The state of the art Intuit Dome opened its doors for the first time last night in Inglewood, California. But the hi-tech equipment proved balky in its first live test.
Grammy winner Bruno Mars was the attraction on opening night at the venue, set for the first of two concerts. While Mars was to take the stage at 8 p.m., the show was delayed to just before 10 p.m.
after thousands of people were kept waiting outside. The arena, which cost an estimated $2 billion to construct, was funded by Microsoft CEO and current Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.
Which made the technical issues all the more surprising. The venue’s entry-by-smartphone and opt-in facial-recognition systems weren’t working, which caused an entry bottleneck and forced staff to inspect digital tickets one by one.
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