The most striking visual element of the show was created by a tiny, plastic-encased LED spherical mo

When U2 s much anticipated Vertigo tour kicked off in San Diego, USA recently, thousands of fans were impressed by the spectacular LED backdrop created by Belgian display manufacturer Barco and its partners Innovative Designs and XL Video.
The most striking visual element of the show was created by a tiny, plastic-encased LED spherical comfort inn suites home page module called MiSPHERE . Designed and developed by Barco at its R D headquarters in Belgium especially for the Vertigo tour, the MiSPHERE takes the use of led curtain technology in the concert staging market to a new level.
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The MiSPHERE strings are hung high above the center stage, each with a total length of 9 meters and containing 64 spheres. A total of 189 strings (containing comfort inn suites home page over 12,000 spheres) together form seven 3-D curtains, allowing fans on all sides of the stage to have a perfect view of the images and content displayed on the curtain above the band. The digital curtain is retracted and lowered throughout the show as needed.
Designing, producing and delivering a revolutionary product comfort inn suites home page such as the MiSPHERE in less than 6 months confirms Barco's commitment to driving technological advances within the rental staging industries, says Stephan comfort inn suites home page Paridaen, President of Barco's Media Entertainment division. Together with our rental partner XL Video and creative partner Innovative Designs, we helped realize the creative aspects of a show that will wow millions of fans at concerts across the world over the coming year.