25/11/2024
The Christmas Festive period builds up throughout the year with discussions and planning on events long before the summer season happens, let alone Christmas and one of these in the planning is the Christmas Light Switch on for various local authorities around the area.
Rugby is one of these and in Rugby we provide a Stage with lighting, sound, generators, marquees backstage with heating, MoJo style barrier for the front of the stage and Heras Fencing faced with Viscreen for providing the safety compound around the stage and vehicle area along with generator and power distribution to provide a complete self contained set up forming an Island over the Roundabout outside McDonalds' in Rugby.
Starting at 6am our Prolyte 8 x 6 Self Climbing Stage Roof is built, as the outer skins are fitted we start also to fit technical in the form of lighting and accessories. The stage roof is lifted up to a safe height and our Steeldeck Stage is assembled underneath with duel level platforms to accommodate technical and behind the back curtain, a holding area accessing the rear of the stage from a central point. The roof comes back in after the steeldeck stage is built to attach the PA System of L-Acoustics ARCs in a two over two format, truss tabs and then the rear drape is fitted finalising the look of the stage. The lighting of four Robe AT1220 heads and 24 PAR64 six colour LED lamps along with six ETC Source Pars for Stage white light and two ETC Source 4 750w wide Profile Zooms (for the Switch on moment) are fitted.
The actual switching on is via the Juice Sound Big Red Button.
The roof is sent out to full height and stage is then prepared for the bands and artistes appearing on it, with six bi-amped MB3 wedges over five sends for stage sound along with an assortment of large diaphragm condenser microphones for the choirs and a classic set of microphones for the bands. A four way Hand Held wireless system from Sennheiser provides for the MC's and others. All of this is installed and set up with sound on from 12 noon and stage tested and running by 1pm.
A great show was had, great choirs, good bands and brilliant artistes truly reflecting the musical talent available in Rugby and run on time by the very able Olivia with our own crew of Tom S, John S, Jack H Claire H, Roy H and Jordan W along with a five man crew from the excellent Knights Crew. A big thanks to Linda from Rugby First, Chris, Emma and Olivia from UCL. We had load out Pizzas from Papa Johns before finishing at 9.30pm. Great show, great day (even if a little drizzly).