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France’s second-largest arena installs ‘US-style’ LED cube

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A 17-tonne LED has been installed as the centrepiece of France’s second-largest indoor arena, the LDLC Arena in Lyon.

The venue, which opened in November, can accommodate 16,000 people and is scheduled to host concerts by Green Day, Justin Timberlake and Eric Clapton this year.

François Aubert, LDLC Arena’s technical manager, says the idea for the LED cube came from former professional basketball player, Tony Parker, the majority owner of the LDLC ASVEL basketball team, which plays its home matches at the arena.

“He envisioned an American-style venue, which influenced our decision to incorporate iconic features such as the large LED cube and balcony seating,” says Aubert.

The cube was designed, manufactured and installed by French event production company Alabama Média, drawing on decades of rental-staging expertise.

Photo: Alabama Média

Alabama set about designing an LED configuration that would be flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of events. “Modularity was key – the ability to move the LED cube to the roof or stage adds versatility to our events,” says Aubert.

The 144 sq metre cube comprises four 3.9mm Absen panels, each measuring 8m by 4.5m. Eight GIS D8+ electric chain hoists allow it to be positioned at different eights.

The cube can be lowered to the ground and partially dismantled to lighten the load for larger productions and allow for the rigging of other equipment. This enables the LED panels to be used elsewhere in various configurations for events and concerts.

Photo: Alabama Média

An independent LED ring – consisting of four 6m by 1m Absen PL3.9 V10 LED panels – at the base of the cube completes the structure.

Alabama also installed 200 linear metres of Absen 4mm LED fascia between the lower and upper sections of the arena’s stands. Two Absen 3.9mm LED screens measuring 6m by 3.5m relay real-time information to spectators, while 37m of FIBA-certified Absen 4mm LED perimeter banner screens are deployed at the edge of the court during games.

Photo: Alabama Média

In addition to the LED, Alabama supplied and integrated the video equipment for the broadcast control room, including a Tricaster 2 Elite video mixer with 2-Stripe control surface, a 3Play 3P1 from Vizrt, and a Lightware MX2-8×8-DH-8DPio-A full 4K matrix switcher.

Photo: Julien Rambaud

LDLC director Pierre Duprat says: “When we first discussed it with Alabama, our aim was clear: we wanted something that would make everyone entering the arena say, ‘Wow’.”

He adds that the video element is going down a storm with fans: “We often hear them say ‘have you seen the size of these screens?’, before reaching for their phones to take pictures. It never fails. That’s exactly the experience we wanted to provide to visitors who love live events – and it’s been a huge success.”

Photo: Julien Rambaud



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