Adlib Lighting has been involved with Enter Shikari right from the start seeing their popularity and cult status explode onto the UK indie music scene. Adlib's John Hughes says: "Ian Tomlinson and I met the band back in January when they were playing relatively small venues. We have assisted them since in steadily growing the visual side of their performance and our relationship with the band has grown throughout the year. It's great to be involved with one of 2007's most exciting live acts and see the acclaim they're now receiving."
Enter Shikari's original lighting design was created by Adlib's Ian Tomlinson who has also worked with the band since they first started thinking seriously about lighting, visuals and production. However, due to prior commitments with Mika (who Adlib Lighting are also servicing) Ian was unable to do this tour, Adlib asked Dave Ross (LD for Scissor Sisters, Royksopp, etc) onboard to take the show on the road which has also proved a great success.
In terms of lighting kit, the standard touring system consisted of nine Martin Professional MAC 2000 Spot moving lights and 12 High End Studio Beams for the wash units, along with four JTE PixelPARs, four bars of ACLs, eight Martin Atomic strobes and 10 4-lite DWE strips.
The back truss featured five MAC 2Ks, while the front was rigged with four Studio Beams providing a front wash, but other than that, most of the rig was floor based which suited the nature and vigour of the performance.
There is also plenty of audience interaction to an Enter Shikari show, so 10 4-lite DWE strips were scattered over the rig including being attached to all the various pieces of metalwork to highlight the participation.
When it came to video, ADLIB approached Birmingham based Show Support to be their visual partners for the tour. "We set up a good deal and we were very impressed with Show Support's enthusiasm," comments Hughes. Show Support supplied Barco G8 projectors which were rigged on the front truss projecting onto a centrally hung 16 x 12 ft Stumpfl screen.
(Jim Evans).
