The band, which topped the charts in the 1990s, is back on the road again with a world tour and their first studio album in 10 years, Room Service. The Roxette show was staged at Bergenhus Fortress & Castle (a greenfield site, and part of a medieval fortress and castle) located in the middle of Bergen’s historic center.
The roof features seven tower supports and a top trussing grid made of RTT and FTT trussing. The structure is 65.6 by 52.4 feet (20m x 16m) with 34.4 feet (10.5m) of headroom above the stage. It has a sloping asymmetric roof and is constructed from a combination of Milos standard and custom products, including M950 and QTK truss, M520 folding truss and MT2 Towers.
The roof project was managed for Milos by Milan Kolousek and for AVAB-CAC Bergen AS by Arne Svendsen. They specifically needed a roof system capable of supporting up to 16 tons of lighting, video and sound production for large shows and events.
The stage was designed by Milos at their HQ in the Czech Republic, complete with a special vertical keder profile at the request of the client, which allows for quick and complete covering of the side walls. The keder can be dismantled quickly, allowing a speedy breakdown of the side skins. The rooftop canopy and keder location was designed to protect all six motors from the rain.
On site, it takes a crew of 16 about one day to fully erect and dress the roof and another day to build the stage. Milos was able to design, build, test and deliver the full roof system in time for the first concert within the required four-week timeframe.
AVAB-CAC Bergen AS has been a Milos client since 2005 and owns substantial stocks of M950, M520 and M290 trussing and M2 Towers. Arne Svendsen says that they keep returning to Milos because “they listen to our needs and do their best to find a solution.”
The roof has been used for several concerts since delivery in May, including Bob Dylan, Katie Melua and the Bergen Calling Festival.
For more information, please visit www.milosgroup.com.
