The fifth instalment of Boomtown Fair, a live music and arts festival, attracted audiences of around 30,000 each day to see performances from headlining artists including David Boomah, Dub Inc., Mad Caddies, Babyhead and Slamboree.
For the third consecutive year Utopium supplied lighting and rigging installations for the elaborately themed and creative Boomtown Fair. This year Utopium was approached to provide festival lighting rigs for the large stages, including Lions Den, Town Centre, Devil Kicks Dancehall and Circo Baile.
Will Howie lighting designer and production manager for Utopium commented, "Boomtown Fair was a very unique project for us. The festival was split into 12 districts, each one its own theme to represent the different musical genres from ska and reggae to dub and bass culture. This presented the challenge for us to ensure each stage reflected the style and appropriately created the desired atmosphere. Being a four day festival it was equally as important to ensure lighting worked effectively during both the day and the night for each artist's performance.
"This year we were appointed with our largest project to date for Boomtown Fair festival, supplying a wider array of lighting and rigging installations."
(Jim Evans)
