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The only changes from the original spec were that the Clay Paky Scenius Profile, originally assigned for front fillers, were redeployed as the stage floor package, while five Martin Atomic strobes were added to provide extra punch.
Protec provided a projection screen that filled the back of the stage, run in tandem with a pair of Christie Roadster HD 20K-J DLP projectors to deliver graphic content from logos, titles, sponsored video loops and information on what happening throughout the festival – as well as the Pokémon Orchestra, playing in sync to a video.
Protec’s audio department also fielded an L-Acoustics KARA, a decision justified by James Lakin, who stated: “Although it was a small audience area it still required very good audio quality.”
Also backing the decision to use KARA was head of audio design, Ed Ross. “Although the weight loading capacity was fairly low we still potentially needed to throw the sound a fair way for the bigger acts if it got busy on the beach,” he explained.
Protec provided a full monitor system and festival stage patch system going to a Digico SD5 for monitors and a Digico SD10 for FOH. “Because of the wide range of acts, we had a vast array of microphones on site and consequently lots of stage multicore cabling to allow flexible change overs,” he added.
Overall, 21 different artists appeared on the Main Stage over the duration of the Festival, each performing twice a day
– making a total of 42 performances over the period. These ranged from a 56-piece orchestra to local jazz and pop bands.