Sound Company
Eighth Day Sound/Clair
Venue
Various (UK/Ireland Tour)
Crew
- FOH Engineer: Lee McMahon
- Monitor Engineer: Steve Donovan
- Systems Engineer: Grant Cropley
- RF Techs: Steve Donovan, Tom Boothby
- Production Manager: Josh Barnes
- Eighth Day/Clair Account Executive: Meegan Holmes
Gear
FOH
- Console: DiGiCo Quantum SD7
- Speakers: d&b audiotechnik GSL (mains), KSL (side hangs), SL Subs (flown/floor), V Series (270° hangs), AL60 & V12 (front fills)
- Processing: FOH: Solid State Logic Bus+, Kush Clariphonic, Rupert Neve Designs 5045 Primary Source Enhancer, Shelford Channel, API Audio 2500+ Compressor, Kush Audio Fatso,, Overstayer M-A-S, Eventide Eclipse V4, Lake LM44, Empirical Labs EL8X Distressors, (2) Waves Extreme-C Server X10s; P.A. System: d&b ArrayCalc, ArrayProcessing software, DirectOut PRODIGY.MP
MON
- Console: SSL L500
- Speakers: L-Acoustics X15 HiQ (backup wedges); KS28 Subs (sidefills)
- IEMs: Jerry Harvey JH Audio Roxannes, Shure PSM1000, Shure Axient Digital
- Processing:
- Mics: Telefunken M80 (lead vocals, wired/wireless); Telefunken, Sennheiser, Shure, Earthworks, Audix, beyerdynamic
Tour Details
The 1975’s January 2023 tour, in support of their fifth studio album, Being Funny In A Foreign Language, visited venues in the UK and Ireland including a big homecoming show in Manchester, UK on Jan. 20 with an audio assist from Eighth Day Sound/Clair. “It’s the most complex show I’ve ever worked on,” said FOH engineer Lee McMahon, who needed to factor in reflective surfaces from the elaborate set design and load up his console with 112 inputs. “It’s part sound reinforcement, part sound design, all audience/band interaction.”
