BELFAST — LD Stuart Gray and lighting supplier Adlib Lighting are giving speed metal band DragonForce anthemic rock ‘n’ roll looks for the group’s current U.K. tour. More upbeat than most metal bands, DragonForce still relies on a heavy dose of smoky looks and beams. The design is based on three 40-foot truss sections and several fixtures on the deck. These move day-to-day to adapt to different venues, and the stage set risers and ramps also have to be moved regularly to fit the available space. Fog and haze are provided by a mix of two JEM ZR33s and a DF50 Hazer.
The back truss is rigged with five bars of six PARs, six Martin Professional MAC 250 Washes, four bars of ACLs and four Linear 4-lites. The mid truss has six MAC 250 Washes and another four bars of ACLs and the front truss has four bars of 6 PARs, six Source Four profiles focused on specific riser areas and another four linear 4-lites.
On the floor, there are six MAC 250 Washes in front of the set and 12 JTE PixelPAR 90s, some up-lighting from beneath the grilled risers and others dotted around the set. There are also four vertically mounted ACL bars on tank traps upstage.
Gray operates the show using an Avolites Pearl Expert console — his desk of choice for a fast, furious show like this, replete with improvizational moments, when you need to have everything available and be totally hands-on.
He said that he is very impressed with the brightness of the MAC 250s, which are also an ideally compact size for some of the smaller venues when stage space and headroom has been really tight.
For control, the band is also touring with two Avolites ART 2000 dimming racks, one with 48 ways of dimming and the other with 12 ways of dimming and 36 ways of switched hot power.
Adlib Lighting also supplied all trussing, Lodestar motors and technicians Tim Spilman and Shaun Moore.
For more information, please visit www.adliblighting.co.uk.
