"What makes this system so unique is that it is surrounded by water on three sides and a portion of the towers are actually underwater," comments Tomcat design manager, Keith Bohn. The two upstage towers go through the stage and rest in 15ft (4.6m) of water. Custom bases were designed to accommodate the uneven floor at the bottom of the lagoon. The underwater towers consist of steel with multiple coats of two-part epoxy paint. All chords are capped and kept air-tight to help resist corrosion. All four towers interact with the stage for lateral support and guy cables on each corner of the grid are also used for additional support. Guy cables on the front towers are tied to steel ballasts underwater while guy cables on the back towers are tied to custom anchors on the concrete sea wall."
The 42 days of concerts, which started in mid-July, were kicked off by The Beach Boys and will feature a line-up of other famous names including The Temptations, The Commodores, Starship, The Bangles, Village People and The Monkees.
(Ruth Rossington)
