UK - Video company Universal Pixels (UP) has been right behind Oasis’ reunion since it kicked off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Two dates set the template for Oasis Live ’25, 41 performances in 13 countries across five months.
Production manager Tony Gittins tasked UP with colouring Paul Normandale’s show design in the shape of a complete video package. Commissioned 12 months ago, UP invested in the image quality of Absen’s Venus 4.8mm LED, developing and delivering a huge upstage wall – 1,100sqm in Heaton Park - with IMAG screens 10 degrees back on either side.
Universal Pixels brought in Brompton Technology to manage the ambitious video setup, deploying 16 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors and 34 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units, chosen for their ability to provide full redundancy, superb image quality, and colour accuracy. That combines with the pixel-perfect playback capabilities of four Disguise GX 3 media servers which power generative Notch graphics and IMAG content. Using Disguise’s Designer software, it means show programmer Anthony Condon can precisely output and synchronise visuals across the screens, to stunning impact.
Steered by video director Jon Shrimpton, the band’s high-resolution backdrop is truly spectacular – from the opening slew of media commotion about the reunion via beautifully graded black and white headshots of Hello, to the landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes that support Champagne Supernova two and half hours later. And the creative window is open, Oasis fans at the Cardiff dates applauding a Diogo Jota drop-in among the psychedelic artistry for Live Forever the day after the Liverpool centre forward’s car crash.
Gareth Manicom, head of technical at Universal Pixels, comments: “Collaborating with Absen, Brompton Technology and Disguise means a smooth set-up, unwavering reliability and out-of-this-world visuals, crucial elements in a tour that fans have been hoping for since 2009. It’s a pleasure to play a part in delivering an experience for each and every individual ticketholder that will live forever.”