Special effects and pyro for festivals
From one stage to a whole site: Pyred designs and runs flames, pyro, CO₂, confetti, cold sparks and lasers for festivals in Belgium, across Europe and in the Middle East.
Every drop, every headliner, every finale. On the beat.
How we work at festivals
A festival is many shows in a row. We plan the effects per stage and per artist, take the riders of the touring acts into account, and keep the same crew and the same safety standards from the first act to the closing show.
Festivals we work for
- Les Ardentes, Liège, every year since 2022
- Transmission in Prague, Sydney, Melbourne, Bangkok, Poland and Arnhem, since 2018, and Hardmission and Techmission
- Untold Festival, Cluj, and Untold Dubai (2024–2025); Saga Festival, Bucharest (2024)
- Lollapalooza Paris and Main Square Festival, Arras
- Kamping Kitsch Club, Highlight Festival and Hype-O-Dream
- Alcatraz, Kortrijk, since 2022
- De Foute Party, in Belgium and the Netherlands, and the Qmusic Top 40
- Schlagerfestival, Fantasia, City Sounds Luxembourg, Beachland, Beauville and Back to the 90’s & 00’s
- Electroland and Electronight at Disneyland Paris
- Seven Wonders, Armin van Buuren’s “Pillars of Creation”, Ras Al Khaimah (2024)
- Gentse Feesten, Hangar Festival and The Flying Dutch
Tours and headline shows
- Black Eyed Peas, Elevation World Tour, 2024
- David Guetta, 2024–2026
- Hardwell, Rebels Never Die tour and Ultra Miami
- Martin Garrix at ADE, Amsterdam, 2018
- Sabaton, 2026
- Anyma at the Atomium, Brussels, 2025
- Jennifer Lopez, Dubai, 2025
Supporting our partners
At several of the world’s biggest dance festivals our crew and equipment supported the pyro and SFX companies that run them:
Tomorrowland, Defqon.1, Qlimax, Mysteryland, Intents, AMF, A State of Trance, Electric Love, Airbeat One, New Horizons, Dour and Electric Park.
Arenas and venues
Besides open-air sites, we work in arenas such as the Sportpaleis, Vorst Nationaal, Flanders Expo, the Ziggo Dome, the Johan Cruijff Arena, the GelreDome, Ahoy, the AFAS Live, the Accor Arena, the Paris La Défense Arena, the Parc des Princes, the O2 Arena in Prague and the Hallenstadion in Zurich.
Other sectors
Pyred works for every kind of stage:
Frequently asked questions
Can you handle the effects for a whole festival?
Yes. We plan per stage and per artist, and keep one crew and one safety file for the whole site.
Do you work with the effects in an artist’s rider?
Yes. We supply and operate the effects that touring acts ask for, or support their own SFX crew on site.
When should a festival contact you?
As early as possible: then there is time for the design, the safety preparation and the paperwork.