Upstage were five 'fingers' of MiTrix, each 1.5m wide with a 4.5m drop, rigged with six 250Kg CM Prostar motors (two for the centre panel and one each for the others) suspended inside an upstage truss. These fingers were each constructed from 54 panels of MiTrix and spread out into a 1960's style fan, as Ronson was particularly keen on a retro look for the stage.
There were several risers spread across the stage, including a downstage section for people and dancers, accessed via two sets of stairs. All the riser fronts were bordered by MiTrix panels, so everything facing the audience was video fronted.
Arthur positioned Martin MAC 250 moving lights behind the risers which were blasted through the MiTrix when there was no content showing on the surfaces. For content, he utilised some standard Catalyst material plus a series of custom retro images produced by Stevie Marr. The Catalyst was triggered by the Jands Vista lighting desk operated by Arthur.
The 60's theme was completed with red velour swagged borders and legs and a full red velour upstage drape. Lighting kit was supplied by Lite Alternative, whose crew of Andy Pollard and Alex Johnson worked closely with Marr and Arthur.
(Jim Evans)
