Tour Sound

Longtime FOH engineer opts for Yamaha PM10.

By Strother Bullins. The controversial Grammy-winning rock band from Sweden, Ghost, just wrapped up the U.S. leg of its A Pale Tour Named Death; PSN caught up with the band’s FOH engineer, Dave Nutbrown, to find out how he provided a clean mix for the ghoulish group.

Eighth Day Sound fielded 250+ Adamson loudspeakers for the 360º hip-hop tour.

The “Cars” hitmaker played the Royal Albert Hall as part of a six-show orchestral run.

The French act’s current world tour continues this spring with FOH engineer Matt West in tow.

A live engineer for acts like Camila Cabello, Brandon Blackwell has been integrating analog gear into his live sound setup.

Sound Image tackled audio for the Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and The Cult summertime bill.

Australian live sound company rolls with new Adamson system.

The Finnish bluegrass act have been touring the UK with a compact mix system.

The Jersey Boy hits Chicago with the help of Gand Concert Sound.

Loto Audio provided sound for a double-headliner gig of Papa Roach and Good Charlotte.

Summer saw the venerable rock band play a string of stadium shows across the country, including two home town gigs that aided Seattle's homeless population.

Longtime monitor engineer Kevin McCarthy brings a passel of DAS on world tour.

Hozier recently rolled through Euope on his sold-out tour, and FOH engineer Steve Pattison was along every step of the way.

By Clive Young. Talking with the audio team behind the scenes on this fall's Thomas Rhett arena tour.

FOH engineer Philip J. Harvey works around MBV’s demanding levels.

By Clive Young. PSN speaks with the audio team behind Simple Minds' first full U.S. headline tour in more than 20 years.

UK act The Feeling closed out a 12-date run of its home country with audio provided by SSE Audio.

Britannia Row rolls out L-Acoustics L-ISA rig for production

2018’s Mountain High tour saw the country artist notch 60-plus shows with his longtime crew along for the ride once again.

The venerable casino complex’s arena opts for flagship console.

More than 120 members gathered at Adamson HQ to discover what’s next from the loudspeaker manufacturer.

Justin Timberlake has been on the road with his sixth world tour, Man Of The Woods, and along for every step of the journey have been FOH engineer Andy Meyer and monitor engineer Paul Klimson, using pro-audio gear provided by Clair Global (Lititz, PA).

By Clive Young. Phil Collins is 'Not Dead Yet'—and he and an audio team from 3G Productions are crossing the country on a sold-out arena tour to prove it.

Extensive planning, deployment went into immersive show.

Touring keyboardist Brett Tuggle talks touring and loudspeakers.

By Steve Harvey. British crooner Sam Smith is circling the globe behind his hit album "The Thrill of It All," with audio provided by UK-based Capital Sound. A massive d&b audiotechnik P.A., with multiple hands of 20 J8s each, helps cover sold-out arenas nightly.

Stadium tour carries more than half a dozen mixing consoles for the power couple's production.

By Billy Davis. Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson teamed up this summer for the Twins of Evil tour; now Zombie’s tight-knit crew share how they made bad sound so good.

Grunge pioneers hit the road co-headlining with The Cult and Bush.

“Chris turned to us and said, ‘New mic.’”

By Clive Young. Monitor engineer Michael Mule worked with everyone from Iron Maiden to Anita Baker across a nearly 40-year career that began at CBGB.

Currently rolling through Asia, Paramore has a slew of Telefunken mics in tow.

FOH engineer Mark Kennedy has been mixing the legendary rocker.

By Jim Beaugez. On his first tour in four years, Jack White is playing arenas, clubs and festivals. In keeping with his championing of retro audio, which includes his Third Man Records label and vinyl pressing plant, the tour is carrying all-analog FOH and monitor rigs.

Touring Europe this summer, Björk’s vocal were handled—and heavily effected—with care.

One of the rare celebrity-fronted acts that garners musical respect, the Bacon Brothers are back on the road.

Hip-hop hero Post Malone wraps up U.S. leg of his world tour, supported by VER Tour Sound.

Lorde's 70-concert world tour continues through the Southern Hemisphere this month, bringing a considerable amount of technology along for the ride.

FOH engineer / production manager Connor Hawkins focuses in on a favorite console.

Backstage Sound and Lighting sets up hard-touring act with new FOH desk.

By Clive Young. After a massive stadium tour last summer, U2 returns to the arenas to close out its Innocence + Experience concept tours. Sound director Joe O’Herlihy discusses the tour and looks back at mixing U2 for 40 years.

70-plus shows into their 2018 tour schedule, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats have had a dLive desk at stageside each night.

QSC gear plays its part in the onstage rig of musical director Paul "Wix" Wickens.

A brand-new d&b audiotechnik GSL System covered 37,000 screaming punk fans at Argentina's Estadio Velex Stadium.

Yamaha's new Rivage PM7 will be used to mix Poison and Rob Zombie tours this summer.

By Clive Young. The Tedeschi Trucks Band typically plays 200 gigs a year, which keeps its audio team busy taming the stage volume of 12 people musically flooring it without an IEM in sight.

By Steve Harvey. Crowdsourced data tools can help determine if you can still use that 600 MHz wireless mic system in a given area.

Rapper on the road plays through Bose at HOB

Engineer Chris Wilson tackled FOH and monitors on the Allen & Heath desk.