SUMMER | BIGGER PICTURE
UK live industry ’ s crowning glory
What : Coronation Concert Where : Windsor Castle When : 7 May Image : BBC Studios
Suppliers from across the UK live events industry pulled together to showcase its world-leading capabilities with the staging of the Coronation Concert on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle .
Overseen by BBC Studios , the 20,000-capacity concert took place on 7 May with performances by acts including Take That , Katy Perry , Andrea Bocelli and Lionel Richie .
The companies involved in the production of the event included Stufish ( stage design ), NorthHouse ( castle projection and screen visuals ), Creative Technology ( LED and projection ), SKYMAGIC ( drones ) and Star Live ( stage build ). The stage measured 95m wide and had a surface area of 960sqm . Also involved in the event were Zen Broadcast and Terry Tew Sound & Light , which looked after the audio and radio frequency for the entire site . The light design and concept were by Nigel Catmur , with production handled by Liteup . Away from the sound and visual aspects , Event Hire UK provided many of the artists ’ dressing room and backstage facilities , as well as furniture for the BBC TV compounds across the weekend .
Peppermint Bars & Events provided all the front-of-house retail food and drink , including a special ‘ The Crown ’ beer .
Qdos Event Hire supplied all the production cabins , offices , accreditation cabins , artist dressing rooms and toilets , guest toilets , storage containers and accessible toilets .
Showforce supplied the local crew , showcall crew and production runners , while SES Group oversaw the crowd management . The power for both the stage and live broadcast was provided by Power Logistics .
Event safety software developer Halo Solutions used its incident and threat management software platform , Halo v5 , during ‘ Operation Golden Orb ’, the counterterrorism and security plan devised by the Metropolitan Police .
The Coronation Concert was watched by 20 million Britons across all TV channels , with the BBC audience peaking at 12.3 million .
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