At Jazz World, an Avolites Diamond 4 took centre stage, supplied by Essex-based DPL, who were enjoying their first year as a Glasto supplier. This controlled 18 Robe ColorSpot 1200E AT moving lights, 22 pieces of the new Martin Professional Stage Bar 54 LED battens, over 150 PARs, 8 cell Molefeys and a Hippotizer digital media server driving 24 square metres of ChromaQ ColorWeb LED screen configured in six columns.
Dimming was also Avolites ART 2000 including a new rack purchased by DPL for their busy summer schedule.
The Jazz World rig was designed by Darren Parker and Pete Watts, and the console was programmed by Watts and operated by him plus DPL crew members Mike Williams, Mike Pitt, Andy Higgins and Ben Shepherd throughout the three-day event.
Over on the Acoustic stage, LD/programmer Gary Churchill used a D4 to run 14 Martin MAC 700 Wash and Profile moving lights plus 4 MAC Tungsten Washes, 8 MAC 250 Entours and 24 Martin Stage Bar 54 LED battens plus conventionals including Molefeys and PARs Ö and a Maxedia digital media server. The rig was powered by Avolites ART dimmers. Lighting for this stage was co-ordinated by Rob Sangwell with equipment supplied by Bristol-based Fineline.
Other Fineline supplied stages included the Circus tent, where LD James Loudon used an Avolites Pearl Expert. The Circus Stage rig included High End Studio Beams and Studio Spot moving lights, conventionals of all types and two of the mega new i-Pix BB LED wash lights.
Across the mudway in the Cabaret tent, LD Chris Randall was using another Pearl Expert to control a generic lighting rig, and over on the Theatre Stage, LD Hal Himsworth was running an Avolites Sapphire/ART 2000 dimmer set up. Fineline also supplied Studio Beams/Spots and generics for the Dance & Fire Stage, run by LD Andy Melony utilising another Pearl.
In the John Peel Tent, managed by South West Group's Julian Spear, lighting designer Cate Carter was using a Diamond 4 controlling Martin MAC 2Ks, 500s and 600 moving lights, Atomic strobes, 2- and 4-cell Moles, PARs and Source Four PARs. The rig was powered by Avo ART 2000 hot power racks and ART 4000 dimmers.
(Jim Evans)
