Heavy Week-End Festival: Three Days of Flame Effects

Flame effects designed for the metal stage

On the Heavy Week-End stage, we placed every burst of flame on a riff or a chorus. Our teams worked on the height of the effects, their tempo and their timing to the music, so that the fire follows the sound.

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Filings and safety for flame effects

Stage flames fall within a precise regulatory framework. Category T2 pyrotechnic articles and the associated stage effects are governed by French decree no. 2010-455 of 4 May 2010, which regulates the marketing and control of explosive products. Operating them is reserved for pyrotechnicians holding a level 2 certificate and prefectoral approval.

We declare the set-up before the first note: filings with the town hall and the prefecture are made at least one month before the scheduled date. Our pyrotechnicians take charge of this administrative side, define the safety perimeters, position the extinguishing equipment and coordinate with stage management and the emergency services.

Flame effects in the festival photos

At the Heavy Week-End, the bursts of flame end up in the photos and videos the audience shares after the concerts.

For a promoter like Gérard Drouot Productions, creator of the Heavy Week-End in 2024, these effects help give a still-young metal event its identity.