LDT ““Security, Tech, and 8 Months of Engineering: Inside THE ALL-AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW’s Massive Production””
Behind the dazzling lights and explosive on-stage energy of the All-American Halftime Show lies one of the most complex live-event engineering feats ever attempted.
According to production officials, the show required:
- 680 technicians
- 52 semi-trucks of equipment
- A fully automated hydraulic stage assembled in less than 6 minutes
- A new AI-assisted camera rig that provided uninterrupted 360° coverage
- A 1.8-million-pixel floor display engineered to survive pyrotechnics
Security efforts were equally enormous. Federal and private agencies collaborated on drone monitoring, rapid-scan crowd assessment, and a secure perimeter extending nearly a mile around the stadium.
“We essentially built a traveling city,” said chief engineer Roland Hayes. “Every bolt, every wire, every cue had to execute perfectly within milliseconds.”
The results were flawless. Critics praised the show as one of the smoothest, most technically impressive halftime productions ever aired, with zero broadcast interruptions and no safety incidents.
Officials say the production model developed for this year’s event may redefine how future high-profile broadcasts are engineered.
