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Rock festival sees debut of Barco LiveDots digital screen

July 9, 2013

LiveDots hit the main stage  at Rock Werchter, an outdoor music festival in Werchter, Belgium. LiveDots is not a musical act. Instead, it's a part of digital technology company Barco, and it debuted its brand-new V14m LED display on the main stage as a backdrop for bands like The National, Rammstein and Nick Cave.

The rock festival, which lasted four days, attracted more than 150,000 people. As a part of the main stage set up for the festival, the V14m provided dynamic video backdrops behind the performers.

According to PRDG Productions Production Manager Walter D'Haeseand, he and his team considered Barco's new V14m LED display to be the perfect fit for this year's main stage: "The V14m really is a great product. It ensures a very bright, seamless backdrop and is exceptionally light — just what we need for a quick, trouble-free installation during festivals like Rock Werchter."

PRG provided sound, light, video and multimedia support to Rock Werchter.

The V14m displays are designed specifally for the rental and staging market, Barco LiveDots said. They are intended for rental companies who want to build large, dynamic video backdrops on stage or side screens on lightweight trusses, both in- and outdoors.

"Barco LiveDots has developed the V14m in a very short timeframe, to meet an existing need: rental and staging companies often explained how they were looking for a lightweight solution that would be easy to install for temporary events like festivals, TV shows, etc," said Thierry Heldenbergh, managing director at AED Display, the company that suppled the displays for Rock Werchter.

"The rental market has taken to this new product very quickly. We couldn’t have dreamt of a better première than at this festival," said Carl Rijsbrack, CMO at Barco LiveDots.

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