Sound Company
tube uk
Venue
City Park
Bradford, UK
Crew
- Sound Designer: Gareth Fry
- System Designer/Project Manager: Melvyn Coote
- Crew Chief: John Redfern
- FOH Operator: Rob Parkinson
- Head P.A. Tech: Matt Waltho
- RF Tech: Tracy Harper
- Comms Tech: Adam Taylor
- Rig Techs: Harry Park, Melvyn Coote
- RISE Directors: Kirsty Housley, Steven Frayne
- Bradford 2025 Execs: Shanaz Gulzar (Creative Director), Ben Pugh (Director of Production)
Gear
FOH
- Control & Processing: QLab on two Mac Studio machines w/d&b R1 system control
- Signal Distribution: 63 outputs running concurrently, distributed via a Dante network w/multi-fiber & Cat 5 multicore systems (6 node points extending over 350+ meters of infrastructure cabling).
- Speakers: Main Area: d&b audiotechnik V-Series (in five ground stacks w/(6) V8 tops, (2) V-SUBS and (1) KSL subwoofer); Entry/Concession Area: (12) d&b Y7P point source speakers w/d&b Y & V-SUBS
- Amps: d&b D80, D20
MON
- Speakers: (2) d&b Y10s (choir), (6) d&b M4 (aerial performance towers), (4) d&b E8s (orchestra), (2) d&b M6s (DJ)
- RF System: (12) Sennheiser 5000 belt packs/handheld mics plus (12) Sennheiser 2000 IEMs running off (6) monitor feeds; plus (50) belt packs for community participants and (4) wired IEM feeds
- Comms: (20) Green-Go, (24) Riedel Bolero (wired & wireless)
Event Details
A team of engineers from audio specialist tube uk worked through freezing temperatures, icy winds and snow to deliver sound systems for the two key areas of Bradford’s UK City of Culture Opening Event, RISE. The sold-out event, featuring 200 performers and seen by 20,000 over two nights, was held in Bradford’s City Park Jan. 10 and 11 2025. Along with aerialists, performers ranged from poets roaming through the crowds to rappers and DJs to a large community choir and the Airedale Symphony Orchestra.
