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Hands On Labor: San Diego Event and Construction Project Gallery

Festival Stage LED Wall Setup
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Festival Stage LED Wall Setup

Large-scale LED rigging and structural truss build at Snapdragon Stadium.

Concerts & FestivalsSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego
Arena Floor & Rigging Transition
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FrontWave Arena Operations & Floor Changeovers

Multi-sport arena changeovers and concert load-ins at FrontWave Arena.

Venues & ArenasFrontWave Arena, Oceanside
Corporate AV & Presentation Setup
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Corporate AV & Presentation Setup

Audiovisual technician crew setting up large-format projection screens, stage monitors, and ballroom banquet AV for a San Diego corporate event.

Corporate & AVSan Diego, CA
Outdoor Stage LED Video Wall Assembly
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Outdoor Stage LED Video Wall Assembly

Stagehand crew flying, interlocking, and cabling modular high-definition LED video wall panels on festival box truss.

Concerts & FestivalsSan Diego, CA
Festival Grounds & Audio Delay Towers
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Festival Grounds & Audio Delay Towers

Large-scale festival field production build showing delay audio towers, heavy equipment telehandler operations, and cable crossovers.

Concerts & FestivalsSnapdragon Stadium Grounds, San Diego, CA
Stadium LED Wall Rigging & Signal Harness
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Stadium LED Wall Rigging & Signal Harness

Power distribution, data harness cabling, rigging shackles, and spansets securing a massive outdoor concert LED video display.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego, CA
Illuminated Holiday Light Castle Installation
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Illuminated Holiday Light Castle Installation

Spectacular walk-through illuminated architectural castle structure assembled on turf for a premier winter holiday event.

Venues & ArenasDel Mar Fairgrounds, CA
Festival Stage Video Substructure & Cable Runs
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Festival Stage Video Substructure & Cable Runs

Rear structural perspective of outdoor festival stage showing LED frame bracing, cable trunking, and crew safety pathways.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego County, CA
Boots In The Park Stage & Lighting Grid
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Boots In The Park Stage & Lighting Grid

Main festival stage build featuring heavy-duty aluminum roof grid, moving head fixtures, line array hangs, and production road cases.

Concerts & FestivalsSan Diego County, CA
Festival Front of House & Spotlight Towers
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Festival Front of House & Spotlight Towers

Front of House audio and lighting command center with multi-level followspot towers and crowd barrier perimeter.

Concerts & FestivalsSan Diego County, CA
Commercial Subfloor Framing & Carpentry
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Commercial Subfloor Framing & Carpentry

Precision timber sleeper framing and structural subfloor joist layout by Hands On skilled carpentry crew.

GeneralSan Diego, CA
Digital Joist Leveling & Pitch Verification
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Digital Joist Leveling & Pitch Verification

Digital leveling inspection on load-bearing timber joists ensuring exact pitch and millimeter precision.

GeneralSan Diego, CA
Circular Light Tunnel Walkthrough
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Circular Light Tunnel Walkthrough

Concentric steel ring arch tunnel wired with dynamic LED lighting for immersive walk-through event experience.

Venues & ArenasDel Mar, CA
Fairgrounds Grand Entrance Light Arch
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Fairgrounds Grand Entrance Light Arch

Rigging and assembling heavy-duty arch portals and column towers for an illuminated winter wonderland attraction.

Venues & ArenasDel Mar Fairgrounds, CA
Petco Park Rodeo Livestock Corrals
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Petco Park Rodeo Livestock Corrals

Transforming Petco Park into a professional rodeo arena with custom steel holding corrals and chutes on the baseball diamond.

Venues & ArenasPetco Park, Downtown San Diego
Commercial Excavation & Formwork Labor
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Commercial Excavation & Formwork Labor

Skilled construction and formwork crew handling heavy timber shoring, rebar installations, and foundation concrete preparation.

GeneralSan Diego, CA
Del Mar Grandstand Stage Truss Erection
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Del Mar Grandstand Stage Truss Erection

Rigging crew coordinating with telehandler crane to raise and pin 40-foot aluminum box truss towers on the Del Mar Racetrack infield.

Staging & RiggingDel Mar Racetrack, CA
ADA Stage Lift Electric Drive Servicing
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ADA Stage Lift Electric Drive Servicing

Master stage technician inspecting and tuning electric chain hoist motor and safety limit switches on an ADA accessibility stage lift.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego, CA
Festival Stage ADA Accessibility Lift Installation
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Festival Stage ADA Accessibility Lift Installation

Crew locking into position a heavy-duty ADA wheelchair lift to provide compliant performer access to an elevated outdoor festival stage.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego, CA
Snapdragon Stadium Stage Deck & Ramp Build
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Snapdragon Stadium Stage Deck & Ramp Build

High-angle view of modular aluminum stage decks, access thrust, stairs, and crowd barriers positioned on Snapdragon Stadium field.

Concerts & FestivalsSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
Festival Delay Tower & Truss Perspective
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Festival Delay Tower & Truss Perspective

Elevated vantage from delay tower truss looking across festival stage, telehandler operations, and sound field.

Concerts & FestivalsSnapdragon Stadium Grounds, San Diego, CA
High-Tower Rigging & Moving Head Focus
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High-Tower Rigging & Moving Head Focus

Certified rigger harnessed in boom lift basket hanging and focusing heavy-duty moving head luminaires on festival delay tower.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego, CA
Petco Park Concourse Production Load-In
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Petco Park Concourse Production Load-In

Stagehand transporting production gear and road cases through Petco Park upper deck concourse for stadium event staging.

Venues & ArenasPetco Park, Downtown San Diego
Outdoor LED Video Wall Ground Support Rigging
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Outdoor LED Video Wall Ground Support Rigging

Hands On crew assembling high-resolution outdoor LED video wall and road case management on festival stage.

Concerts & FestivalsSan Diego, CA
Petco Park Dirt Rodeo Arena Transformation
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Petco Park Dirt Rodeo Arena Transformation

Panoramic view of Petco Park baseball diamond fully transformed into a professional dirt rodeo arena with heavy machinery and chutes.

Venues & ArenasPetco Park, Downtown San Diego
Multi-Level Scaffolding Erection & Access
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Multi-Level Scaffolding Erection & Access

Skilled laborer in high-visibility safety gear climbing exterior scaffold planks during commercial facade build.

GeneralSan Diego, CA
WWE Survivor Series Stadium Stage Build
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WWE Survivor Series Stadium Stage Build

Massive curved LED stadium stage, turf armor protection, and field seating setup for WWE Survivor Series.

Venues & ArenasSnapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
Commercial Millwork & Cabinetry Assembly
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Commercial Millwork & Cabinetry Assembly

Craftsmen assembling precision wood furniture, drawer slides, and cabinetry for commercial interior installations.

GeneralSan Diego, CA
Boots In The Park Main Stage Complete Build
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Boots In The Park Main Stage Complete Build

Finished Boots In The Park festival stage with giant flank LED screens, line array hangs, and crowd safety barricades.

Concerts & FestivalsSan Diego County, CA
Stagehand Crew Truss Beam Team Lift
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Stagehand Crew Truss Beam Team Lift

Synchronized Hands On stagehand team hoisting aluminum box truss roof beam onto mobile concert stage deck.

Staging & RiggingSan Diego, CA
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