GLASTONBURYSupplying backline, risers and crew throughout the site for another year was
Music Bank. Setting up a base behind the Other Stage, the company used
its arctic truck as a base for the impressive logistic feat, ensuring that orders
were met on time at each stage.
In total Music Bank provided four crew members to battle the scorching
temperatures. Discussing its involvement with the festival was Jon St Claire.
“I was ver y happy that we were quiet on the Saturday,” he laughed, as he
looked back at this year’s event. “We had made sure that ever yone had
their orders which meant we weren’t having to do many moves during the
highest temperatures of the day.”
He went on to explain that usually the biggest challenge for the Music
Bank team came during the collection of orders once they had been used
but not packed up correctly.
“That wasn’t as much of a problem this year – in part thanks to us make
a comment to our customers prior to deliver.” Another key player within
Music Bank’s success wat the festival was Julie Sparrow, the company’s
bookings manager. Among Sparrow’s responsibility were liaise with artists,
stages and Glastonbur y team to make sure ever yone gets what they want.
To get all the equipment from A to B, the team had a fleet of three vehicles
including a pickup truck with a winch system, which due to the dr y condi-
tion thankfully didn’t have to be rolled out this year.
“We worked well into Monday morning, collecting equipment from all
across the site and finally had ever ything accounted for by 2pm Monday.”
The arctic truck located behind the Other Stage was also stocked to
the brim with all the products artists might require on the day from drum
heads, sticks, guitar strings and tape.”
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