BC PLACE LIT “WHITECAPS BLUE” ALL WEEK
March 9th, 2012
March 9, 2012
Vancouver, B.C: The 36-foot tall Northern Lights Display at BC Place will be illuminated “blue” now through Saturday for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, as head coach Martin Rennie’s side will open Round 2 at BC Place, at 3:00p.m. PT on Saturday, March 10 against MLS expansion side Montreal Impact. This match is the only MLS regular season meeting between these two long-time Canadian rivals.
BC Place will be lit a “static” blue colour all this week, with an “animated” blue illumination program scheduled for match day on Saturday.
“BLUE” LIGHTING DISPLAY FOR VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC “FIRST KICK”
Date:
Now through Saturday, March 10, 2012
Times:
MORNING 5:30AM to Sunrise
EVENING Sunset to 11:00PM
All home matches of the coming season will be played at the newly renovated BC Place in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The stadium is capable of hosting approximately 21,000 fans in its soccer-specific configuration, and features pitch side Loge seating, a secondary soccer roof, and the second largest HD center-hung scoreboard in North America, making it the perfect place to enjoy soccer at its highest level in North America.
Whitecaps FC 2012 season - first six home matches at BC Place:
Saturday, March 10, 3 p.m. PT versus Montreal Impact
Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m. PT versus D.C. United
Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. PT versus Sporting Kansas City
Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m. PT versus FC Dallas
Saturday, May 5, 4 p.m. PT versus San Jose Earthquakes
Wednesday, May 9, TBD, versus FC Edmonton (ACC)
About the “Northern Lights Display” at BC Place
The stadium roof façade – known as the Northern Lights Display - utilizes 1700 ‘ETFE’ panels, stacked four rows high, and 6,800 linear feet of energy-efficient LED lights to create customizable lighting displays. ETFE is a semi-transparent material that allows sunlight into the stadium during the day, but it also contains metal dots called “frits” that reflect the LED light displays at night. Together with the new 38,000 square metre roof at BC Place roof, the Northern Lights Display enables a wide range of both static and dynamic programming, with a total of more than 26,000 addressable lighting elements.
About BC Place
BC Place is the largest sports, exhibition and entertainment venue of its kind in British Columbia, hosting the province’s most notable events including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. An all-new BC Place reopened in September 2011 after completing a major revitalization that included the installation of the largest cable-supported retractable roof of its kind in the world.
Today, BC Place is home to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS franchise, the BC Lions Football Club and the BC Sports Hall of Fame. BC Place is an important generator of economic activity in British Columbia, hosting world-class entertainment events, professional and amateur sport, community gatherings and exhibitions. For more information, please visit www.bcplace.com.