The elaborate show is set in the round, with a stage set-up that features a pentagon-shaped staircase centered around a mid-riser. The challenge during one song was to have heavy fog cascade down the staircase from the top of the set on all five sides. The solution was to place two Jem Glaciators in the somewhat cramped staging area beneath the set, each Glaciator fitted with a ducting adaptor to provide six outlets per machine. Heavy fog is then channelled to a specially made five-outlet manifold at the top of the pentagon. The manifold distributes the fog equally from the five outlets and down the steps on all sides - a stunning effect.
Levitt is convinced that the Glaciator is the ideal heavy fogger for the touring market. The use of CO2 was rejected for several reasons, including the fear of filling up the musician’s pit with dizzying gas. Also, obtaining solid CO2 at venues across Europe is no easy task. Moreover, because of the lack of space beneath the set where some 26 technicians work and band members change costumes, the use of dry ice and hot water was rejected. The Glaciator, on the other hand, is not only convenient, but requiring only a 13 amp power supply and a bottle of low-cost Jem Standard Heavy Fog Fluid, it's also affordable.
(Lee Baldock)
