Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show Stage

McLaren provided structural and mechanical engineering design, analysis and review services for the portable staging used in the Halftime show. The show featured six curved steel trusses made from chrome-moly steel that supported banners and either dancers or lights. The centerpiece was a two-stage cable lift with a kabuki curtain used to reveal the star singer. The towers and lift were mounted to and supported by rolling stage carts. The six towers sat on pivot frames and were hauled up into place by manually operated rope rigging. Critical project parameters included fast-tracked design and construction, low total weight, small collapsed size for storage and transport, and rapid set-up time.