DESPITE being one of the muddiest ever Glastonbury Festivals, Melksham special effects company, Quantum, still managed to pull off one of their most dazzling displays to date.

The team, based on Bowerhill industrial estate, provided confetti, streamers, and pyrotechnics for acts the Foals, Muse and Adele on both Friday and Saturday nights for their largest ever display at the Somerset festival.

Battling against pouring rain and mud, Quantum surprised crowds with a 25ft pyro waterfall for Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain, which lasted 30 seconds and lit up the entire stage as the song came to a close.

“On Saturday, our sole focus was Adele,” said Quantum CEO Shaun Barnett. “We are currently providing an arena-wide confetti storm and bespoke rain system for her world tour.

“It was essential to translate the same elegance and impact of these effects to the Pyramid Stage with an added Glastonbury twist.

“With 28 confetti blowers stationed around the entire audience area, we completely covered the crowd with 200kg of custom-printed confetti for Rolling in the Deep.

“Next up on the festival circuit we have got British Summer Time Hyde Park and Reading and Leeds where Mumford and Sons, Take That, and Biffy Clyro will all get the QSFX treatment.

“We are looking forward to it and as the Quantum team has already proven, the show will go on whatever the weather but let’s still pray for sunshine.”

Quantum worked alongside sister company, Gassed Up, as well as several other expert gas suppliers for the confetti blowers.

For returning headliners Muse, pyrotechnics were fired from the towers on either side of the stage, with 84kg of confetti fired into the audience.

For the final touch, 132kg of coloured streamers were released arching over the crowd in a display of red, pink, purple, yellow, and blue.

“It is the first time that we have done so many acts at the festival but we have been there before,” added the head of the 12 man operation.

“It really all depends on the acts. Most have their own productions teams, who supply them at their discretion.

“There are many festivals these days that are looking towards having a single supplier for special effects.

“It is a small industry and everyone knows everybody so we get the majority of our trade through recommendations.”

The company is currently looking for new local staff. Those interested should go to www.q-sfx.com.