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Unveiling the Spectacle: A Look Behind the Scenes of the European Para Championships 2023 Opening Ceremony with Backbone International and TWOFIFTYK
On August 8, the first multi-sport event in Europe started, apart from the Paralympic Games, where ten para-sports were combined: European Para Championships. The execution of this event relied on the collaboration of diverse companies and individuals, each making substantial contributions to its success. Among the key contributors were companies such as Backbone International and […]
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BEHIND THE B #1: HARDWELL – REBELS NEVER DIE TOUR
Our brand new series, Behind the B, gives you a glimpse behind the scenes during various productions. In the first episode: Hardwell – Rebels Never Die Tour. How did this all come together? Our technical producer, Dave, logistics coordinator Chantal, and Bjorn Sensen from Sorted Management will talk you through their roles and what the production for this […]
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Team Backbone & Defqon.1 Weekend Festival with Jari, Mette and Laurens
Team Backbone and Defqon.1 Weekend Festival – Behind the scenes with Jari van Leerdam, Mette Horstman and Laurens Kaizer From June 23rd to 26th 2022, Defqon.1 Weekend Festival took place at Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. This festival is nothing short of massive. And when we say huge, we mean one of the largest campsites in Europe […]
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Behind the scenes at the F1 Miami Grand Prix
Behind the scenes at the F1 Miami GP with Jacco van der Voort and Alex Kistler From 6-8 May 2022, the inaugural Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix took place at the Miami International Autodrome, set in the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Gardens, home to the NFL’s famous Miami Dolphins franchise. The Florida race […]
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Invictus Games 2020 The Hague – looking back with Remco Hendriks
From 16 – 22 April 2022, the Invictus Games 2020 took place in Zuiderpark, The Hague, in the Netherlands for the first time ever. Together with Technical Producer and Production Manager Remco Hendriks, we look back on this unique sporting event. A meaningful event Invictus means unconquered. A word that embodies the fighting spirit of […]
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Tree of Hope, a symbol of hope for the whole event industry
The TREE OF HOPE: two huge hands join together as a trunk, they open and release a flock of birds-of-paradise that fly up freely to form a crown After a year of uncertainty and staying indoors, at a time when festival season would normally erupt in all its diversity, creativity and optimism, a temporary beacon […]
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Dutch Grand Prix | Interview with Remco Hendriks
During the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort on the first weekend of September 2021 after an absence of 36 years. This was a memorable spectacle, as all eyes worldwide were on Zandvoort. With its rich history, unique location in the dunes near the sea, the two new spectacular corners, […]
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EB Live interview with Pieter Lubberts: ‘Sometimes we went too fast for The Hague’
Editor’s note: This interview took place shortly before the Covid-19 measures were tightened up again. The live industry is slowly but surely starting to recover in the Netherlands, largely thanks to the Fieldlab pilots. Program manager Pieter Lubberts looks back at a busy but successful period. “We have always worked with transparency and an open […]
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Dancing for a greener planet, Justdiggit and Backbone about Raindance
At the end of 2018, Backbone teamed up with Justdiggit to organise the first edition of Raindance. The Raindance project aims to create awareness for the key role nature plays in mitigating global warming, celebrate the regreening successes so far, but most of all demonstrate the urgency of climate change and promote one of the […]
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Backbone & GGD GHOR test locations in The Netherlands
Since April 6, 2020, 25 GGDs together have realized more than 350 Covid-19 test locations in the Netherlands. Anyone with symptoms that are consistent with the Corona virus can be tested to see whether he / she is a carrier. The GGD GHOR tests are conducted at various external locations. It is a gigantic ongoing […]