photo Credit: Alloy Vargas & Sinag Productions

12 October 2024 - Trusts Arena Field, Auckland

Panda Productions were tasked with looking after complete production of Eden Fest 2024. The festival included 2 stages running concurrently hosting a range of bands and DJ's. 

The lineup included acts such as Jorja  Smith, Rema, YG Marley, Shenseea, Kolohe Kai, Stan Walker, Corella to name a few.

To add to the production elements, a bespoke rock formation set piece was created for Rema - manufactured locally by Chris and the team at DE Group.

Festival Production Manager: James Thompson
Production Manager Assist: Ray Ward
Stage Manager: Jep Savali

22 August - Sir Howard Morrison Centre, Rotorua
23 August - Municipal Theatre, Napier
24 August - Kiri Te Kawana Theatre, Auckland
25 August - Clarence Street Theatre, Hamilton
29 August - Civic Theatre, Invercargill
30 August - The Regent, Dunedin
31 August - Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch
1 September - Lower Hutt Events Centre, Wellington

Audio: Riyan Beale
Lighting: Aaron Hobman
Backline: James Thompson
Truck Driver: Daniel Van Nes

Tasked with handling full production management for Juicy Fest 2024 across multiple cities in New Zealand. Artist line up including DJ Quest, Keri Hilson, Fabolous, Mario, Bizzy Bone, Mase, Trey Songz, YG, Ashanti, T.I and T-Pain.

3 January - Queen Elizabeth Park, Christchurch
5 January - Hutt Park, Wellington
6 January - North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
7 January - Bay Park, Tauranga

Festival Touring Team
FOH Audio: Tonga Kolo
MON Audio: Aaron Bennett
Stage Tech/Patch: Jono Hayes
Backline Tech: Keoni Paul
Lighting Director: Aldo Fabrizio
Touring Truck Drivers:  Grant Cibilich & Ford Northfield

Festival Production Manager: James Thompson
Production Manager Assist: Ray Ward
Stage Manager: Jep Savali

Tasked with handling full production management for One Love Festival 2024 , a 2 day reggae festival in Tauranga. Headliner artists including Shaggy, Sean Paul, Maoli, Fiji, Josh Tatofi and UB40 ft. Ali Campbell.

Festival Team
FOH Audio: Tonga Kolo & Marty Reynolds
MON Audio: Keoni Paul & Michael Cole
Stage Tech/Patch: Jono Hayes & Kodez Kauri
Backline Tech: Josiah Seatter & Ash Pirie
Lighting Director: Aldo Fabrizio
Video Director: Bob Wilson

Festival Production Manager: James Thompson
Production Manager Assist: Ray Ward
Stage Manager: Jep Savali