Noel Gallagher has appeared in two concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Gallagher was flanked by former Oasis bandmates Gem Archer on guitar and Jay Darlington on keyboards, and backed by an eight-piece female orchestra plus the Crouch End Choir. Britannia Row Productions provided a dual Midas XL8 live performance system for FOH and monitors, with a Klark Teknik … [Read more...]
Midas adds mystical touch to M tour
Long-term Midas user Olivier Lude is touring with French rock singer Matthieu Chedid, aka M, using his very own PRO6 live audio system. Lude, who has worked with M on stage and in the studio since 1996, is using the PRO6 at front of house for the Mister Mystere tour, which has travelled throughout France, Belgium and Switzerland and will end in June at the Zenith concert hall, Paris. Over on … [Read more...]
Dual Midas XL8 system reworks Snow Patrol
The 15-date Snow Patrol Reworked tour of the UK and Ireland recreated songs from the band’s 15-year career with a dual Midas XL8 system at front of house and monitors, provided by Britannia Row. As the shows featured six band members, 10 musicians and special guests, all 96 channels of each desk were full to capacity. “The band wanted to create an organic reconstruction of their songs, so lots … [Read more...]
Poland celebrates Woodstock 40 years on with Midas and KT
Poland celebrated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this year with Woodstock Trainstop 2009 – the 15th such festival to be held in the country. The free concert was attended by 420,000 people, and the main stage was entirely equipped with Midas, with both analogue and digital consoles provided. Taking place in Kostrzyn on the Polish-German border, rental company Fotis Sound provided a Midas … [Read more...]
Midas PRO6 stars on Maximo Park academy tour
UK rental company SSE has supplied a Midas PRO6 live audio system for Maximo Park’s sellout UK academy tour. A Klark Teknik DN9696 was used to record all shows, including support bands, which were also mixed on the PRO6. FOH engineer Huw Richards had used an XL8 for orchestral concerts in the past, but this was his first time on a PRO6. “What I love about this board more than anything is the … [Read more...]
