Liverpool UK based Adlib is full of festival spirit following a highly successful
summer of shows and events covering a rich and diverse cross section of concerts
and music performances – from Latitude to Leeds/Reading – with lighting, sound,
their infectious enthusiasm and characteristic humour.

The company has been involved with various Cream live activities since the
superclub exploded onto the dance scene in the early 90s and has continued to be a
major influence right at the epicentre of rave culture.

This year Adlib supplied sound and lighting to three arenas, CF03 the 15,000
capacity Cream Mega Arena; CF05 The Curve Arena – complete with wrap-round
production design and CF12 Hospitality, with production overseen by Ian Greenway
production manager from LarMac LIVE.

The event organisers again upped the production values site-wide this year, and the
enormous Cream Mega Arena was headlined by Armin van Buuren on the Friday,
Knife Party and Alesso on Saturday and Axwell & Ingrosso on Sunday. The lighting
design incorporated over 200 moving lights including Martin MAC Vipers and
Quantum Washes, Clay Paky Mythos and Stormy LED strobes and the massive
audience was involved in all the action throughout by lighting on two 200 metre long
trusses traversing the length of the venue.

Ryan Hopkins was Adlib’s lighting operator, running a grandMA2 full size. Adlib’s
crew of 12 included a changeover team who re-rigged Saturday / Sunday to
accommodate a complete new incoming rig for Axwell & Ingrosso on the Sunday,
designed by their LD Rob Lister.

Adlib’s overall crew chief (lighting & sound) was Kevin Byatt, the lighting crew boss
on site was Rob Starksfield and they all worked closely with Mike Oates from LCR,
who was technical production manager.

These same three arenas also benefitted from three excellent sound systems
designed by Adlib’s Phil Stoker, all optimised to portray the fantastic line up of EDM
genres.

The system in the Cream Arena was Coda LA-12 with SCP-F subs and ViRAY delays
and infills, which filled the tent beautifully giving a rich and resonant sound with
plenty of body. It was specified by Phil and based on the system that has been
provided for this venue over the past four years which has been hugely successful
with artists, visiting engineers and the public.

The FOH console was a Soundcraft Vi3000 mixed by Otto Kroyman who brought his
fund of dance extravaganza experience to the party. Onstage a DJ monitor system
comprised L-Acoustics dV-DOSC speakers and dV-SUBs for plenty of air movement
and atmosphere.

Cornbury 2015 was staged in the attractive leafy environs of the Great Tew Estate
in Oxfordshire, with Adlib supplying lighting for the main and second stages.

Production was generally stepped up this year with a 15 metre Orbit main stage
from which Adlib sub-hung their lighting trusses The lighting scheme itself was
designed around headliner Tom Jones, who had his own lighting requirements
featuring four upstage / downstage trussing fingers, which were slightly adapted to
fit this specific event.

Sixty moving lights were a mix of Clay Paky Mythos and Martin MAC Aura washes,
plus 20 x new RGB Stormy strobes. The console was a grandMA2 with another
running in full tracking backup and the five Adlib crew were chiefed by Rob
Starksfield.