After the extraordinary success of his first stadium show on 30 July 2016, Andreas Gabalier is planning an encore: on 1 July 2017, the Volksmusik/rock ‘n’ roller will aim once again to shake the Olympic Stadium in Munich to its foundations. No performer to date has drawn as many fans to the Olympic Stadium. Where the Rolling Stones failed, the mountain man from Graz succeeded first time: after selling out the stadium months in advance, at the height of the summer of 2016, the superstar from Austria joined with an audience around 72,000 strong in the largest Volksmusik/rock ‘n’ roll party in the world.
A real eye-catcher was the spectacular 25-metre-high stage, featuring a three-dimensional set, installed by the Media Resource Group (MRG)—charged with the entire project management as well as the technical realization of the spectacle. Also contributing greatly to the success of the production was the internationally oriented show staging, in which Movecat played an important role, as it will again in the summer of 2017. No fewer than sixty Pluslite 500 kg D8+ and twenty Plus-C 250 kg D8+ hoists from Movecat were deployed by MRG for the occasion. These were accompanied by additional 750 kg D8+, 1.5t D8+ and 2t D8 hoists.
Among the technical challenges posed by this outdoor show was the integration of the lavish decoration, with its very high rigging loads—the first time Andreas Gabalier had used so much material—into the roof of the stadium. For this year’s show in Munich’s Olympic Stadium, a similar set-up is planned. “Then, on 2 September, we’ll be stepping it up again,” promises Steffen Haug, the production’s technical director, “when Andreas Gabalier takes his show to Hockenheim, where many more fans still are expected.”
Caption: Andreas Gabalier (photo: Ralph Larmann, may be reproduced freely provided source is named)
Movecat GmbH
Movecat is currently the only manufacturer of kinetic equipment for the stage anywhere in the world capable of offering practice-tested, certified and genuinely available integrated systems compliant with BGV C1 and SIL3 – these consisting of chain hoists, trolleys, winches, load-measurement systems and networks. The company was founded in 1986 by Andrew and Thomas Abele. Movecat products are both developed and manufactured in Germany. Kinetic solutions from Movecat are widely used in big-name national and international shows, tours and TV productions. In 2015, the company was awarded the VR Innovation Prize for Medium-Sized Companies by the cooperative financial group Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken.
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