Performers came from as far as Ireland, Scotland and the USA to join well known local performers such as Jenny Morris, Joe Cameleri, the Waifs and David Bridie for the four-day festival. Powa Audio were contracted to provide sound and lights for four of the seven stages, with Phaseshift Productions supplying the lighting.
Well known lighting industry figure Dave Jackson was engaged to design and operate Stage 2 for the festival. Drawing on the experience of previous years he built a design based around subtle projections and soft moods. X.Spots (eight in total) were selected as the key intelligent lighting fixture to provide a wide range of different looks, while ensuring that the parameters for each act were fulfilled.
In what was a major outing and a real test, the festival used Flying Pig Systems’ new Wholehog III system for control, plus a Wholehog Mini Playback wing. Running the latest software release, the Hog III performed seamlessly, with Jackson commenting on the ease and flexibility of live editing and updates in particular.
(Lee Baldock)
