The under-construction Perth Stadium in Australia is to be fitted with the biggest LED sports lighting installation in the world, with some 15,000 lights to be installed across the stadium and surrounding sports precinct.
The lighting system has been designed and supplied by the Philips Lighting division of Dutch technology company Philips, and is set to illuminate night-time events at the 65,000-capacity venue, which is due to open in March 2018.
Installation of the system, which will be adaptable to specific requirements of sporting codes and other events, will be completed by mid-2017.
“This lighting system is another world-class design feature, allowing visually stunning light shows to be created inside and outside of the stadium,” Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett said.
“Perth Stadium will truly change the spectator experience and every design decision has always had the fans and their experience at the core. This lighting system will interact with the fabric roof lighting system, allowing the roof to act as a giant canvas, capable of showcasing a variety of colours in numerous configurations such as purple for (Fremantle) Dockers games and blue and gold for (West Coast) Eagles home games.”
Some major European stadiums currently use the same Philips Lighting system, but on a smaller scale, including Stamford Bridge, home of English Premier League football club Chelsea, and Juventus Stadium, home of Italian Serie A football club Juventus.
Perth Stadium is set to serve as the home of the Dockers and Eagles AFL Aussie rules football teams and will also host cricket, rugby union, rugby league and entertainment events. Chelsea last week confirmed it would play a friendly against Australian A-League outfit Perth Glory at the stadium in 2018.
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