Equipment for the major shows, including Manchester MEN Arena and three sold out Brixton Academy's, was supplied by Leeds based Zig Zag Lighting.
The iconic Manchester alt rock / ravers returned to live performance with a huge bang, and the original line up for the first time in 19 years, feeding the public's seemingly voracious appetite for band reformations from the era.
The LEDBeam 100s were joined by 13 x Robe Robin 600 Spots, 12 x LEDWash 600s and a selection of generics, so the Robe moving lights were very much the core of the rig.
The lights were rigged on two overhead trusses, on six different height vertical towers onstage and on the deck.
Two LEDBeam 100s were attached to each of the six upright towers and used for colourful, whizzy, chasey effects and to make up zany beam patterns throughout the set. For the MEN show, the count was boosted up to 24 LEDBeam fixtures which helped fill the enormous stage space very nicely.
Eight of the LEDWash 600s were positioned on the back truss, four on drop-arms, with the other four on the floor pointing at the towers and highlighting the metalwork which shaped the otherwise bare stage. They also provided a comprehensive downstage wash.
(Jim Evans)
