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Stage effects at Friday Night Live
Pyrotechnics & special effects

The moment the whole room remembers.

Stage pyro, confetti, CO2, flames and atmospherics — designed around your show, timed to the beat and fired safely by our crew.

GerbsAirburstsConfettiCO2 jetsFlamesLow fogHaze
Effects

From a sparkle to a shockwave.

We'll recommend the right effects for your venue, audience and budget — indoors or out.

Stage Pyrotechnics

Gerbs, comets, mines and airbursts for walk-ons, drops and finales.

Confetti & Streamers

Cannons and blowers for first dances, countdowns and big reveals.

CO2 & Low Fog

CO2 jets for the drop, and low-lying fog for that "dancing on the clouds" moment.

Flame Effects

Controlled flame projectors for outdoor stages and festival headliners.

Haze & Atmosphere

The finishing touch that makes every lighting beam visible.

Timecoded Shows

Effects fired in sync with music, lighting and video, cue by cue.

Recent pyro & SFX

Festival main stages. Arena headliners.

Our crew have set up and fired pyrotechnics and special effects for some of the UK's biggest rock shows. All of the credits below were delivered by Black FX as a subcontractor to Creative Production Solutions.

Arena

Those Damn Crows

The band’s first UK headline arena show.

  • Utilita Arena Cardiff Special effects for the headline show.

Subcontracted through Creative Production Solutions

Festival headliners

Steelhouse Festival

Two of the weekend’s three headline sets.

  • The Wildhearts Pyro and SFX for the Friday headline set.
  • Those Damn Crows Pyro and SFX for the Sunday headline set.

Subcontracted through Creative Production Solutions

Festival

Stonedead Festival

Newark Showground’s two-day rock festival.

  • Tyketto & King Kraken Pyro for Tyketto’s Friday headline set and SFX for King Kraken.
  • Festival SFX Oversaw the special effects across both days.

Subcontracted through Creative Production Solutions

Main stage

Download Festival

Rock and metal at Donington Park.

  • Those Damn Crows Special effects on the main stage.
  • Escape the Fate Special effects on the Avalanche Stage.

Subcontracted through Creative Production Solutions

Tour & festival

The Wildhearts

On the road and on the festival circuit.

  • Satanic Rites UK tour Special effects across the UK tour.
  • Maid of Stone Festival Special effects for their set at Mote Park, Maidstone.

Subcontracted through Creative Production Solutions

Insured

Fully covered

Our own cover, on every job.

  • Pyrotechnics & working at height Fully insured
  • £5m public liability UK & EU
  • £35k hired-in equipment Covered
Safety first

Big effects. No surprises.

Pyrotechnics only look effortless when the planning behind them is thorough.

Every effect is planned around your venue, with the paperwork your venue, insurer and local authority will ask for.

Site visit & design

We look at the space, ceiling heights, audience positions and what you want people to feel.

Risk assessment & method statement

A site-specific risk assessment and method statement for every effect, shared with the venue in advance.

Venue & authority liaison

We talk to the venue, fire officers and event safety teams so everyone's signed off before show day.

Fired by our crew

Effects are set, tested and fired by Black FX crew, with safe zones and clear cues.

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