A temporary adventure park was set up in front of the Strand Festival main stage: thrill-seekers could slide on a 100-metre zip line course from a 35-metre tall tower to the finish on the other side. Constant screams, the whirring of the wire and the various poses struck by the adrenaline junkies above contributed to the festival atmosphere everyday from late afternoon well into the night. If you were willing to stand in line to wait for your turn, which invariably took ages, and managed to take your plunge during one of the late night main stage performances, you could watch the show from the VIPest of VIP spots.

A 35-metre tall tower was erected…

…which was the starting point of a 100-metre zip line course

You could climb a ladder or a wall to reach the top

The view was pretty sweet from 35 metres

Sliding to the other side didn’t take longer than 20 secs

Many couldn’t resist the urge to strike a pose

The most awesome thing was the way they raced past the Main Stage audience in the air