The stage was set off to one side of the atmospheric circular venue, configured in an 'end-on' format. Summit put in points and rigging for two semi-spherical trusses used for lighting positions - upstage and mid-stage and a straight lighting truss at the FOH position was rigged on four points and used for key lighting. Two spreaders, each with two points a side were installed off the house beams and below their Cable NET mesh grid, to hang Brit Row's line array PA.
For XL Video, Summit hung three LED screens - centre, left and right curving with the building - for The Who. Each was rigged on two points and weighed approximately a tonne. These went in overnight on Saturday for the band's performance on the Sunday, which closed the first BBC Electric Proms Festival.
Also for Damon Albarn's interesting new project The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Summit rigged a drapes truss off two points to which was attached a hand painted backdrop by ex Clash bassist Paul Simonon, now part of the band. This had to be rigged for a rehearsal, then dropped in and de-rigged for the opening acts before being re-rigged during the changeover immediately before the band came on on Thursday night. There was also a quantity of bunting used as a scenic element for their set, and this was draped along the backdrop truss and also picked up from a third downstage point installed by Summit - to give it a three dimensional feel and appearance.
Jay Call project managed for Summit, working with a team of Steve (Nipper) Fitch, Rob Sadler, John Cole and Sam Parker-Granger. He says: "It was great to be involved in something as unique and high profile as this, and we were all really pleased it was such an amazing success. The Roundhouse has an incredible tradition for live music and it was great to be a part of its continuation in the new building."
(Chris Henry)
