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Ayrton Domino and Perseo illuminate Coldplay’s gig at “Live at Worthy Farm”

With the Glastonbury Festival cancelled for a second year, an online celebration - “Live at Worthy Farm” - was held in its stead on Saturday 22 May 2021. The five-hour virtual festival was filmed over a week and beamed as live around the world. For many artists it was the first opportunity to play live in a year or more.

The performance from Coldplay was lit by lighting and show designer Sooner Routhier of Sooner Rae Creative. Routhier incorporated 60 Ayrton Perseo Profile and 36 Ayrton Domino IP65-rated multifunction lighting fixtures, supplied by Neg Earth, into her design to handle the demanding outdoor conditions.

The exposed location saw production designer/creative director Misty Buckley and creative director Phil Harvey place the band directly in front of the Pyramid Stage on a circular stage surrounded by a sea of light that represented the energy of the missing audience. Behind them, the framework of the Pyramid Stage formed the backdrop.

“We were in a unique situation where the Pyramid was without it skins and crying out to be lit in a way it has never been used before”, says Routhier. “We took advantage of the unique opportunity to hang lights directly on it, outlining the frame with Perseo profiles from ground to apex and across the overhang, and adding a line of Dominos across the floor to create a triangle of light.”

“The Perseos gave the defining shape of the wider stage and we used the Dominos for punches through the band to make sure there was something in the picture for the low camera angles”, she continues. “There were many helicopter and drone shots during the broadcast where the entire pyramid of Perseos and Dominos made a triangle of light, emphasising the geometry of Misty’s design.”

“Live at Worthy Farm” is not the first time Routhier has used Ayrton, but it is the first time she has used the profiles, Perseo and Domino. She was also able to take advantage of some unusual effects afforded by the weather and the durable weatherproof fixtures: “For the song ‘Fix You’, we had all the Dominos focused low on the stage in a light amber gobo”, she explains. “It was raining pretty badly and there were lots of droplets on the camera lens. I loved the look of the beams coming through the band and the rain, hitting the lens, and distorting the image - it was a really stunning effect.” Routhier was assisted by associate lighting designer and design producer Steve Nolan. “Live at Worthy Farm” director was Paul Dugdale.

(Photos: Paul Dugdale)

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