Gearhouse involved in FIFA World Cup closing ceremony
Paul Milligan, July 19, 2010
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Gearhouse South Africa was contracted by ceremonies producers VWV Group to deliver all technical aspects of the closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including rigging, power, sound, lighting and large format projection (provided by France-based ETC).
The 30 minute show at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto happened just ahead of the Final, in which Spain beat Holland 1-0.
It featured a cast of 740 including 40 ‘elephant operators’ plus 35 headline artists.
As part of the preperation, eight containers of equipment arrived by sea freight and a further 50 tonnes by air freight.
The sound system combined a dV-DOSC installation by Gearhouse Audio consisting of four stacks of six cabinets covering the VIP area, complete with 8 dV-SUBS in cardioid arrays – and the stadium’s installed EV system, which was used to cover the upper areas, and this was zoned and controlled independently.
Sixteen 21in Turbo subs were added, two stacks on the east stand and one stack each on the north and south stands to boost the low frequencies of the house PA.
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