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MAJESTIC (Circus Tent) Date

•  Thursday 2 April - Monday 6 April 2015

Site Access

•  Bump In: from 9am Tuesday 31 March •  Bump Out: from 11pm Monday 6 April

Concert Times •  Friday 3 - Sun 5 April 10am - 1am •  Mon 6 April 11am - 7pm

Venue Requirements •  Contractor to supply a PA system, drapes, lighting, looms, cabling, power

distribution & multicores including delivery, set up & packdown •  Venue size is 20m x 20m outdoor Circus style marquee •  Staging will be provided (7.2m x 4.8m x 0.6m) •  Backline is required (drum kit, amps for guitar, bass & keyboard) •  Sufficient power outlets will be provided •  Stage Management Crews & Emcees will be provided •  This venue is not secure and cannot be locked •  Seating capacity = 400 (5 - 7 tier gallery in the round)

General Info

•  NO VEHICLES are permitted to move onsite between 8am - 4am each day of the festival. There will be NO exeptions to this rule.

•  Bump in must be complete by Thursday 2 April 3pm and vehicles removed from site, or parked in a pre-approved area within the festival grounds

•  Bump out cannot commence prior to 11pm Monday 6 April •  You must provide the Production Manager of your arrival time & how many

vehicles will be entering the site from March 1st •  You must also provide a list of staff names, number of wristbands required

and staff roster the Production Manager by March 1st •  Additional WHS compliance documentation and insurances must be

submitted to the Operations Manager by March 1st, refer to WHS information below

•  All contractors and their staff must complete the online induction prior to commencement of works.

•  All quotes to include GST

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AUDIO

FOH Control & Processing •  48 Channel Console Analogue or Digital •  16 x Compressor/Gate •  2 x Reverb/Delay Unit •  Cd Player •  31 Band Graphic Eq across FOH •  31 Band Graphic Eq across all monitor sends

FOH Speakers •  System Must be Ground stacked •  3 Way Line Array PA System, Ground Stacked •  Subwoofer’s to suit Main system •  Full Range In-fill as required •  System shall be capable of producing 98dB Full Range, Clear Undistorted

Audio across all seats in the venue

MON Control & Processing •  4 x Monitor Sends – Pre Fader - Controlled from FOH Console

MON Speakers

•  8 x Monitor Speakers 6 x Front Line, 1 x Drum Fill, 1 x Floating Wedge Source

•  8 x Vocal Microphone •  10 x Instrument Microphone – Dynamic •  10 x Instrument Microphone – Condenser •  8 x Assorted Microphone for drum kit •  12 x Active Di Box •  2 x Hand Held Radio Microphone •  2 x Headset Radio Microphone •  15 x Tall Boom Stand •  15 x Short Boom Stand

Comms

Other requirements/notes •  Several Stereo Post Mix FOH Feed required for potential OB use

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LIGHTING

Control •  Lighting Console capable of controlling all lighting fixtures

Dimmers & Distribution

•  Dimming and Distribution to suit lighting system

Rigging •  8m Truss (Rear Truss, Ground Supported) •  2 x Seperate 15m Truss (Room Truss's, Flown)

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Fixtures

•  4 x 2k Fresnel •  16 x Par64 •  8 x Moving head spot (Stage LX) •  8 x Led moving head wash (Stage LX) •  10 x Led Moving Head Wash (Room LX) •  10 x Moving head Spot (Room LX)

Atmospheres & Followspots

•  No Haze or Smoke machine to be used

Other Requirements / Notes

•  Please note that an allocation should be made for lighting of the stage and the floor. Circus acts utilize the floor space. Lighitng is also required for set pieces which are yet to be confirmed. LED or intelliegent wash lights can be used to allow for versatility of colour and focus.

Drapes

2, 6m x 4m Dlack Drape - Stage Masking (Side of Stage to Big Top Walls) 1, Star Cloth Backdrop

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CREW Bump In & Out

•  As required including Loaders & Riggers •  Current Rigging Licences and White Cards will be required on site

Labour - SHOW •  FOH Operator •  Lighting Operator/Stage Hand

Additional Requirements/Work Health & Safety (WHS) •  Note that the above labour requirements specify minimum crew allocation

at any given time. It is the contractors responsibility to ensure staff do not work excessive hours and are given adequate breaks. A proposed crew schedule must be included with your quotation

•  Riggers may be required to fly & set LX Truss' •  All contractors must comply with current ACT WHS legislation to provide

safe work practices & instructions to their employees. Relevant documentation including (but not limited to): Safe Work Method Statements, Job Safety Analysis/ Risk Management Plan, Engineering Certificates for Structural works, EH&S Management System are required upon request.

•  Relevant insurances including (but not limited to): Public Liability, Workers Compensation and Professional Indemnity (if required) must also be submitted by March 1st to Operations Manager

•  Contractor to provide fire extinguisher in case of equipment electrical fire •  All electical cords must be tagged and tested as per AS/NZS 3760:2010 In-

service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment