Live events

In the first of a series of 3 special articles reviewing a selection of our 2016 projects so far, a look back at June 4th of this year sees SLLFXs’ custom installation project for the mighty Detonate Festival at Colwick Country Park in Nottingham.

We supplied a tailored stage design set-up created especially for the festival across all 3 stages.  A mixture of P3 to P10 LED screens brought our vision for the lighting of the event to life, and also included a bespoke-build space invader screen in tent 2, and a gigantic 11m x 5m screen on the main stage.

Billed as Nottingham’s biggest underground electronic music event, a crowd of approximately 10,000 clubbers and beautiful weather to boot made this installment of Detonate one of the best yet.  Artists on the day included headline act Craig David and heavyweights Redlight, Chris Lorenzo and Chase and Status.

We’re looking forward to working with Detonate again later this year at both of their Halloween events in Sheffield and Nottingham, they’re set to be a blast!

In the 2nd of our project review articles of 2016, July 1st – 3rd of this year takes us back to El Dorado.  No, not the dodgy soap opera, but a kick-ass open air festival, set against the beautiful backdrop of Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire.

SLLFX installed 3 main stage screens and P6 LEDs across the whole site.  On the main stage, LED screens built into gigantic 3D cubes featured, with a large central screen. This allowed for suitable artist content, visible at all angles, providing an innovative central focus to the set.  All of the install was movable on rolling risers to allow adjustable space for the acts and performers.

Stage 2 saw more custom screens with a special bespoke-built pyramid.

The event was a first for party organisers Cirque Du Sol, and delivered a carnival atmosphere.  The tranquil green of Eastnor Castle Deer Park was literally transformed into the lost city of El Dorado for 3 days running.

Gourmet food, street shows, crazy performers and incredible installations (including ours of course!) paved the way for what was a truly unforgettable event.

With Basement Jaxx, Clean Cut Kid and London’s King of Grime Kano topping the bill, El Dorado was a resounding success; we’ll keep our eyes peeled and ears to the ground for news of the next one!

In the final instalment of our 2016 project review features, we fly back to June this year and the dance floor of the O2 Arena in Birmingham.  Renowned clubbing brand Godskitchen hosted their highly anticipated The Last Dance event, a celebration of all things Gods, billed as the grand finale of their clubbing reign.

Our role here was a small one, however it was a pleasure to be involved in such a special event.  We installed a P6 LED DJ booth, along with creative video content, artfully mastered by our in-house VJ Paul throughout the weekend.

After 20 incredible years hosting some of the most talked about events around the globe, The Last Dance didn’t disappoint. Spanning across 5 rooms, Gods brought us the likes of hard house honey Lisa Lashes, Eddie Halliwell, Fergie, Rob Tissera, Tall Paul and Jon 00 Flemming to name a few. The brand certainly didn’t go out quietly, but was this really the end for Godskitchen?  According to the makers, yes, but you never know, there could well be a reunion on the cards at some point.