The Amazing Tent Company produces 'world's largest' saddlespan structure for Kent festival

Amazing Tent has provided a 3,530sqm structure for the Kent Union Summerball 2009, which included performances from rapper Dizzee Rascal, DJ Zane Lowe and indie band The Pigeon Detectives.

Amazing Tent install "world's largest" saddlespan venue
Amazing Tent install "world's largest" saddlespan venue

The Gloucestershire-based temporary structure provider built the installation in two days with a team of nine, claiming it to be the world's largest saddlespan structure.

The black-tie event, for students of the University of Kent, attracted 5,000 people.

"The contract was signed at the eleventh hour, which meant flying the structures back from the Middle East," said Amazing Tent managing director Daniel Hyde.

"The actual build schedule was tight, with only two days to build before the other contractors arrived on-site and one day to dismantle and repair the tarmac before the road sweepers took the last evidence of 5,000 revellers away."

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