BANGOR, North Wales, U.K. – The temperatures soared to sizzling for the BBC's One Big Weekend in Vaynol Park, kicking off the 2010 Festival season in the U.K., with Adlib supplying sound for five areas and lighting for two. "It's always a great pleasure to be involved in this event, which has its own unique vibe," noted Adlib account handler Phil Kielty. "One minute you can see an act play an unplugged set in the Live Lounge, an hour later you can see them headline the main stage – it really is a very special event."
The Adlib crew of 14 was chiefed by Richy Nicholson, who also worked on the In New Music We Trust stage, the second largest of the event, headlined by Faithless on Saturday and Vampire Weekend on Sunday.
The two stages where Adlib provided lighting support included the BBC Introducing Stage, showcasing upcoming talent, and the Live Lounge.
At the BBC Introducing Stage, overseen by Chris Smethurst, Adlib Lighting designed a small high-impact lighting rig which was all ground supported and based around six vertical truss towers, four of them double stacked pre-rig at the back with CP61 bulbs, and two single loaded pre-rigged sections at the front with CP62s.
A total of 6 Martin Professional MAC 700 Spots were clamped to the sides of the rear uprights, along with 6 out of 8 MAC 250 Washes, with the remaining two 250s on the floor. Six individual floor PARs lights were used as key light for the cameras.
The lighting console was an Avo Pearl Expert running Titan software – which proved well suited to the need for festival-style busking. It was operated by Neil Holloway.
At the Live Lounge, Adlib also supplied both PA and lighting. The lighting system was controlled by another Avolites Pearl Expert operated by Charlie Rushton, and featured 12 JTE LED PixelPAR 90s on T-Bar stands – well-suited for the small stage, with almost no heat emissions – and six Selecon 650W Fresnels.
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