Hey Music Mag - Issue 3 - December 2018

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FEATURE MUSIC BY NUMBERS ARCADIA SPIDER Made almost completely from repurposed materials, the Arcadia Spider is one of the most iconic festival stages in the world. The fire-breathing spider is the brainchild of Arcadia founders Pip Rush and Bert Cole, who came up with the concept in Bristol in 2008. Since then some of the world’s best DJs have played from its suspended DJ booth, as the spider has spun its mesmerising web from the fields of Glastonbury across Europe, to Miami and Taiwan. Earlier this year, the spider popped up at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London for a jaw-dropping 10th anniversary show – its first appearance in the UK capital. It rounds out its decade year with another first, making its way to mainland China to debut at the ISY festival, in Sanya, on 30 and 31 <strong>December</strong>. looks at some facts and stats behind the spider’s nuts and bolts… 40 DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong>
Tonnes: 50 Parts: 6,432, with 95% made from recycled materials Body built from: Helicopter tails Eyes built from: Spy plane engines Legs built from: Customs & Excise scanning units Claws built from: Log grabbers DJ booth built from: Jet engine blades Hours to assemble: 24 just for the structure. Rigging for lights and show takes another day. Manpower to assemble: 21 people to assemble, 50 to operate a standard touring show and 70 for the signature Metamorphosis show. Full Height: 50 feet Height of DJ booth: 22 feet Flame cannons: 15 Shipping containers required for travel: 5 Height of flames: 50 feet Photo_Luke Taylor Combined height of spider and flames: 100 feet CO2 jets: 3 HEYMUSIC.COM 41
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