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UNITE WITH TOMORROWLAND – DUBAI
EXTENDING THE FAMED EDM FESTIVAL’S BORDERS, UNITE WITH TOMORROWLAND OFFERED DANCE FANS A CHANCE TO JOIN IN WITH THE BELGIUM PARTY VIA A LIVE STREAMING EVENT UNLIKE ANY OTHER. TPMEA’S STE DURHAM SPOKE TO THE CREW TO FIND OUT MORE...
UNITE With Tomorrowland was initially dreamt up as a way to build bridges between the original festival and its sister events around the world via a live connection to the main stage in Belgium. On the event’s second weekend, live local and international DJs took to UNITE stages everywhere from Germany, Malta, and Lebanon, to South Korea and, of course, the UAE, in a synchronised, worldwide celebration. This unprecedented connection gave the ‘People of Tomorrow’ across the globe the chance to party with the visitors on the hallowed ground in Boom..
The show, held at Dubai’s Festival City Arena, ran from 2pm-3am, including live stream from the main event in Belgium and broadcast on to the screens between 11pm-2am, Dubai time.
French producer and DJ Martin Solveig, Poland’s Tom Swoon and Belgium’s Robert Falcon headlined a line-up of world famous DJs in Dubai, while the live satellite connection brought in EDM giants KSHMR, Armin van Buuren and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike to the main festival site.
Dubai-based producer, organiser and promoter, Envie Events, was tasked with ensuring that the festival’s lofty ambitions became a reality. Having hosted the first world exclusive open-air edition of dance spectacular, Sensation, in Dubai, as well as a number of similar events across the city, Envie was well-placed to handpick a selection of technical suppliers.
The roster included Protec, which provided
a full inventory of cutting-edge audio, video, lighting, set and rigging (as well as radios, satellite
comms link up and cameras); Al Laith was brought in for staging and structural elements; and Aggreko for on-site cooling, power, distribution, and cabling.
SET & LIGHTING
The set was designed by UNITE With Tomorrowland and constructed in-house at Protec to the drawings and dimensions provided. This was mounted onto an Al Laith structure, which enabled the crew to fly the LED screen, while at the same time using the structure behind to mount the lighting.
Matt Lakin, Staging and Set Head of Department, explained that Protec was required to match the design element-for-element, and did so by using a combination of 2D prints and
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