LIVERPOOL, U.K. — For Lawson’s recent homecoming show at Liverpool Echo Arena, rental specialist Adlib, also based here, provided audio, lighting and trucking support. The band’s engineers were Andrew Williamson (FOH) and Craig Pryde (Monitors), and Adlib’s Kenny Perrin was PA tech for the tour.
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During the show at the arena, the band welcomed surgeon Dr. David Lawson – after whom they are named – to the stage and thanked him again in front of an ecstatic crowd, six years after his work saved the life of lead singer Andy Brown.
Adlib were chosen as technical supplier under the wing of James Sharpe, Andrew Thornton and John Pryer for 24/7 Productions Ltd.
Adlib Client manager Phil Kielty commented, “We were really pleased to be working with Lawson. It’s been brilliant to watch the band’s live career evolve over the last two years and Adlib is proud to be part of the team.”
ADLIB’s intrepid Kenny Perrin was PA tech for the tour… dealing both with getting the PA system up and running and tech’ing the monitors. Due to the light weight, versatility and great maneuverability of the Coda ViRAY system, it was no problem for him to handle the set-up each day, with the assistance of the band’s engineers Andrew Williamson (FOH) and Craig Pryde (Monitors).
In the larger rooms the PA hangs comprised 12 x ViRAY speakers a side with four Coda SCPF subs ground-stacked each side and, where possible, another four in the middle to spread the low end nicely and evenly around the space. Additional ViRAY speakers were used for the lip fills along the front of stage.
All processing was managed using one of Adlib’s standard Lake LM44 and LM26 racks utilising Coda C10 amps and DNC-260 processors.
Both engineers chose to use Avid Profile consoles on this leg of the tour.
At monitor world Lawson used Sennheiser IEMs supplied by Adlib combined with their own custom moulds and Adlib’s new MP4 wedges were supplied for the support acts.
This neat and compact monitor system worked well with the stage set, leaving the space clear and uncluttered.
