Bloc Party Gets Radical

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Bloc Party’s recent UK tour featured a Radical Lighting RADlite NG1 digital media server, utilized to great effect by lighting designer Dom Smith. The RADlite was driving five 4m high columns of Element Labs VersaTILES (18 panels in total) which were attached to the front of five upright trussing sections standing on the floor. These were arranged in a gently curving semi circle mimicking the lines of the rear truss overhead. The aesthetic idea behind these was that they would create a monolithic tower block feel to the stage—reflecting the slightly perturbed and ...

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