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Royal Albert Hall equipped with MDG ATMe haze generators

London’s Royal Albert Hall (RAH) continues to mark its 150th anniversary through special events to the end of 2023. The venue - hosting over 390 shows a year including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, awards ceremonies, charity performances and banquets, many of which are televised - is equipped with four MDG ATMe haze generators, supplied by TSL.

The RAH lighting team initially invested in two of the ATMe generators in July 2019 before adding another two in November of the same year. The generators are in almost constant and exclusive use with two freestanding machines located on stage and two permanently installed in custom flight cases on the stage edges at circle level.

Prior to the installation of the ATMe generators, the RAH team was getting comments from incoming lighting designers about how the haze distribution was affected by the auditorium’s antiquated air cooling system which pumped in fresh air from beneath the arena and stalls. “This meant the haze on stage got pushed upwards, so we would get a nice haze in the roof but not on stage where you need it”, says RAH lighting designer Richard Rhys Thomas. “We had to do something.”

Like most public buildings worldwide, the Royal Albert Hall did not escape closure during lockdown but this dark time was turned to advantage, enabling the acceleration of a programme to install additional airflow units. “With the new system, cool air now also gets pumped in from above, so this helps us achieve a smooth, even coverage of haze, but it is largely due to the MDG machines and their particle size and type of fluid which has made it all come together in such a nice way”, states Thomas. The new ATMe generators are operated from the lighting console.

(Photos: Crown Copyright/Dan Street/Paul Meacham)

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