ROSKILDE, Denmark — The Roskilde Music Festival, a summer tradition since the 1970s, this year featured Metallica on the festival’s Orange stage and also included performances by top acts ranging from Rihanna to Slipknot. LD Kasper Lange lit the Orange Stage with a variety of fixtures from Harman’s Martin business unit.
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The Orange Stage included 68 Martin MAC 2000 Wash XB’s and 34 MAC III Profile moving heads, along with 65 MAC 101’s and 10 MAC Aura LED moving heads. Thirty-four Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers were deployed for blinding punch effects. Copenhagen-based rental company Litecom, supplied the gear.
Martin lighting, which has graced Roskilde for years, also played a role on several other stages at the 2013 festival including the Pavilion Stage, featuring MAC III Profiles and MAC Auras supplied by rental company Victory, the Odeon Stage, with MAC Auras also supplied by Victory, and the Apollo Stage, featuring Atomic 3000’s supplied by rental company Comtech. Comtech also contributed MAC Auras, MAC 700 Profiles, MAC 350 Entours, MAC 250 Beams, MAC TW1s and Atomic 3000’s for various other areas.
“Martin has been used during the historic Roskilde festival for many years, and we are proud to continue this partnership, supplying the brightest and highest quality lighting systems for the bands and fans,” said Steen Matthiesen, Martin Vice President EMEA Sales. “Having a large variety of fixtures deployed throughout the festival speaks to the versatility of Martin and will undoubtedly provide our latest and greatest fixtures for next year’s Roskilde!”
Orange Stage Crew:
Jonas Ritz — Head Rigger
Balder Thorrud — System Tech
Hrannar Hafsteinsson — System Tech
Timo Kauristo — FOH Tech
Thomas Brockmann — FOH Tech
Leif Hellberg — Wysiwyg
