Clifton supplied lighting for all the festival's auxiliary stages, all of which featured Robe at the core of their rigs. The event was project managed for them by Michael Parsons, who states, "Reliability was the key factor we looked for here, and that's why we chose Robe for this event."
For the Sydney and Brisbane legs of the tour, lighting for the main Future Music Stage was also operated by Parsons during the afternoon. He chose Robe ColorWash 2500 fixtures fitted with PC lenses, which were hung on side trusses and positioned so as not to impede on the Chemical Brothers' rig.
These were used to wash the stage and audience. "Their brightness and punch is amazing," he says. "They even made the strobes in the rig look like blinking LEDs."
ColorSpot 2500E ATs were hung on the front and back trusses which were also utilised in the Chemical Brothers' show.
Lighting production for The Chemical Brothers slots was supplied by Phaseshift Productions for all shows except Perth, and specified by the band's lighting designer Tom Lesh and Ricardo Lorenzini who directed and operated the show.
(Jim Evans)
