Providing much-needed shelter during one of the hottest Glastonbur y
Festivals to date, a range of tents – each with its own, unique character –
welcomed festival-goers in droves.
Standing firmly as the largest indoor venue at Glastonbur y Festival,
the John Peel Stage remains one of the most popular arenas at the event.
Named after the late BBC DJ and radio producer, who championed up-and-
coming talent as well as the festival, the stage has welcomed a wealth of
diverse talent over the years.
In keeping with the theme of constant innovation, SWG Events changed
the John Peel Stage FOH PA to a Martin Audio MLA system. The main PA
hangs comprised 20 MLA cabinets, 10 elements flown each side, with 12
MLX subwoofers providing LF extension. Four DD12s positioned on the
stage focused the sound on the nearfield, while further out-fills were
provided by six MLA Compacts per side. The MLA system delivered high-
quality audio within the boundaries of the tent, while ensuring minimum
interference with other stages close by.
In the throes of Bugzy Malone’s headline set, TPi met with the incredibly
proud Adlib team, who designed, created, engineered and supplied the
Manchester grime star’s festival package to the John Peel stage. There
was a good representation of GLP lighting packages across the site. Threetrusses of lighting provided a variety of looks. Ten of GLP’s new FUSION
Stick FS20s were adorned to each truss, with three on the floor either side.
The rest of the rig was made up of Martin by Harman MAC Vipers, among
others. GLP loaned the fixtures to Br yte Design to complement its show
design, while Lite Alternative supplied ever ything else.ACOUSTICS STAGE
Undoubtably the top blues, folk, contemporar y and countr y music space
on Worthy Farm, the Acoustics Stage welcomed headline acts, Nick Lowe’s
Quality Rock & Roll Revue, Hawkwind, Keane, and Rickie Lee Jones to its
marquee this year. The diverse line-up also featured the likes of Lucy Rose,
Gabrielle Aplin, Albert Hammond and The Bootleg Beatles, among others.
Lighting the way, Rob Sangwell and Simon Johnson of Fineline
Lighting added a powerful punch to the Acoustic Stage for artists like The
Mavericks and Keane with a festival rig that featured 16 aptly titled Chauvet
Professional Maverick MK3 Spot and 18 Maverick MK3 Wash fixtures. The
quality of the colour and the intense brightness of the Maverick fixtures
meant Fineline was excited to include these lights as an essential part of its
Glastonbur y plans.
Apparently visiting LDs also shared this enthusiasm. When Landon
Bloss, Lighting Director for the Grammy Award-winning countr y band
The Mavericks, first saw the Maverick MK3 Spot on the Acoustic Stage,
his reaction was: “What on earth are those?” He commented that he
thought the brilliantly bright fixtures, “must be lamps” and never expected
they were really LED units. But Glastonbur y has a tradition of ser ving upTENTS
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