PORTLAND, OR — A $40 million renovation to Jeld-Wen Field, home of Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers, added 5,000 seats for a total capacity of 22,000. The upgrade also included 800 square feet of LED video screens and a new sound system with Community Professional loudspeakers.
The venue, which first opened as Multnomah Stadium in 1926, has hosted a number of landmark events, including one of the first-ever outdoor rock concerts when Elvis Presley performed there in 1957.
Prior to the upgrade, the stadium had functioned as a Triple-A ballpark utilizing 36 R2 all-weather loudspeakers. The format change to Major League Soccer called for additional Community WET-Series 15″ two-way and 15″ three-way systems and R-Series R.5 weather-resistant loudspeakers.
Designed by Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams, Inc. (WJHW), the audio system was installed by Denver, CO-based Empowercom.
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