Over 40,000 excited cricket fans packed the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, to see India clinch victory over the Proteas (South Africa) in Sunday's Standard Bank International Pro20 international cricket tournament, in the process, making history as the biggest crowd ever to watch a cricket match on the African continent. A knife edge finish fuelled the amazing vibe, but … [Read more...]
Gearhouse South Africa supplies Johannesburg Day 2010 Concert
Gearhouse South Africa designed and supplied a full technical production package to 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s 2010 Johannesburg Day event (in association with Santam), produced by Primedia and staged at Riversands Farm in the leafy Johannesburg suburb of Fourways. Gearhouse's project manager Dave Tudor comments, "It was the first time we have worked on the show, so we wanted to bring a fresh … [Read more...]
World Cup Closes in With First Large Format Projections in South Africa
The Closing Ceremony for the FIFA 2010 World cup at Soccer City stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg featured the first ever large scale video projections to be integrated into a live show in South Africa. The ground-breaking extravaganza that brought the tournament to a close just before the Final was produced by the VWV Group. UK-based The Projection Studio's Ross Ashton was appointed as … [Read more...]
SDS Celebrates 2 Years
Johannesburg, South Africa, based Sets Drapes Screens (SDS), the specialist set building company of Gearhouse South Africa, celebrates 2 years and an impressive expansion. SDS was launched in 2008, to complement other companies in the Gearhouse Group and as a dedicated operation constructing set designs of all sizes and types across multiple sectors of the industry. Previously, Gearhouse … [Read more...]
It’s No Joke for Gearhouse SA
Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical production including lighting, video and sound for “It’s No Joke” the landmark 46664/Real Concerts comedy festival event at Sun City Super Bowl. This unique, side-splitting one-off event utilised the universal language of laughter to raise funds for the Nelson Mandela charities by uniting 10 of SA’s cutting edge comedians - Trevor Noah, Marc … [Read more...]
