Boiler Room at Burgess Park – May 2023

Background

Boiler Room: London was a sold out, critically acclaimed event, produced by The Fair on behalf of this globally iconic music broadcaster and promoter. The capacity of the event, which took place in Burgess Park, was 8,000 attendees in its first year.

The Fair was amongst the first festival production companies to operate in Burgess Park, which is relatively new territory for large-scale dance music events and festival production of this kind. The park is an emotive landmark and important thoroughfare for South London residents.

Challenge

The promoter is a globally recognised brand with specific operating requirements, including its core function as a broadcast platform. All of the performances throughout the festival were streamed live. Both of the stages at the event were “in the round”, including the main stage, and festival attendees were given the unique opportunity to surround the performers and dance on stage.
Boiler Room: London was an extremely popular show with huge interest generated on social media and online, with a young, and local audience which, alongside its benefits, presented queue flow and crowd management circumstances that needed to be managed carefully.
Burgess Park is a complex and historic site, built on industrial land reclaimed from the rubble after extensive bombing during The Blitz. It is surrounded on all sides by neighbourhoods including high rise estates which overlook the park, and contains many precious trees and wildlife.

8 days on site
Health & safety management and consulting
Event liaison team chairing
Safety Advisory Group attendance
Event Safety Management Plan & other safety documentation delivered
Premises Licence application and the licence was granted
Event Liaison Team Chair & management

Results

Delivery

CAD design of the festival site, as well as the stages and their operation
Full spectrum management of the event during the live days, as well as production management during the build and break
Procurement, supplier liaison and on-site management
Festival Health & Safety auditing and management
Community liaison & engagement

Results

A new festival for South London, delivered on behalf of a world class promoter
Content successfully captured by Boiler Room in line with its brand objectives and broadcast to millions of viewers, which was possible as a result of The Fair's production
Minimal disturbance to the environment - the team successfully worked around the park’s unique topography
A safe and spectacular experience for customers, who were able to experience standing on a raised main stage, looking out at thousands of other fans
Successful ingress and egress, as well as event, traffic and security management
Money raised for Southwark Pensioners & Mentivity,
Community Involvement: Local businesses involved in event delivery, including crew food provided by Mary’s Cafe
Notably low levels of disturbance