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Robe moving lights for stadium opening ceremony

Robe moving lights for stadium opening ceremony
Robe moving lights for stadium opening ceremony

A total of 232 Robe moving lights - including 80 x BMFL Blades, 70 x LEDWash 1200s, 84 x Pointes and 8 x LEDWash 300s - were part of the opening ceremony for the new Grande Stade de Lyon in France. Lighting designer Tony Anzalone was working for Lyon based GL Events Audiovisual, who co-ordinated and supplied the event’s technical production.

 

The 60,000 capacity stadium will be the home of Ligue 1 football team Olympique Lyonnais (OL) as well as hosting concerts and other sporting events including the European Rugby Champions Cup Final in May. The opening show featured a cast of 1500 people and culminated in a performance by US rapper Will.i.am.

 

GL Events Audiovisual’s head of lighting, Alexandre Trapon, asked Tony Anzalone to create the lighting scheme and specification, and he decided that 90 % of the lighting rig would be made up from Robe products. The BMFL Blades were positioned on 10 x trusses flown around the perimeter of the venue’s roof on all four sides and up to 70 metres away from the action taking place on the pitch below.

 

Anzalone programmed the show in several overnight sessions onto a GrandMA console which he also ran for the hour long opening show. The 70 x LEDWash 1200s were also positioned on the flown trusses and used for general pitch and audience illumination in a wide range of colours.

 

The Pointes were rigged on truss sections on wheels which were pushed into position around the perimeter of the pitch before the show started. The eight LEDWash 300s were on the circular stage/DJ booth in the centre of the pitch for Will.i.am’s performance.

 

(Photos: Nicolas Rodet)

 

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