Thursday Morning: Transfer of the spider from Concourse Tower to the Echo Arena. Trucking: M.E. Brown - not their usual load.

Admiration of La Princesse

Spider - Dawn Wednesday 3rd September - Lime Street Station

La Machine: Dominique Malan

Spider move in rehearsal.

Musician rehearsal: Christiane Ildevert, slightly hidden by her instrument. A penny for her thoughts up there!

Musicians rehearsals on cherry pickers. Driver practice session.

Drummer, Philippe Cordellier - in rehearsal. Not all drummers get a riser like this!

La Machine: Polo (Thierry Loridant) in the midst of one of his creations in rehearsal - Snow.

Not the most conventional gear for a violinist!