London, UK, based production company LarMac LIVE (LML) were brought in to production manage and co-ordinate all technical aspects of the 2011 UK Sonisphere Festival. Staged in the grounds of beautiful Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, the 3 day event saw a glittering feast of metallic aristocracy, music and antics, headlined by Metallica, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot respectively, with some … [Read more...]
Sennheiser receives royal approval from Kings Of Leon
This summer’s series of live shows in London’s Hyde Park was kicked off in fine style by Kings of Leon, the familial rockers whose UK fan base was well-established before audiences in their home territory of the US really woke up to them. Playing to 60,000 fans each night - the biggest headline shows of their career so far - the band literally had no place to Hyde, but a comprehensive package of … [Read more...]
One Big Weekend Debuts Sennheiser’s Latest Channel 38 Equipment
The 2011 festival season kicked off for Sennheiser with a huge amount of equipment and the company’s technical support team heading to Carlisle for the BBC’s One Big Weekend. With the two days headlined by the contrasting styles of the Foo Fighters no-nonsense rock and Lady Gaga’s theatrics, it also saw the début of the company’s latest Channel 38 equipment. One Big Weekend saw 51 live bands … [Read more...]
Faithless flip flop across Europe with dual Midas PRO6
Faithless are embarked the European leg of a world tour, with twin Midas PRO6 FOH systems flip-flopping across the band’s busy summer schedule. With a relentless touring schedule crossing back and forth across Europe from early April, the band’s long-term front of house engineer Mark Kennedy is manning one of two PRO6s from Britannia Row, while the other travels to the next venue with the rest … [Read more...]
Midas digi-fest at T in the Park
A plethora of Midas digital systems were used across this year’s three-day T in the Park festival held in Scotland earlier this month. Britannia Row deployed three XL8 live performance systems at FOH on the main stage, while Scottish rental company EFX Audio supplied two XL8s for FOH on the Radio One stage. Midas digital systems were also very much in evidence as headlining acts brought their … [Read more...]
