High-scoring affair: A rendering of a drone-enabled score between the USA and Australia in the FIFA World Cup as it might appear in the Seattle sky near the Space Needle. (Visit Seattle Image)
Soccer fans who aren’t there in person or not glued to their phones or TVs during FIFA World Cup matches in Seattle will be able to look to the sky for results.
Visit Seattle is planning to launch what it calls a first-ever drone scoreboard, lighting up the city’s skyline with scores from each of the six matches that will be played in Seattle.
The activation will take place at the Space Needle to add another visual flair to an event expected to draw huge crowds to the city.
The drones will be flown by Sky Elements, the Fort Worth, Texas-based company that has put on shows at T-Mobile Park for a Mariners game, Lumen Field for the Seahawks, and at the Needle for New Year’s Eve.
Seattle advertising agency Copacino Fujikado and Seattle-based PR agency C+C are also part of the production.
Visit Seattle is a nonprofit marketing organization that champions Seattle and King County as destinations for travel and tourism.
Here is the schedule for FIFA World Cup matches in Seattle:
- June 15 (noon): Belgium vs. Egypt (Group G)
- June 19 (noon): United States vs. Australia (Group D)
- June 24 (noon): Qatar vs. TBD (Winner of Playoff A: Italy/NI/Wales/BIH) (Group B)
- June 26 (8 p.m.): Egypt vs. Iran (Group G)
- July 1 (1 p.m): Round of 32 Match 82
- July 6 (5 p.m.): Round of 16 Match 94
