Case Studies
K-array powers festivals in Europe, US and Indonesia
K-array audio was in use in multiple European locations, from The Festival of the Sun, in Siena, Italy, to the Beachfront Festival in Trelleborg,...
festivals
Events & Production
Special report: Festivals in crisis?
Festival season is upon us, but, in the UK at least, there are already signs that the post-Covid boom is on the wane. Kevin...
Installation magazine
Immersive & sustainable: New edition of Installation now available!
Installation content director Rob Lane outlines what's gracing the pages of the June issue of your favourite AV industry publication
Audio
Levelling down
Controlling sound levels is not an easy task but modern technologies are making it a more manageable one. Which, as Paul Lydon reports, is...
Events & Production
‘UK’s position as live music leader at stake’, according to The Guardian
Rising supply chain costs lead to nine festival postponing or cancelling for good so far in 2024, following a tricky 2023
Video & Lighting
Reading & Leeds festivals announce The Chevron new arena stage concept
Open-air venue boasts "world’s first" outdoor floating LED video sky canopy created especially for dance music and hip-hop performers, and is also the new...
Case Studies
HOLOPLOT X1 Matrix Array sound system delivers for Marbella’s Starlite Occident 2023 Festival
Sound Architecture, HOLOPLOT’s authorised distributor in Spain and Portugal, collaborated with AV specialist Ilusovi Servicios for the first outdoor live show deployment of X1
Installation magazine
Installation magazine: October edition now available!
Installation editor Rob lane reveals what delights await you in the latest issue of your favourite AV magazine...
Case Studies
KV2 powers up Electric Bay festival in Torquay, Devon
A pair of KV2 VHD2.0 and a VHD1.0 were used per side as a flown L/R system. Bass and sub-bass was provided by four...
Theme of the Month
Special report: Festivals – time for more future-proofing?
Despite unpredictable weather, compressed timeframes and other logistical issues, 2023 has been another good year for the festivals sector. But with climatic and demographic...
Case Studies
Britannia Row Productions deploys L-Acoustics L2 system for Soho House Festival
DiGiCo SD5 consoles and L-Acoustics Soundvision 3D sound design and mapping software also deployed for two-day event in London's Gunnersbury Park
Case Studies
FOL and KAGE supply wide-ranging Pioneer PRO AUDIO systems for five stages at Belgium festival
Pioneer systems took care of five of the stages at Extrema Outdoor festival, overseen by audio specialists FOL Sound, Light and Vision and KAGE...
Audio
Stuttgart Spring Festival’s marquee loudspeaker upgrade
A new zone sound reinforcement system of the festival’s Zum Wasenwirt tent featured loudspeakers from Voice-Acoustic
Case Studies
L-Acoustics L-ISA technology excites electronic music fans at Wonderfruit Festival
Artists Viken Arman, Photay, O/Y, Earth Echo and more treat audiences to a 360° performance at the Polygon stage thanks to L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound...
Events & Production
UK events industry ‘back on its feet’
Sam Dimond, founder of events and AV installation business Spotlight Sound, said that the company's unprecedented recent growth and increase in demand is good...
Audio
Pro audio: Returning to the fields on a sound footing
After disappearing for a whole year and then existing virtually or in much reduced physical form, the music festival is back in full effect....
Video & Lighting
Festivals special: Ecological illuminations –Taking centre stage
Post-pandemic, festival operators and rental companies are showing a willingness to invest in LED lighting and other eco-friendly technology, writes David Davies
Installation magazine
New quarter, new issue: Your May edition of Installation is available to read now!
Editor Rob Lane on this month's festivals-themed edition, with pro audio and lighting sustainability front and centre, along with features on 8K, AI and...
Integrators
Full Production & Avion TSL launch strategic partnership
Partnership will see both companies benefit from the sharing of premises, resources and expertise
Audio
Biamp announces title sponsorship of PDX Jazz Festival 2022
Festival will feature performances by Grammy Award Winners and other jazz musicians
Events & Production
Plans unveiled for world’s first 5G powered festival
Immersive, hybrid event to be broadcast to remote locations from world-leading venues
Audio
ESI Productions receives USA’s first L-Acoustics K3 system
Tampa-based production and rental house was also first adopter of K2 seven years ago
Technology
Cheltenham Literature Festival powered by Blackmagic Design
All venues equipped with three URSA Broadcast cameras and one Micro Studio Camera 4K
Case Studies
Robe light sources transform Prague sites into gallery spaces
Robe lighting has been utilised to celebrate the fusion of digital arts and technology at the 2019 Signal Festival in Prague, where the company...
Case Studies
Meyer Sound elevates festival experience at Roskilde 2019
This June, Meyer Sound returned to Denmark as the exclusive sound provider for the Roskilde Festival, Northern Europe’s largest and longest-running music festival. The...