The 97mof PIXLED F11 screen was a prominent piece of stage architecture for the Gorillaz show which features the visuals of co-collaborator Jamie Hewlett. The high resolution screen was configured in 16:9 format, 13.2 metres wide, with XL also supplying VVTR playback decks and a Barco Encore screen management system operated by Richard Turner.
Muse is another account that's been serviced by XL since 2001 - and they took their festival system into Glastonbury 2010. Lighting/visuals designer Oli Metcalfe's festival system contains 18 hexagonal screens mounted in special metal frames that were designed and built by XL Video, each one containing 208 Barco O-lite tiles, along with five HD VersaTUBES framing the shapes. These were flown off two trusses.
XL is supplying a streamlined PPU with mini cams for the ongoing festival rig, and at Glastonbury, Muse video director Tom Kirk also took in some of the BBC's camera feeds via his PPU and output them to screen. XL is also supplying full video production for Muse's stadium tour before they head back to the US for further American arena shows.
The video look changed totally for Stevie Wonder's Sunday night headline slot, with a 10m wide by 6m high PIXLED F15 screen onstage at the back, which could be divided up into three areas or run as one large image, taking a combination of playback and camera images.
The four-camera XL PPU complete with seven robo-cams and a Kayak switcher was operated by Wonder's video director Matt Askem, who also took a number of BBC camera feeds into his mix. As with both Gorillaz and Muse, XL is also engaged in current ongoing touring work with Stevie Wonder with the same rig.
Around the Glasto site, XL Video also provided eight Barco SLM R12 projectors to the Orange Tent, plus four Hippotizer media servers; 22 panels of Lighthouse R7 to the Glade stage, and some extras for Fatboy Slim and Corrine Bailey Rae.
(Jim Evans)
