Midsummer Party — Hiiumaa

Midsummer on Hiiumaa means late light and an event that finishes well after the grid shuts down for the night. You need battery power or a generator brought in. The venue is almost always a barn, a manor courtyard or a clearing that has no mains cable within a hundred metres, so the rig is designed around what the van can carry and what can run off an inverter until dawn.

The last ferry leaves at seven. If a cable fails or a speaker blows, the nearest replacement is in Tallinn, four hours and a sea crossing away. We pack spares for everything and check the load twice before the ramp.