History
The show originally started in 1977 at the Bloomsbury Crest, London, launching under the name of Discotek 77. In 1982, whilst still at the Bloomsbury Crest, it was renamed the BADEM Light & Sound Show to mirror the name of the fledgling trade association that had been set up for the sector - the British Association of Discotheque Equipment Manufacturers.
In response to the growing diversity of it membership base, BADEM was subsequently renamed the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) and thus in 1984, the show likewise became the PLASA Light and Sound Show. In 1985, it relocated to the Novotel in Hammersmith before three years later moving to Olympia 2, where it stayed until 1992 before transferring to the larger Earls Court 2.
It made the move from Earls Court 2 to Earls Court 1 in 1996 and in 2007 opened the doors back to Earls Court 2 and - for the first time in the show's history - occupied both halls. In 2013 the show moved to the ExCeL exhibition centre.
For much of its history, the show has been run by an external events company, however in 2007, PLASA took the management of the event in-house and launched PLASA Events Ltd.
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