It may have been an improvement over 2020, but the 2021 concert touring season still faced enormous challenges from the ongoing and mutating Covid-19 pandemic. Here are the top 10 tours, as ranked by Billboard, for the 2021 touring season, along with the sound companies for these shows. For more details on the audio crew and gear supporting these tours, follow the links to FRONT of HOUSE’s full listings online.
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MARCOUSSIS, France – L-Acoustics recently announced that it has become a major investor in Mixhalo and will serve as exclusive pro audio partner for the San Francisco-based company. L-Acoustics and Mixhalo first collaborated in 2019 on Aerosmith’s Deuces Are Wild residency at the Park Theater in Las Vegas,
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ATLANTA – For its latest production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre increased its wireless firepower with 34 channels of Sennheiser’s Digital 6000 wireless system.
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DENVER – Brown Note Productions provided L-Acoustics K Series rigs for music festivals staged by Danny Wimmer Presents this past autumn. The multi-day festivals, which took place from September through December, 2021, including Inkcarceration, Louder Than Life, Aftershock and Welcome To Rockville.
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NEW YORK – AES announced the recipients of awards for distinguished achievement in the field of audio and service to the Society in late 2021. Awards Committee chair Nadja Wallaszkovits and AES president Jonathan Wyner presented the honors during an online ceremony on Dec. 15.
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SAN FRANCISCO – In mid-December, Metallica celebrated its 40th anniversary with four days of events dubbed the “San Francisco Takeover,” culminating in two concerts for fan club members only at the city’s Chase Center arena. As with nearly all Metallica shows in recent years, the band relied on a Meyer Sound reinforcement system — here a massive 286 loudspeaker in-the-round configuration — to propel the music with undiminished clarity and dynamics.
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PHILADELPHIA – Earlier this year, Bauder Audio Systems provided a DiGiCo control solution for 2,500-seat Verizon Hall within Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The new setup includes a Quantum338 console, two SD-Racks, and a 4REA4 Processor with multiple controllers.
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COSTA MESA, CA – QSC announced that Jatan Shah has been promoted to President and CEO. The company also announced that Joe Pham has been named Chairman and CEO.
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OREM, UT – Since it was built in 1996, the 8,000-seat Utah Valley University UCCU Center has hosted a diverse array of sports and entertainment events. Earlier this year, Salt Lake City-based Performance Audio installed L-Acoustics K, A, and X Series loudspeaker systems.
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LONDON – Solotech named Bryce Jewell Managing Director UK. He will be responsible for driving the overall business strategy for Solotech in the United Kingdom, both for the Live Productions and the Sales and Systems Integration Divisions. Martin Tremblay, President and CEO of Group Solotech, made the announcement.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Organizer Mobilestage Network announces the Mobile Stage Conference 2022, a trade show for the outdoor event industry. At MSC 2022, 500+ influential… Read More »Mobile Stage Conference 2022 Announced
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VANCOUVER, BC – Operating as a neighborhood theater from 1935 to 2011, and saved from demolition after a community campaign, the Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver BC completed extensive renovations in 2020. The venue’s management worked with Coquitlam, BC-based Gearforce on an installation of a V-Series line array and Y-Series point source system from d&b audiotechnik.
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