SDI feeds from a front of house PPU were routed into a central matrix, allowing any of the feeds to be switched into any of the screens at any time. This meant that if an input feed dropped out, there was the means to send a good feed to another screen without a break in video footage. The combination of stage and IMAG screens allowed video director Dick Carruthers and his company, Cheese Film & Video Productions, to give Oasis fans an innovative mix of abstract images and creative live feeds.
"We've had a long and happy relationship with Oasis through Dick Carruthers," comments Avesco's business development director, Dave Crump. "The core of the production team have been working with the band over a number of years now - the experience and talent of those involved make it a very smooth operation.
"Our first show with Oasis was at London's Earls Court on the Definitely Maybe tour. They are a band that always wants to push the boundaries of imagination in both their video content and set production. For example, on the 2000 Then and Now tour, we gave them a curved screen, which was a new concept back then and a first for us as a flown touring system. Every time they tour, there's a different concept to provide us with a new challenge and the band has so much energy and attitude that you're always guaranteed a brilliant show."
(Lee Baldock)
