VME managed all of the festival's technical requirements, supplying Kling & Freitag speakers, Lab Gruppen amplifiers, Mac lighting, and a selection of Allen & Heath's live sound consoles and DJ mixers.
Over the two day festival, the new open air arena - Glastonbury's "Other Stage" - hosted Feeder, The Automatic, and Carl Cox, whilst the Main Tent included live performances from The Zutons, the Delays, the Cuban Brothers, the Freestylers (live), and Adam Freeland. The Beach Arena hosted DJ sets throughout the weekend from popular artists including Lisa Pin-Up, High Contrast, DJ Yoda, and Kutski.
Allen & Heath's flagship ML5000 VCA console was employed to manage FOH sound on the Main Arena, and compact multi-purpose MixWizards were employed as sub mixers on all the stages. A total of eight Xone:62 DJ mixers were used throughout the festival, installed in all the arenas for the DJ performances, in the backstage VIP tent, and for the various wakeboarding competitions and attractions which took place over the weekend.
The daytime Wakeboarding events comprised two major competitions - the Big Air Classic and Wakestock Pro - attracting contestants and fans from all over the world. VME also provided the sound reinforcement for these events, held at a marina and beach near the festival site. An Allen & Heath PA12-CP portable powered mixer managed audio for the Big Air competition, which took place on Abersoch Beach, and a Xone:62 DJ mixer was used for the live DJ's who entertained the crowd in-between sessions. A 24 channel GL2800 console was used for the larger Wakestock Pro competition, held at Pwllheli Marina, which had spectators packed along the 500 metre promenade.
"We specify Allen & Heath mixers for events like Wakestock because they are flexible and durable, which means they can withstand extreme weather conditions, which vary from rain to high temperatures. The ML5000, for instance, has been in our hire stock for several years, and has been used dozens of times, yet it still looks and performs like new," explains VME's managing director, Dion Davie.
(Chris Henry)
