I hate flourescent lights with a passion..the older ones at least have horrible health problems associated with them. I don't get headaches, although some people do..I just get very irritated and it is just a stressful feeling..any bright lights but especially flourescent, and late at night..would anyone have a party and light up the place like a cheap K-mart store? It makes people look awful enough that I think they don't sound so great either....
All that has to be done is for people (please if you are local do this) to bring a few lamps and place them around the room. I can't as I am traveling by bus but some people could...organizers should take care of this...
Also, it is harder to sing and stay uplate with those awful lights. Have we evolved to sit under f. lights ever..read the health effects and ask why schools are even allowed to put children under them...no, we evolved to sing mostly by sunlight, by candlelight and firelight and moonlight....
Save the interrogation lights and floodlights for the proper occasion such as when a burgler is suspected to be on the premises and you want to startle her or him. mg