Following one of this year’s most talked about Glastonbury Festival headline performances, Loyle Carner returned to the touring circuit with a live show stripped back in performance and production, which sees the same band involved in his most nuanced album yet take to the stage with him.
Meeting TPi at the stage door of the O2 Academy Brixton on the second day of Carner’s four-day residency at the venue was Production Manager, Eric Wade of EZ Services and Tour Manager, Chris Tyler. “The show is very dynamic, eye-catching and in tune with everything you would want in a performance. This is genuinely sonically and visually, one of the most accurate messages conveyed in a live show from concept to fruition that I’ve had the pleasure of working on,” Wade began.
Aiding the production manager on the road was Colour Sound Experiment (lighting), Britannia Row Productions (audio) and All Access Staging & Productions (staging). “These suppliers are a ‘no-brainer’,” he explained. “Britannia Row has been a long-time ally of the camp and being able to lean on its global coverage has been beneficial. Colour Sound Experiment always looks after any production I’m involved in, from prep to the road. I have such a fondness for the team. I’ve collaborated with All Access for the past three years when it comes to staging and I don’t see any reason to change.”
Delving into the meetings before the tour began, Tyler explained that the line the team worked toward was ‘big stage intimacy’. He elaborated: “We didn’t want the usual fanfare, and as we were working towards this huge headline on The Other Stage at Glastonbury, we also had the tour on our minds, but the idea was to invite fans into the warm, intimate world of his music.”
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Words: Alicia Pollitt
Photos: Eljay Briss
