Stageco's customised stage design was an updated version of the design previously developed for Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love tour in 1999. The 26m by 26m Super Roof has a 1400m² floor with giant 3m wide flower shaped arms reaching up to 40m into the crowd.
The stadium show is centred round the French ex-sports star turned pop singer, performing on a large 18m Stage One turntable in the middle of the stage, with stairs built up around it, giving the entire crowd an ultimate viewing experience.
Stageco project manager Thierry Nataf oversaw a crew of 18, who test built the stage in Ethias Arena, Hasselt from 15-19 September. This was followed by the construction in Stade de France over a period of four days, with the crew working double shifts to complete the build by Friday. The stage took just one day to dismantle.
The stage's weight capacity enabled 85 tonnes of lightning, sound and video equipment to be supported simultaneously. Stageco used 14 trucks for the 180 tonnes of staging materials.
(Jim Evans)
