Festival Insights NEWS: Absen supplies LED screens to Chile’s Viña del Mar International Song Festival

CHILE: Considered ‘the largest Latin event in the world’, the Viña del Mar International Song Festival has been held annually during the third week of February in Viña del Mar, Chile. Started in 1960, it is the oldest and largest music festival in Latin America.

This year the five-day musical event featured both local and international artists including Felipe Abello, Wisin & Yandel, Becky G, Marc Anthony and Backstreet Boys. With more than 15,000 local spectators, the event has been broadcast live internationally on radio over the years, as well as on Chilean television.

A total of six semi-circular LED screens, made up of Absen Polaris 3.9 and Absen D4V Outdoor, were assembled upstage to play video content, images and livestream the performance. A number of LED strips rigged in the air and stage set further enhanced the show. At the rear of seating area, three Absen D4V LED boards were mounted to play…