Jumbo Screens from GoVision Add Video Firepower to Performances
DALLAS, TX (May 7, 2009) – Two of the largest and most-anticipated annual festivals in North Texas both feature impressive musical lineups, and event organizers are making sure everyone in the crowd has a great view of the performers.
The fun starts this weekend at Taste Addison when Jack Ingram, Foreigner, Old 97s and Bowling for Soup take the stage. They’ll be joined by a 9′x16′ “GoBig” LED video screen and a two-camera production crew powered by GoVision (www.jumbo.tv), one of the nation’s premier suppliers of turnkey mobile LED screens and customized modular LED walls. An identical modular screen will be positioned in the middle of the festival to entertain the VIP section.
“We want everyone to feel like they’re part of the Taste Addison experience,” said Michelle Holland, special events coordinator for the Town of Addison. “So the screens are a big part of the show because GoVision ensures everyone can see the fantastic acts we’re bringing to town.”
The following week, the Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival kicks off the City of Richardson’s annual celebration. The world’s largest high-definition mobile LED screen – the massive 19′x33′ “GoBigger” unit – will be on the Main Stage as Kansas, The Toadies, Rick Springfield, Kool & The Gang, Hoobastank, and other bands rock the house. A three-camera production crew from GoVision will capture the action, while another 9′ x 12′ custom-built video wall looms over the secondary stage.
“This year’s musical line-up is arguably our best ever, so we knew we needed something over-the-top to really impress the audience,” said Geoff Fairchild, special events manager for the City of Richardson. “So, naturally, we told GoVision we had to have the world’s largest mobile HD screen on the Main Stage!”
“Taste Addison and Wildflower! are two of our favorite city festivals,” said Chris Curtis, CEO of GoVision. “We love being a part of this North Texas tradition, especially with events that know how to maximize the value of our screens from both an entertainment and sponsorship perspective.”
About Taste of Addison
A tasty weekend of food, music and family fun, this three-day festival running May 8-10 features over 50 Addison restaurants serving generous samplings of their food at reduced prices. Festivities include national musical entertainment, celebrity chef demonstrations, carnival rides, midway games, arts and crafts, wine tasting and seminars, children’s entertainment and more. Tickets are $5 for ages 4 and older prior to 5:00pm and $10 after 5:00pm. For more information, visit www.addisontexas.net/events/tasteaddison/.
About Wildflower!
Wildflower! is an award-winning, multi-day eclectic arts and music festival that draws over 70,000 attendees. Celebrating its 17th anniversary from May 15-17, 2009, the festival features two main outdoor performance stages, the Acoustic Café, an award-winning Singer/Songwriter Stage, the family friendly Kidz Korner, Teenz Zone, strolling entertainers, buskers and acrobats, the Taste of Texas Food Garden, the City of Richardson Petting Zoo, the Art Guitar Auction, and plenty of interactive displays and exhibits. For more information, visit www.wildflowerfestival.com.
About GoVision
GoVision L.P. (www.jumbo.tv) provides affordable day or night, larger-than-life video broadcast for outdoor and indoor events nationwide through state-of-the-art LED walls and a fleet of custom-built mobile units. GoVision’s fleet ranges from GoBigger, the world’s largest mobile high-definition LED screen, to GoTron, a 9′ x 12′ screen perfect for events with smaller crowds and budgets, and everything in between. GoVision has had a prominent role in countless national events, including the 55th (Bush) and 56th (Obama) Presidential Inaugurations, the Breeders’ Cup, Olympic Torch Relay, Dallas Cowboys halftime shows, and Lance Armstrong’s Ride for the Roses. The Keller, Texas-based company is the screen provider of the NCAA Final Four, Texas Motor Speedway, the University of Oklahoma and San Jose State football teams, and several PGA tournaments.
