Load-in at Shinedown's Lunatic Ball. Photo: DarkStage
DarkStage · Destin, Florida
We build the stage. You bring the night.
Festival operations, event production and sponsorship programs run by people who love live music. From a beach bar Friday to a headliner load-in, we sweat the details so the show feels easy.
What we do
Everything between the idea and the encore
One friendly team for planning, building and running your event, so you have one call to make and a lot less to worry about.
Festival Operations
Site plans, permits, vendors, staffing and on-site management from the first planning meeting to the final teardown.
Festival ops →Event Production
Staging, sound, lighting, video, backline and a crew that keeps the run of show on time and the artists happy.
Production →Sponsorship Ops
Brand partnerships that fans actually enjoy: stage naming, activations, VIP hospitality and co-branded campaigns.
Sponsorships →Past work and accomplishments
Shows we're proud of
A few highlights from recent seasons, with every date and role checked against the event's own listing.
Photos: DarkStage
Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend
Seascape Resort, Miramar Beach, FL · presented by Topeka
Three nights at Seascape Resort with Shinedown, Bush, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm, Living Colour, Hanson and more. Chris Conaway was part of the production team as production and stage manager, from load-in through the final night.
Destin Songwriter Festival
The Edge on Destin Harbor and The Alice, Destin
Sound and stage support for the second annual festival, including Sunday's VIP stage at The Alice with Jeffrey Steele, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Bridgette Tatum and Terri Jo Box.
Rockin' In Paradise
Seascape Resort, Miramar Beach · presented by Topeka
Beach stage decking for Topeka's weekend with Styx, Tesla, 38 Special, Jefferson Starship and The Marshall Tucker Band.
Sun, Sand and Soul
Seascape Resort, Miramar Beach · presented by Topeka
Beach stage decking for the Tedeschi Trucks Band weekend, with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Drive-By Truckers and Taj Mahal.
Where we've worked
Venues, festivals and friends
Rooms, stages and events our team has worked with since 2024, pulled straight from our show calendars. Highlights are in gold.
Emerald Coast and 30A
- Bands on the Beach (Gulfside Pavilion)Pensacola Beach, FL
- Destin Songwriter FestivalDestin, FL
- Fox Theatre (City of Crestview events)Crestview, FL
- Harbor TavernDestin, FL
- McGuire's Irish PubDestin, FL
- North Beach Social FestivalSanta Rosa Beach, FL (30A)
- Rockin' In Paradise and Sun, Sand and Soul (Topeka)Miramar Beach, FL
Gulf Coast and Alabama
- The HangoutGulf Shores, AL
- Hard Rock CafeBiloxi, MS
- OktoberFestTroy, AL
- OWA TheaterFoley, AL
- The Merry WidowMobile, AL
- The NickBirmingham, AL
- Tin RoofBirmingham, AL
Around Florida
- BedlamJacksonville, FL
- Proof BrewingTallahassee, FL
- The AtlanticGainesville, FL
- The Bull & WhiskeyFlorida Keys
- VooswarJacksonville Beach, FL
On the Road
- 5 Paces InnAtlanta, GA
- Aisle 5Atlanta, GA
- ATL Camp n Trip FestivalAtlanta, GA
- Bookstore Gallery EdgewoodAtlanta, GA
- ButecoAtlanta, GA
- CineAthens, GA
- Coastal EmpireSavannah, GA
Why DarkStage
Calm backstage. Loud out front.
We've been the folks with the radios, the run sheets and the extra gaff tape for a long time. We treat every venue like home and every artist like a guest, and we stay until the last case is on the truck.