Real Salt Lake's new Stadium has hired Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D. (NASDAQ-DAKT) to design, manufacture, install and test the new integrated light emitting diode (LED) video and scoring system for the world-class venue, opening October 9, 2008, in Sandy, Utah.
"With our new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue, we wanted scoring and video equipment to really be a part of the look and feel of gameday," said Bill Manning, President of Real Salt Lake. "With fans as passionate as ours, it will be exciting to utilize the video and animated content for a one-of-a-kind game experience."
The industry-leading system features Daktronics LED video technology with the capabilities to present live and recorded video images, colorful animation and vivid graphics with incredible brightness and wide-angle visibility. The video display will be approximately 40 feet wide by 22 feet high with pixels on 23 millimeter spacing. Daktronics LED technology offers a long lifetime with minimal maintenance and low power consumption, providing value and excitement for years to come.
Two full color, digital LED displays will be installed along the East and West fascia of the stadium, measuring approximately four feet high by 200 feet wide. These ProAd® digital displays use red, green and blue (RGB) LED technology to present images and information with wide-angle visibility, incredible brightness and offer complete message flexibility. When not showing exciting graphics, animation, stats, or out-of-town game scores, advertisers are highlighted with a wide variety of visuals and messages.
Additional Daktronics equipment at the new stadium include an auxiliary LED video display measuring approximately 21-feet wide by 14-feet high, an additional 24 LED ticket window displays and eight locker room clocks. The new display system will be controlled by the proven Venus® 7000 controller, V-Link® video processor and All Sport® controller.
Daktronics has numerous Major League Soccer video and message display installations, including the San Jose Earthquakes (Buck Shaw Stadium), Colorado Rapids (Dick's Sporting Goods Park), Chicago Fire (Toyota Park), FC Dallas (Pizza Hut Park), Columbus Crew (Crew Stadium), and D.C. United (RFK Stadium), and several international professional soccer stadium installations.
Individual game tickets for the debut events in Real Salt Lake's new Stadium in Sandy - the team's final two 2008 regular-season games, on Thursday, October 9 vs. New York (8:00 p.m. MT, live on ESPN2) and Saturday, October 18 vs. FC Dallas (7:00 p.m. MT) - are now on sale. Fans are able to purchase seats for the historic dates at RSL's new home either online at www.RSLstadium.com and www.RealSaltLake.com, over the phone at 801-924-8585, or by visiting the RSL Front Office at the Trolley Corners building (515 S. 700 East, Suite 2R) in Salt Lake City. Single-game tickets for the initial two home contests are available for $15 (Upper Deck), $18 (North Goal), $25 (Corner Flag), $30 (Lower Sideline), and $60 (VIP), with discounts in each section available for group purchases of 20 seats or more. A limited number of premium seats are available for $75 (Sideline Club), $100 (Club) and $125 (Center Circle).
Season Tickets for the 2009 Real Salt Lake campaign remain on sale to new buyers, as the team's existing season ticket base - known as "Royal Club Members" - have relocated their accounts from Rice-Eccles Stadium into the new world-class sports and entertainment venue via an interactive, customer-service oriented process, supported by the cutting-edge Veritix ticketing system, the industry leader in digital ticketing and relationship marketing applications.
Virtual tours of the Stadium, powered by Seats3D technology, are available at www.RSLstadium.com. Season ticket packages for the 18-game, 2009 package range from $300 to $7,500, with all "Royal Club" members receiving the right of first refusal for use of their seats during all non-RSL events hosted by the Stadium. Non-RSL events already slated for the Stadium include the Saturday, November 8, USA Rugby doubleheader featuring teams from the United States, Uruguay and New Zealand, as well as the Saturday, December 6, Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl, which has historically featured Utah junior college football power Snow College.
About Daktronics
Daktronics, celebrating its 40-year anniversary in 2008, has strong leadership positions in, and is one of the world's largest suppliers of, electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, and large screen video displays and control systems. The company excels in the control of large display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world, in sport, business and transportation applications. For more information, visit the company's World Wide Web site at:
http://www.daktronics.com
, e-mail the company at
sales@daktronics.com
, call (605) 697-4300 or toll-free (800) 325-8766 in the United States or write to the company at 331 32nd Ave. P.O. Box 5128 Brookings, S.D. 57006-5128.
About Real Salt Lake Stadium
Real Salt Lake Stadium is a state-of-the-art, sports and entertainment facility in Utah, providing a stunning new home for the franchise and an energetic setting for its emerging fan base, one with breathtaking views of both the Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountain ranges.
The Stadium, host of the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, is a new class of venue in the InterMountain West, attracting events that would not otherwise visit Utah, bolstering the state's reputation as an international sporting destination. The diversity of events attracted to the Stadium brings significant media attention, positively impacts tourism efforts and creates numerous job opportunities on both permanent and seasonal bases.
Located in Sandy, Utah, at the heart of the Wasatch Front, the Stadium is conveniently accessed from major transportation arteries Interstate-15 as well State Street, between 9000 South and 9400 South. The venue resides just 15 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City and 25 minutes from SLC International Airport. The world-class venue seats 20,000 people for various sporting events, including Major League Soccer games, with capacity rising to 25,000 for concerts and other events. Stadium amenities include 32 luxury suites, a 2,000-square foot Stadium Club, 1,000 club seats, five locker rooms, a 60-foot Video Board, and ribbon LED boards on both the east and west fascia.
