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Vangelis - Doha
December 2011 saw the installation of a 130m wide by 40m high projection screen. Still to be confirmed as the largest in the world, the screen was built for a private concert by Vangelis for the opening of the Katara open air amphitheatre. The centre 35m section of the screen was motorised to hinge down during the performance ...

Freeze Ramp 2011
October 2011 - Serious installed the custom made monster big air ramp at Battersea power station for the 3rd year running. The in ramp topping 38m high is enough to put the best riders on edge.

Orlando Calling
Continuing our close relationship with Festival Republic, Serious took a trip to Orlando, USA with 3 stages in Oct/November this year for Orlando Calling. We delivered our Universal Roof for the main stage, a 16 x 14.4m Supernova with custom PA/Video wings for stage 2 and decking for indoor stage 3.

DTFF 2011 with Galaxy
September 2011:  the Serious-Atlantic-Al Laith group returned to Doha, Qatar for the Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF). This year greatly increasing the scale of the project with a newly developed Galaxy arch spanning 85m wide and reaching heights above 45m. The build also included 2 x 20m spider buildings and a 20m ...

T in The Park 2011
July 2010 – Serious, working closely with Kenny Falconer of FS Scotland, produced a revolutionary new staging system for T in the Park. The bespoke 38m wide by 31m deep Space Roof featured weather tight loading dock, ramp and on-stage monitor areas.

Stratosphere System
During the off season months in the UK, Serious have been developing the Stratosphere system. Based on the supernova, the stratosphere is a lighter weight version, with a similar profile. It had its début at Glastonbury this year where it made up the back stage area of both the West Holt (formally Jazz) and the Other ...

Big Day Out - Australia
Early 2011 - Serious deployed a range of supernova systems to Australian partner Butlers Hire. Accompanied by key Serious crew members, the stages went up at festivals and concerts all over Australia, including the famous Big Day Out.   Photograph by Julian Smith 

Doha Tribeca Film Festival - Qatar
In October 2010 we embarked on our biggest joint project yet with Dubai based partners Al Laith and UK partners Atlantic Enterprises. The project boasted a 2000 capacity, completely bespoke amphitheatre, towered over by 6 elliptical arches the largest of which spanning 85m wide and topping 25m high.

Hove Festivalen
June also saw our second visit to Norway with our 22m arched Supernova system for the main stage of Festival Republic's Hove Festivalen. We also supplied an 18m Orbit for stage 2 along with various decking and peripherals.

Glastonbury Festival
Continuing its long association with the Glastonbury Festival Serious is again providing the main outdoor stages and up to 20 indoor stages and structures for the world famous site at Pilton in Somerset.

Capital Radio - Summertime Ball
In June 2010, Serious installed it's newly developed Universal Roof into Wembley Stadium, London for the Summertime Ball. This tower mast, self climbing roof system was modified from the UFC 360 degree system to have a 7.2m cantilever, an extra 2 towers and a weather tight sheeting system. Using slightly arched cross-stage ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship - Abu Dhabi
April saw the first ever Middle Eastern Ultimate Fighting Championships held at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Expanding on our relationship with Dubai based partners Al Laith, we together developed a bespoke 4 post, 360 degree roof system for the show. 

Meydan Racecourse March 2010
We have been extremely busy working on large projects in the Middle East in association with Atlantic Enterprises and Al Laith. This has come at a very good time of year for us as the Winter months tend to be quiet in the UK so taking projects on in other countries at this time works really well for the company. We ...

Wakestock Abu Dhabi March 2010
Serious' 18m Orbit system was used for the main stage at this international wakeboarding event located along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Working with Dubai based partners Al Laith, we sent out 2 specialist crew to oversee the project.

The Big Day Out - Australia
The World famous Big Day Out touring festival held in 5 cities including Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Gold Coast and Auckland ran from 15th-31st January 2010 and this year were provided with bigger Stages. In the past we have supplied 2 x 18m Orbit Stages but this year we changed them both to 22m Supernova ...

Freeze Snow Board Ramp - Battersea Powerstation
Freeze Freesports on T4 was this year situated at Battersea Powerstation where we provided a 36m high Snow Board Ramp with Viewing Platform. The event was held over the weekend of 15th November 2009.