Brompton Technology supports Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s international tour
Brompton Technology supports Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s international tour
Brompton Technology’s Tessera LED video processors were used during Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s 75th-anniversary tour, as the production travelled to Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium and Auckland’s Eden Park earlier this year.
The Heroes Who Made Us, featuring more than 1,100 performers from international and local groups, incorporated an LED installation powered by a Tessera SX40 4K LED processor and Tessera XD 10G data distribution system. The system was deployed and managed by Creative Technology Australia & New Zealand.
In Australia, the upstage LED wall measured 50m by 22m, including a 32m by 4m central cut-out, totalling 875m2 of ROE V6ST panels. A downstage wall measuring approximately 40.2m by 9.6m, around 250m2 in its final configuration, used CB5 panels in T4 frames. A similar setup was installed in Auckland, using ROE MC7 for the upstage screen and ROE CBz5 for the downstage screen.
The selection of LED products was based on familiarity with the equipment and practical considerations for an outdoor stadium environment, including panel weight, wind bracing and modular servicing. Each installation was completed within two days to meet production timelines.
For the Tattoo, this marked the first use of LED screens at this scale. Performances took place in wet conditions throughout rehearsals and show days, with no reported system failures.
“Working on a show of this scale and significance, and in these conditions, demands absolute confidence in your technology,” said Jeremy Moore, head of displays at Creative Technology Australia & New Zealand. “The Brompton system gave us exactly that. We had two days to build these monster walls, and the speed and reliability of the Brompton processing was central to making it happen. The end client, REMT, was using screens at this scale for the very first time and they were genuinely blown away by the performance. To not have a single issue through all that rain is a testament to just how robust the system and Creative Technology’s processes are.”
The Brisbane and Auckland performances featured participants from Norway, Japan, Tonga and Australia, alongside pipes and drums, military bands, the Top Secret Drum Corps and cultural dancers.
“The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is one of the most iconic live events in the world, so to see it embrace LED screens at this scale for the very first time and to have Brompton at the centre of that, is genuinely exciting,” concluded Sebastian Kanabar, head of sales (APAC) at Brompton Technology. “The conditions were challenging, the timelines were tight and the system didn’t miss a beat. That’s what we build for.”
