Waterfront Blues Festival

Fast, Flexible Planar LED Video Wall Sets the Stage at Blues Festival

The Waterfront Blues Festival is an annual event in Portland, Oregon, United States featuring four days of performances by blues musicians across four stages. The festival started in 1988 and takes place in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, along the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest celebration of blues, soul, funk, and rhythm & blues west of the Mississippi.

During the 2019 festival on the South Stage, Blues Festival performances were displayed on a 14 foot wide x 4 feet high Planar® CarbonLight™ CLM Series mesh LED Display. The Planar CarbonLight CLM Series is a line of see-through mesh LED displays designed for rental, staging and flexible-fixed applications in indoor and outdoor environments. Available in 6.9, 10.4 and 15.6mm pixel pitches, Planar CarbonLight CLM Series islightweight with high transparency and low wind resistance.