Lights Control Rigging (LCR) have provided 20 Chroma-Q Color Force II fixtures for Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm Tour, to create a spectacular back wall wash. As the climax to the European leg of the current tour, Bloc Party played a sell-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace. The tour revisit’s Bloc Party’s debut album Silent Alarm, which is being performed in full, as well as fan favourites including ‘Two More Years’ and ‘Flux’ completing the encore. The set design for the show features five individual cyc panels spaced apart, which together display the iconic Silent Alarm album artwork. Ryan Hopkins, LD…
Author: James Robertson
11th Hour enjoyed the summer sunshine at a range of UK festivals, providing a host of services across a diverse programme of events. Here are some of the highlights… The festival scene in the UK is in great health, with more people attending music and wider cultural events than ever before. Last year it was reported that overall attendance had increased by around 12% in 2016 to over 30 million, contributing £4 billion to the economy. The figures continue to rise, meaning that demand for support services is high, something that brings a smile to the face of (and a…
To address growing demand, Pearce Hire’s latest addition to its extensive hire stock has been a Prolyte Arc Roof staging system, supplied by Stage Electrics. Pearce Hire provides full technical production services for outdoor events around the UK, regularly supplying over 2,000 events per year on Greenfield sites, at festivals, for tours, exhibitions, architectural installations, sporting and entertainment productions. And so the demand for easy-to-construct, versatile staging structures are something Pearce Hire are frequently asked to specify. Stage Electrics are the premier UK stockist of Prolyte products, distributing Prolyte for over 15 years. With an in-depth understanding of the product,…
Formed at the turn of the millennium, with the aim of providing lighting and production services to the theatre and events industry, Edinburgh-based Blue Parrot has enjoyed a long association with Martin lighting over the years. This has taken them from MAC 500’s and 600’s right through to today’s Auras and Vipers. As their own theatre work increased, with MD Jonnie Clough himself a theatre lighting designer in his own right, the love affair continued, and just over a year ago the company invested in 12 Martin MAC Encore Performance WRM moving heads specifically for a Christmas show at the local Royal Lyceum…
