The UK tour starts at Manchester Palace on 3 December 2010, with the Italian tour opening at the Palacreberg in Bergamo on 20 January 2011.
The digiLED TILE is suited to the futuristically themed production, with the screens being used to compliment the stage show, projecting a dramatic mixture of video, animation, graphics and lighting effects.
Each of the Ti10S 10mm SMD pixel pitch screens measures 2.4m wide x 2.7m high, configured from 3 x 3 'fast-rig' digiLED frames measuring 800mm (w) x 900mm (h). The same specification is applied to each We Will Rock You tour to enable productions to display uniform content without adjustment save for some localisation.
"The ability for the frames to be installed and de-rigged quickly on the tours is vital," explains displayLED sales director, Guy Horrigan. "The digiLED TILE system is also exceptionally light weight, which is a great benefit as many theatres can't fly traditional LED screens. This places TILE in a very strong position for rental and touring applications and the growing theatre market."
These two productions will be the ninth and tenth WWRY shows that Horrigan has been involved with, including the original show in London's Dominion Theatre, tours in Australia and Japan, and the Milan, Stockholm, Cologne, Zurich and Las Vegas residencies.
(Jim Evans)
