To round off their 2026 tour, the band HECHT played three major arena shows in Basel, Bern and Zurich. The concerts marked the highlight of the club tour that had preceded them and thrilled a total of over 30,000 attendees. The band’s palpable passion spread to the audience from the very first song, creating a rousing atmosphere. Habegger supported the production as a technical partner at all three venues.
Right from the planning phase, which began around nine months before the tour kicked off, we were responsible for technical management and coordinated all trades and suppliers. This included overall technical planning, coordinating set-up, soundchecks and show operations, as well as ensuring everything ran smoothly on site. Around 30 Habegger staff members were on duty for each concert.
The tight timeframes in Bern and Zurich proved particularly challenging, as set-up and dismantling had to be completed within 24 hours in each case. To boost efficiency, certain lighting installations were designed so that they did not need to be fully dismantled yet remained transportable.
Our collaboration dates back to 2019 and their club tour, which culminated in a finale at the Hallenstadion in 2022. We were therefore all the more delighted that the band commissioned us directly to handle the technical implementation of lighting, video, broadcast, rigging and logistics for the ‘LOVERS Tour 2025/26’.
Pictures: Nicole Roetheli
