Matt Goss at The Royal Albert Hall
Lighting, rigging, power AND rehearsal space all by ELP

Cast your mind back to the music biz scene of the late eighties / early nineties and those of you old and sober enough to remember will recall that Matt and Luke Goss (AKA Bros) were topping the charts with annoyingly catchy pop songs and a company called Meteorlites were a key player in rock and roll lighting.
Matt and Luke disappeared into obscurity for decades while Meteorlites evolved into Elstree Light and Power and transferred all of their touring technology and skill into the world of television and film. ELP went from strength to strength. 

That’s was then…. And as we know things in life tend to come full circle. Matt Goss is back with a new look, new tunes and a new live show at the Royal Albert Hall.
And guess who’s providing all the lighting, rigging and power....?

ELP are back on the rock and roll scene. They supplied rigging for six lighting trusses with Par 36 4-lights and 8-lights supplementing a mainly automated lighting rig.  Fixtures used included Martin Mac Spots and Washes, Alpha Beam 700s and VariLite fixtures.

The show had a ‘jazz club’ look, with 3 of the 6 lighting trusses being lowered and having chromastrips rigged to them.  There were ‘cabaret club’ style tables on the stage and some audience members were seated on the stage near to Matt, adding to the intimate ‘Club’ ambience.  ELP's Martin LC panels were used as part of the set, and created a great visual effect. ELP provided and ran Catalyst for video graphics which were created by the lighting designer Nigel Catmur.

ELP's 20m truss circle was used (in quarters) to create ‘claws’ on stage which rose out from the stage creating a stunning addition to the set.

 “This is just a small first step for us back into the Live music space…” says lighting world legend and newly appointed ELP Managing Director Dave Keighley. “…And don’t be surprised to see ELP back in the industry sector that it helped to create all those years ago”

It’s not only Dave’s appointment that signals an intent from ELP to get back into the live music concert / touring market.  The Matt Goss show did a full production rehearsal at ELP’s Millennium Studios in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. His was the first act to use this dedicated live show rehearsal space following recent re-development. The stage contains new dressing rooms, showers, make-up rooms, production offices and a restaurant. “It’s the perfect location for large shows requiring a flexible bolt hole to fine tune everything before they go on the road” adds Keighley. Go to www.millenniumstudios.co.uk to find out more.

“The Matt Goss show really benefited from the rehearsal time at Millennium studios” says ELP Gaffer Mark Gardiner.  He continues “We all know tricky the Albert Hall can be and so we had a very experienced crew on this job and we really appreciated the opportunity to suss out everything before arriving on site. I think Millennium will be a big hit with bands, production managers and crews.”