Great Stage Park- 650 acre farm in Manchester, TN
AV Technician/Lead Peripheral Technician
Project Manager & Crew Chief: Garrett Beck
Bonnaroo 2024
Capacity: ~85,000 ticket holders
Duties: prepping and sorting equipment in the shop; packing trucks to be sent from shop to site; communicating with peripheral production manager; installing peripheral production equipment including sound systems and DJ backline for VIP lounges, press tent, yoga sessions, and VOG systems at emergency exits/entrances; loading equipment onto site; loading and unloading trucks; hanging, focusing, and programming lights in both traditional and non-traditional spaces (ex: traditional stages, tree groves, barns); running lights and sound for various events including press panels, emergency announcements, and yoga sessions; ensuring safety of patrons using venue and site lighting; maintaining and operating equipment throughout duration of festival; striking and loading out equipment.

Another year of selfies with the Bonnaroo Arch! #radiatepositivity

My annual disco ball photo during load out!
My annual disco ball photo during load out!
My golf cart for transporting peripheral production equipment.
My golf cart for transporting peripheral production equipment.
Drove around a 26' truck to drop off equipment at each plaza on site.
Drove around a 26' truck to drop off equipment at each plaza on site.
Installing lights and disco balls at House of Yes!
Installing lights and disco balls at House of Yes!
Always focusing lights in trees at Roo...
Always focusing lights in trees at Roo...
Our lighting at Where in the Woods!
Our lighting at Where in the Woods!
Press tent all set for panels and interviews!
Press tent all set for panels and interviews!
Focusing a light on top of a storage unit for the House of Matroomony.
Focusing a light on top of a storage unit for the House of Matroomony.
View from FOH at Plaza 7 where we installed lights and a sound system.
View from FOH at Plaza 7 where we installed lights and a sound system.
Some of our lighting over at The Grove.
Some of our lighting over at The Grove.
Spent lots of time in the press tent this year.
Spent lots of time in the press tent this year.
My view from side stage in the press tent.
My view from side stage in the press tent.
Enjoying some time off at the What Stage.
Enjoying some time off at the What Stage.
The entrance to Where in the Woods!
The entrance to Where in the Woods!
Installing a sound system to turn the Beat Box stand into a pop-up stage for a quick set from Beaches.
Installing a sound system to turn the Beat Box stand into a pop-up stage for a quick set from Beaches.
Side stage at the Beaches pop-up set.
Side stage at the Beaches pop-up set.
Loading out!
Loading out!

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