Paolo's lighting designer Jason Hyne brought his touring specials package in 'underneath' this, and combined the two lighting rigs to create another stunning and dramatic show that thrilled the 7000 enthusiastic fans at the sold out show.
Zig Zag works regularly with the promoter and is familiar with the 14m square and 10m high stage / roof system which is owned by the council. It has only limited weight loading, and Nutini's production with its strong video elements required the accommodation of their large touring LED screen. So by the time this was installed, the weight left for lighting fixtures was tight.
The 25 x BMFL Spots, 15 Pointes and 13 x LEDWash 600s, plus binders and strobes, were rigged on four lighting trusses sub-hung from the roof - all within the limits - to give Jason his full rig spec. Zig Zag also flew the LED screen from a semi-box of Supertruss, all of this together required 24 points of rigging.
It was the first time that Jason has used BMFL Spots, and he was extremely happy with the results. "They are very bright and the optics are excellent," he commented. He's used Pointes before and said, "It's another great and very flexible fixture". Jason used his own ChamSys Maxi Wing compact console to run the show.
(Jim Evans)
