Headliners Franz Ferdinand
at Reading and Leeds Festivals 2006 produced a model
performance with the help of eight synchronised dancing
mannequins provided by Specialz*.
The “dancing girls” were
commissioned by the band as a special surprise to
festival-goers. Hidden behind several backdrops the girls
saved their star performance until later in the show and
proved to be a real crowd pleaser.
When revealed they were dressed in
stunning red costumes and had VL5 Arc lights for heads.
Specialz also provided the
dramatic 10ft high “Franz” sign and the whole show was
excellently lit by Cormac Jackson who commented:
" A lot of the time you are trying to create a design that
doesn’t exist, but my client had a very clear idea of what
they wanted. Specialz were able to bring those very obscure
ideas to life and now that’s why we have 10ft high female
mannequins that move, have legs that kick, are dressed in
bespoke costumes and have a moving light as a head. The
wealth of experience and knowledge that Specialz* to any
project is always a bonus, that’s what you get be it
electrical, mechanical, electronic, stage design, stage
lighting and more importantly common sense. Specialz* does
what it says on the tin"