The sold out event was attended by 20,000 dance and electronica enthusiasts who grooved the day and night away to an impressive line up of international artists like Digitalism, Shapeshifter, Justice, Scratch Perverts, Riot In Belgium M.I.A. and many, many more, appearing across four stages - Earth, Wind, Fire and Water.
Mutton's primary challenge was in making the lighting as flexible and dynamic as possible across all performance areas, so each operator had enough options for all the acts to have their own unique light-show. They also had to accommodate several visiting LDs.
The largest tent on site was Air, which Mutton himself operated using a GrandMA console. Two long audience trusses ran down each side of the tent and the stage featured four over-stage trusses with two curved trusses rigged on to the front, along with four vertical sections onstage.
30 Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 1200E ATs were distributed across the audience trusses and over the stage, along with 12 ColorSpot 575E ATs on the curved trusses. There were more CW and CS 1200E ATs over the stage, plus six on the floor, which proved very popular for blasting through from the back for the live acts. "It was a question of making big statements in a large space," explained Mutton, "And I had plenty of scope to do that with the Robes."
Visuals on this stage included a Masstechnik LED wall, with content supplied and operated by Olav Meyer. Other lighting fixtures included PixelLine battens, LED PARs, strobes and profiles.
(Jim Evans)
