Gary Churchill said: "The D4 is great. I have used it before a couple of times but here I've really had a chance to put the desk through its paces. I like the wide choice of faders and the fact that you can put any playback anywhere you like and have direct access to all the fixtures onstage." He added that the Elite was also a handy size, and could easily be moved by one person and lifted by two.
In addition to the Acoustic, Fineline also supplied lighting for the Jazz World Stage, designed by Kris Lundberg, who chose an Avo Sapphire console for his control platform which controlled a combination of High End Studio Beams, PC Beams and 250s plus conventionals.Other Fineline supplied stages included the Circus tent, where LD James Loudon used an Avolites Pearl, programmed and operated by Pearl owner Jan Osborne of Lampiez.
In the Theatre tent - rapidly repaired after being damaged in the electrical storm preceding this year's event - LD Hal Himsworth was in control with another Pearl and over on the outdoor Circus Stage Andy Melony used a Pearl as did Simon Johnson in the Cabaret tent.
In addition to the above Fineline-supplied stages, in the Budweiser Crown tent. LD's Nick Jevons and Phil Winward of Electric Fly Productions used a Pearl 2004 for their stage and tent design, and in the Dance Area, the East Dance Tent featured another Diamond 4 Elite console. Lighting for both East and West Dance tents was supplied by Colour Sound Experiment and designed by Jasper Johns.
Operator/programmers in the East Tent were Nathan Matthews and Andy Walton, and lighting fixtures included Martin 2Ks, Robe Color Spot 1200 AT and ColorWash 1200 Ats plus JTE Pixellines. Other Avolites hot spots included the Leftfield Tent, with a Sapphire - LD'd by James Thompson and Jaz Bhullar from the Astoria with equipment supplied by Siyan, and the Roots Tent where LD Mikey Ray specified another Pearl 2004. Lights were from Colour Sound Experiment.
Coldplay, Saturday's Pyramid Stage headliners brought in their own touring Avo Diamond 4 Vision console (supplied by Siyan), run by LD Nick Whitehouse, with additional lighting operation by Coldplay's show director Bryan Leitch. Chris Martin's acclaimed performance included a rousing rendition of Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head in honour of the absent Pop Princess, due to top the Sunday night bill before having to pull out for medical reasons.
Avolites' Steve Warren, Ben Miles and Chris Steel were also on site to enjoy the great vibes, and help everyone party on happily, regardless of the super-squelchy mud in their own little Glasto worlds!
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
