Germany - Adele’s 10-show residency at the purpose-built outdoor arena at Messe München in August earned a Guinness World Record title for the Largest Continuous Outdoor LED Screen (temporary). This record-breaking feat was made possible by Solotech, the official video supplier, who harnessed Brompton Technology LED processing to deliver the visual experience to nearly 750,000 Adele fans.
Brompton Technology’s Adam Callaway notes that the team collaborated closely with Solotech for over a year on the project, which included rigorous testing and validating workflows based on Adele’s Las Vegas residency and additional testing in the UK. “Brompton joined Solotech on site for three days to ensure smooth deployment of the workflows needed from our 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors,” he says.
Featuring 6,200 tiles of ROE CB5 MKII, all calibrated using Brompton’s Hydra advanced measurement system to enable Dynamic Calibration technology, the setup took full advantage of features like PureTone and Extended Bit Depth, ensuring beautiful, uniform video content even at extremes of brightness and colour gamut. With a total of 26 Tessera SX40 and over 100 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units providing a seamless and flexible LED processing solution, the screen is the largest of its kind ever deployed for a temporary live event.
“Brompton’s SX40 is a tried and trusted partner for our projects, giving us the reassurance of failsafe redundancy and exceptional reliability, whilst the XD units have played a vital role in simplifying the cabling on this mammoth screen,” says Solotech’s director of global touring and special projects, Ian (Woody) Woodall. “We’ve also made good use of the wide array of Tessera features available, including Frame Store, Cable Redundancy, PureTone, API, sACN for Brightness Control and Brompton’s industry-leading scaler – all running on the latest v3.5 Tessera software.”
Attracting over 730,000 attendees to a custom-built outdoor arena at Messe München in Munich, each night’s performance featured 22 songs, accompanied by high-quality visuals displayed on an impressive 220m-long by 20m-high LED backdrop.
Joanne Brent, official adjudicator, Guinness World Records, commented: “It is an immense honour to present Adele with this title. While Adele is no stranger to holding multiple records for her music, this achievement stands apart, celebrating her remarkable vision for the Adele in Munich residency. It reflects the extraordinary experience she meticulously crafted for her fans.
“I was intrigued to see how such an expansive and seamless screen would be utilised during the concert. The bespoke visual effects, tailored to each song, truly elevated the performance adding an undeniable ‘wow’ factor.”
