Volvo Ocean Race stopover in July 2006. from Eduardo Cortes
So one of the videos posted in this blog a while ago that was about laser graffiti on a huge building or whatever reminded me of an event that happened in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was during the Volvo Ocean Race which is a huge sailboat race for competitors around the world. Anyways, on one of the nights DJ Tiesto played on a sailboat in front of thousands of people and I was actually there with my friends! So I want to share this video so that you guys can see how creative organizers of this race-concert can be. I wonder how long it took them to design this whole event and what they did to prevent any mistakes since they could not afford to make a single one.
Here is a better description:
During the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in July 2006, DJ Tiesto held a unique outdoor concert in the harbor of Rotterdam. While playing in front of 150.000 people, all equipment was controlled wireless. In this video you see video, audio, laser, fireworks, fire and all communications were controlled wireless.
Tiesto itself floated on a racing boat, with above him the LED screen of U2, but shaped as a sail. Dutch based company Sonic One took care of all showcontrol and wireless connections, while XPLO Events took care of the total production.