The visual design that united lighting, digital and video sources into one seamless atmospheric experience for all fivearenas and three terraces, was created by Nick Jevons and Phil Winward of Electric Fly Productions. Site wide lighting equipment was supplied by Blackburn-based HSL, and crew from both companies collaborated closely to ensure that it was one of the most visually memorable Global events to date.
The seven arena/terrace Avolites consoles included two Diamond 4s, two Pearls and three Tigers. Jevons says, "Avolites is the ultimate festival console - nothing else offers the flexibility or ease of use for the hands-on, live operational style that's required at these type of events."
In the 12,000 capacity Global/Godskitchen arena, Nathan Wan programmed and operated the in-the-round lighting design - which included 40 Robe ColorWash and Spot 2500E AT moving lights, 18 Hungaroflash strobes and 16 bars of 6 PARs. His Diamond 4 Elite was also driving the Maxedia Compact media server run by Jake Jevons, feeding video content to 48 Barco MiTrix touring panels. Artists performing included Tiesto, Judge Jules, Sasha, Armin Van Buren, Ferry Corsten and many more.
Across the site in the Stealth/Random Concept Arena, Tim Williams ran an Avolites Pearl Expert console which was driving a spectacular 10m "wall of death" constructed from 240 PAR cans in 20 pieces of pre-rigged truss.
A ground support system was used to rig three concentric goal posts over the stage, which were clad in low resolution CK iColor tiles. The stage and audience lighting was a combination of 24 Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 700E ATs and 12 Martin Professional Atomic strobes. All of this, and a Hippotizer digital media server feeding the iColor tiles, was run via a Pearl Expert operated by Toby Hogarth.
(Jim Evans)
