Gaskell has been working with the chart-topping rising stars since 2013. This tour has been ongoing since last summer as their success and popularity continues to rise exponentially on the back of their debut studio album, 'Home' and their energetic live performances.
The Robe count on this tour which played theatres and arenas included 28 x Robin MMX Spots and 34 x Robin LEDWash 600s which were the backbone of the rig.
His starting point for the design was again the famous Hackney Peace Memorial mural backdrop, created for stage by Hangman using a special new technique involving two images, one on the back and one on the front of the cloth, which represented day and night versions of the main image.
Specific lighting treatments ensured it glowed in the dark or shimmered in 'daylight' ... just like stained glass windows, enhancing the whole carnivalesque /sound system vibe, complete with scenic orange speaker fronts cladding the risers.
The lighting rig was based on three overhead trusses and six vertical truss towers on floor bases onstage. The towers measured 6.5, 6 and 3m heights - the highest upstage - and the perspective drew the audience's gaze towards the elaborate backdrop.
The Robes were scattered on the mid and rear overhead trusses and on all the towers. Both the mid and back trusses featured six MMX Spots and six LEDWash 600s.
The largest two pairs of towers were each rigged with two LEDWash 600s while the 3m pair had an MMX Spot.
Upstage on the floor behind the band risers were four more MMX Spots and four LEDWash 600s, mid stage on the deck were a pair of LEDWash 600s cross lighting the riser and the set fronts. Far downstage on the floor were a couple of MMX Spots and three LEDWash 600s a side for highly effective low level cross light on the singers and band front line, which also helped keep the stage looking intimate.
All lighting kit for the latest Rudimental UK tour was supplied by west London rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment, a company that has made major investments in Robe over the last five years.
(Jim Evans)
