Lighting Italy’s 2026 New Year Moment

Italy's Biggest New Year's Eve Show

Capodanno in Musica is one of Italy's biggest New Year's Eve television events, broadcast live across the country on Mediaset's Canale 5. Held every December 31st, the show brings massive live performances to iconic public squares and carries millions of viewers through the countdown into the New Year. The 2025/2026 edition took place in Bari's Piazza della Libertà, where the broadcast became more than entertainment. It was a shared moment of celebration, welcoming the New Year through music, light, and emotion on a national scale.

LiGHTSKY on the Big Stage

LiGHTSKY was proud to support this landmark broadcast with AQUAPEARL-PRO, a professional outdoor moving head wash built for high-impact applications. With a 19 × 40W RGBW LED engine, a wide 5–45° zoom range, and IP66-rated protection, AQUAPEARL-PRO delivered powerful, immersive color washes that covered the massive public space while still looking crisp and refined on television cameras. The rotating front lens and individually controlled LEDs created dynamic textures and flowing color transitions that kept the festive energy going all night long.

A Proven Fixture, Now Even Better

Aquapearl Pro's performance at Capodanno in Musica is a testament to how reliable it's become as an outdoor solution. Building on that track record, the second-generation AQUAPEARL-PRO II takes things further with a 5% boost in PAN/TILT speed and a 10.3% reduction in weight, all while keeping the same powerful 19 × 40W RGBW output and rugged IP66 protection.

Color You Can Count On

At the heart of this upgrade is iCC™ (LiGHTSKY Colorfy Calibration). Through dynamic compensation and precise color calibration, iCC™ delivers accurate, consistent color across every fixture, so hues stay true whether you're looking at deep saturated tones or smooth pastel transitions. The result is color that doesn't just look good, it becomes part of the storytelling.

Built for the Big Moments

From massive New Year's celebrations to professional stages around the world, LiGHTSKY keeps pushing forward, combining dependable technology, refined color performance, and purpose-built tools to elevate every production and turn each moment into something unforgettable.