Claypaky Skylos light up Glastonbury sky
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Terry Cook, partner and principal designer for Woodroffe Bassett Design, was committed as lighting designer for Guns N' Roses and Sir Elton John. He recalls seeing Skylos for the first time in Italy and recognising that “this was a fixture that would cut through the summer twilight sky at Glastonbury. We knew we wanted an ultra-bright, large beam fixture that would sit behind the iconic Pyramid stage creating fingers of light shining into the sky, which the extra special vortex and drone shots could capture.”
Cook continues: “When the Skylos were first turned on we were generally impressed at the beam clarity, how even and pronounced it was, and just how far it carried into the Glastonbury sky, Sir Elton John’s performance was more than a band onstage; it was his last UK live touring performance, and we wanted to bring the show to the 120,000-strong audience and the millions tuning in at home. Skylos helped us deliver that.”
The complement of Skylos fixtures was joined at the festival by Claypaky Scenius Unicos and B-EYE K25s. “Skylos at Glastonbury was a huge success,” Cook reports. “They looked thrilling and exciting to the audience and a lot of this was captured by the BBC on their television coverage, which was spectacular.
“It was a special occasion and a hugely emotional night for Elton and all of us who have worked with him for many years. We are hugely grateful for the generous work Claypaky did to bring this project together."
