LightCloud™ Cablenet
Client Festival Republic
Location Reading & Leeds Festival
Year 2024
A full-on epic stadium experience in a portable facility.
The Chevron Stage boasts the world’s first outdoor floating LED video sky canopy (the LightCloud™ Cablenet) and was created especially to host dance music, pop and hip-hop acts.
LightCloud™ Cablenet roof structure and masts are wholly designed by Special Structure Lab, and manufactured to specification designed and agreed by SSL.
Lighting rig designed and manufactured by ColourSound LED.
Chevron Stage structure provided by Serious Stages.
Wire rope net provided by Rope & Rigging Ltd.
Main masts supplied by Mobile Stadiums.
The LightCloud™ Cablenet Chevron Stage was Highly Commended in the Tech Innovation Of The Year category at the Access All Areas Awards 2024.
“Tens of thousands of music fans danced under the sky canopy of hundreds of thousands of glowing LEDs and what the artists were able to do with the tech was something to behold. “Reading and Leeds never stand still and the Chevron absolutely delivered on giving audiences a whole new immersive experience and artists an opportunity to produce something they’ve never done before.”
- Melvin Benn
“The new Chevron Stage on the far side of the site could have distracted occupants of the International Space Station. With a focus on electronic performers, and plenty of drum and bass, which is enjoying a huge revival, it featured a “floating video canopy” - a vast fishing net of LED lights that made it look as if people were dancing beneath sheet lightning. Yorkshire jungle revivalist Nia Archives used the set-up to vibrant effect, singing sweetly over her racing, tumbling beats while the visuals dazzled. The Prodigy’s use of these innovative surroundings was less giant Christmas tree, more terrifying apocalypse. With a fearsome electronic sound, honed over decades, this in effect made them the loudest rock band of the weekend.”
- Financial Times
Skrillex, Leeds Festival 2024. Credit : leeds-live.co.uk
“With skulls and arcane symbols flashing across the overhead canopy, webs of lasers fill the arena and beats drop so hard they could crack tectonic plates. They’re out to scorch eyeballs and shatter spines.”
Mark Beaumont, The Independent
“The stage's construction represents a feat of engineering, as the LEDs will appear to be hovering in the air. The canopy will bathe the audience in dynamic light and the mesh is 90% transparent, so fans can dance under the open sky into the early hours. Featuring the biggest acts, bespoke creative visuals, cutting-edge tech and a world-class sound system, the Chevron is a must-visit festival experience you can’t have anywhere else.”
Melvin Benn, Managing Director, Festival Republic.
Press
“Now, that second venue has been transformed into the Chevron Stage, fronted by a canopy of dot-matrix lights that becomes, at nightfall, possibly the world’s biggest rave cage.” The Independent
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/reading-festival-2024-review-blink-182-kneecap-b2601257.html
Reading Festival: The Prodigy Stun Chevron Stage
clashmusic.com/live/reading-festival-the-prodigy-stun-chevron-stage
See Reading & Leeds’ epic new Chevron stage in action
nme.com/news/music/see-reading-leeds-epic-new-chevron-stage-in-action-3786665
Reading & Leeds unveil huge new dance stage The Chevron for 2024, Rolling Stone
rollingstone.co.uk/music/reading-leeds-new-dance-stage-the-chevron-2024-the-prodigy-skrillex-36836
Reading & Leeds tease new stage ‘The Chevron’ for 2024 and drop two main stages, nme.com
nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-tease-new-stage-the-chevron-for-2024-and-drop-two-main-stages-3581162
Reading & Leeds boss tells us about “groundbreaking” new stage The Chevron, nme.com
nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-2024-new-stage-chevron-video-photos-interview-2024-tickets-3587729
Festival Republic invests in huge new open-air venue for Reading and Leeds Festivals, Access All Areas
accessaa.co.uk/festival-republic-invests-in-huge-new-open-air-venue-for-reading-and-leeds-festivals
Reading and Leeds 2024 announce new stage with massive headliners, The Daily Express
express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1867052/reading-and-leeds-festival-2024-the-chevron-stage
Leeds Festival 2024: Organisers unveil new dance stage The Chevron headlined by The Prodigy and Skrillex, Yorkshire Evening Post
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/leeds-festival-2024-organisers-unveil-new-dance-stage-the-chevron-headlined-by-the-prodigy-and-skrillex-4519005
Reading & Leeds Unveils ‘Groundbreaking’ New Stage, IQ Magazine
iq-mag.net/2024/02/reading-leeds-unveil-groundbreaking-new-stage
Chevron Takes The Stage At Reading & Leeds, LSI Online.
lsionline.com/chevron-takes-the-stage-at-reading-leeds
The Chevron: Reading and Leeds Festival Reveals New Arena Stage Concept, TPI Magazine
tpimagazine.com/the-chevron-reading-and-leed-festival-reveals-new-arena-stage-concept
Reading & Leeds festivals announce The Chevron new arena stage concept, Installation International
installation-international.com/technology/video-and-lighting/reading-leeds-festivals-announce-the-chevron-new-arena-stage-concept
Reading & Leeds announces the debut of a new stage, The Chevron, The Line of Best Fit
thelineofbestfit.com/news/reading-leeds-announces-the-debut-of-a-new-stage-the-chevron
Reading Festival 2024 announces huge new stage this year, The Reading Chronicle
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24122436.reading-festival-2024-announces-huge-new-stage-year
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