First we showed you what a music festival looks like from the great distance of Google Maps, and now we've got a peek at one of America's biggest festivals, Spring Awakening, before any people arrive—when it's still a football field waiting for it's transformation. During this behind-the-scenes look at Chicago's Soldier Field, Platinum chats with the festival's production manager, stage and light designers, and video programmers to see how it all comes together. Those pyrotechnics don't just light themselves, you know.
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