ShowTex produced five panels, measuring 10m high and 6m wide each. The panels were built up in different layers of ShowTex's Bannerdrape fabrics. Each panel holds two layers of Bannerdrape Silver and one layer of Bannerdrape Print. Bannerdrapes were specifically designed for outdoor use.
ShowTex also manufactured Molton CS Black curtains cascading behind the panels to black out the set behind it. In all 1200m² of flame retardant and waterproof fabrics were produced for the tour.
The prints were realised in cooperation with ShowTex Middle East (ME). ShowTex Belgium integrated 1712 of water resistant ShowLED Classic LED's into the print outlines. The result was integrated in the overall lighting programme of the show and operated through ShowLED Classic Controllers.
For the hit song The Flood the set transforms into a gigantic dam on the verge of breaking through. This is the point where acrobats come down a huge wall of water while the band is performing at the highest level of the stage. Next Robbie Williams throws himself off the top to the floor via suspension cables. At the finale of the song the tailor made ShowTex curtains are released simultaneously by means of a kabuki drop unveiling a fully operational 20m mechanical man as the stage centrepiece.
(Jim Evans)
