1. Client
Organizer of a large-scale outdoor music event: Dreame Oasis Music Festival 2025, held at Chengtianli Camping & BBQ Park, Wuzhong District, Suzhou.
2. Pain Points
Nighttime large-area illumination challengesThe open-air venue spans over 3,000 square meters and requires sufficient, uniform, and long-lasting illumination for stage performances, audience areas, and the camping & BBQ zone.
Limitations of traditional lighting solutions
Insufficient height and coverage: Ground-based lighting cannot fully cover expansive areas, often leaving blind spots, especially in higher stage effects and peripheral audience areas.
Power supply and endurance issues: Large events running late into the night rely on mobile lighting (generators + light towers) that suffer from unstable power, high fuel consumption, noise, and frequent refueling or battery swaps—making it hard to guarantee 8+ hours of continuous high-quality lighting.
Balancing safety and atmosphere: Lighting must deliver precise, layered artistic effects for performances and also ensure safe nighttime crowd movement, demanding exceptional flexibility and reliability.
3. Solution
Deployment of advanced tethered lighting systemsFor the first time at the festival, 5 Airfly Tethered lighting systems were used.
High-altitude, large-area coverage: Each system’s tethered UAV hovers at 100 meters carrying high-brightness lighting units, providing top-down, shadow-free coverage for the 3,000 m² open-air venue.
Ultra-stable, extended operation: Powered directly from the ground via tethered cables, removing battery limitations and achieving over 8 hours of uninterrupted, stable, high-intensity lighting.
Flexible, precise light distribution: Lighting can be targeted separately for the stage, audience, and camping & BBQ zones, balancing artistic performance needs and safety requirements.
Low noise and eco-friendly: Compared to diesel generators, these systems run quietly and consume less energy, improving comfort and supporting green event practices.
4. Outcomes
Reliable support for the event: Ensured smooth running of headline performances by artists like Ya Sen and Xu Wei, and enhanced audience engagement.
“More Exciting at Night” core enabler: High-altitude lighting guaranteed impressive late-night performances and safe, smooth audience movement in the camping & BBQ area.
Outstanding lighting quality: Achieved venue-wide, high-quality, uninterrupted lighting praised by organizers and attendees alike.
Proven technical reliability: In a large, complex festival setting, Airfly Tethered systems performed perfectly on first use, proving quick deployment, stable performance, and high reliability.
New industry benchmark: Set an innovative, efficient example for safe, eco-friendly, large-scale outdoor nighttime lighting at festivals, markets, and celebrations.
Summary
Client: Organizer of large outdoor events (music festival).
Pain Points: Need for large open-air, durable, high-quality nighttime lighting; challenges with coverage, endurance, power, and balancing artistry with safety.
Solution: Deploy 5 Airfly Tethered lighting systems at 100 m altitude, delivering 8+ hours of stable, wide, precise, low-noise, eco-friendly lighting.
Outcome: Supported performances and interactions, ensured safe audience movement, delivered excellent lighting effects, validated system reliability, and set a new industry standard.
