The Festival has become a must-see event in this region in just a few years. The recent editions have fully achieved the organizers' goal of attracting hundreds and thousands of young partying visitors to this summer event, which offers alternative music, fun and a space for reflection on some social issues such as the co-existence of different language groups, migrations and anti-fascism.
Norbert Hofer is the owner of Alpha Concept, the company that dealt with all the technical production aspects of the event.
"Hosting bands like Limp Bizkit was a big challenge for us," says Hofer. "The technical specifications for the sound and lighting systems were not only demanding, but we also needed a lot of equipment and the size of the stage was quite limited. We had to offer and set up alternatives to the equipment in the original designs and specifications in order to take the specific needs of the bands and available stage structures into account, without sacrificing the high-profile result.
"We asked our in-house rental company Dry Hire to provide Clay Paky units especially for the moving spot and beam lights needed for the lighting system.
"We chose Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpy units. Sharpys have been our first-choice lights for years, since they are reliable and can be used to weave beams of light with spectacular results.
"We hung 24 Sharpys and 24 Mythos units in pairs on the batten structure suspended over the stage. This gave us an enormous light output, which we brought under control during the programming stage and let explode during the live Rock the Lahn sessions."
(Jim Evans)
