Soldiers of Steel: Crafting the framework of the live experience

Lisa Henderson dons her hard hat to catch up with the robust folk responsible for building the stages for pop acts and rock stars to perform on

Lisa Henderson dons a hard hat and high-vis vest in order to speak to some of the hardy individuals who provide stage infrastructure and scenery for the concerts and festivals we organise – come hell, high water, or mud – about the challenges facing the sector… and the successes.

On 16 July 2025, Stageco Belgium COO Wouter Van Mierloo received a call: the stage his company had supplied to Tomorrowland was on fire. With just days until the electronic music festival was…

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