NEW YORK – Thousands turned out despite heavy rain to witness the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 30, 2016. To provide the crowds with a better view of performances, Upstage Video provided six big LED screens. The artist lineup included Tori Kelly, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, The Roots and Anthony Hamilton, Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, Sarah McLachlan, Dolly Parton, Pentatonix, Jordan Smith, Neil Diamond and the Radio City Rockettes.
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Thousands of celebrators gathered in midtown for the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting on November 30, 2016. Despite the harsh, rainy weather, attendees were able to enjoy performances by Tori Kelly, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, The Roots and Anthony Hamilton, Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, Sarah McLachlan, Dolly Parton, Pentatonix, Jordan Smith, Neil Diamond and even the Radio City Rockettes.
Upstage Video of Philadelphia, PA provided six LED screens. Two 15’ x 27’ 7mm high-resolution screens were erected on the setback rooftops of 30 Rock directly behind the tree. The company’s MC-7 high-resolution product offers a crisp, color-balanced image that translated well on the live NBC broadcast for the second year in a row.
In addition, two 7’ x 13’ 8mm screens hung on brand new V-tower support systems the company introduced last year. Both V-tower support systems allowed for an efficient load in and load out. These hybrid screens took up only a fraction of the footprint that a traditional truss goal post system would have.
Two 11’ x 18’ 8mm mobile screen units were used to provide a view to the overflow crowds on both 49th and 50th streets. Upstage Video also provided a full array of TV’s and signal distribution throughout three buildings for a slew of VIP viewing positions.
