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Stick Figure Drawn to Bose ShowMatch
Reggae/dub band Stick Figure, on tour for its latest album, recently rolled up to a venue with a Bose ShowMatch loudspeaker system.
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Live Sound Showcase: Godsmack Tour Serves Up ‘Legends’ Live
The Boston rockers have been on the road for over a year in support of their latest, tearing up arenas and sheds along the way. We catch up with the crew and find out how they keep the tour...
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The Sound of ARIZONA
FOH engineer Abel Ocasio recently mixed pop act ARIZONA on a Bose ShowMatch Line Array.
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George Strait Rides Again with DiGiCo
Though he retired from touring in 2014, country superstar George Strait has been playing one-offs around the country with a DiGiCo SD12 in tow.
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Allen & Heath Helps Hawkwind Tour Take Flight
Hawkwind’s 50th Anniversary UK tour carried an Allen & Heath dLive to every stop.
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Lizzo Hits The Road with DiGiCo
“Truth Hurts” but touring didn’t this year for the chart-topping rapper as she played 90 shows in six months, supporting her massive hit.
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Jackman Rolls with Solotech, L-Acoustics
Solotech recently provided L-Acoustics, DiGiCo gear for multi-hyphenate Hugh Jackman’s 90-date global tour.
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Live Sound Showcase: Kacey Musgraves
Album of the Year Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves began her world tour in October, 2018 as an opening act, and wrapped it up 13 months later as an arena headliner. Engineers Travis Bing (FOH) and Dalton VanVolkenburgh (monitors) recount...
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Wrangling the RF of David Byrne’s American Utopia
David Byrne’s American Utopia tour is playing Broadway through February, featuring a massive band that is mobile throughout the performance, thanks to RF wizardry.
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Khalid Runs Free on the Road
The R&B singer-songwriter, currently on the road with the Free Spirit World Tour, is using a DPA wireless mic.
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Mixing Peter Frampton’s Final Tour
Jim Yakabuski held down the FOH mix position nightly on the tour.
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Capaldi Takes FE-Live Around the World
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi hits the road with Glasgow-based SR company
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Live Sound Showcase: Weird Al Yankovic on Tour
By Clive Young. If Barbra Streisand and The Who could do it this summer, so could Weird Al—so he did. The prince of parodies played with 41-piece orchestras every night on his recent Strings Attached tour, carrying audio gear...
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Anderson .Paak Packs System for Tour
An audio system provided by Eighth Day Sound has been making the rounds with the Grammy-winning rapper this year.
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Calvin Harris Found SSL
The “We Found Love” hitmaker has been on the road with SSL in tow.
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Vampire Weekend Goes 360° at MSG
By Larry Jaffee. The New York indie rockers are on the road this fall, and a stop at their hometown arena, Madison Square Garden, was made even more special when they performed in-the-round for the show, providing a set...
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Rhapsodizing On The Road with Queen + Adam Lambert
By Clive Young with Katie Makal. Riding on the success of the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic, Queen has returned to the road with Adam Lambert filling Freddie Mercury’s ample shoes. We talk with the tour's audio team about how they’re...
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Veteran Engineer David Turner Killed in Tour Bus Crash
By Clive Young. David Turner, monitor engineer for country artist Josh Turner, was killed Wednesday night when a crew tour bus left Highway 46 East 20 minutes outside of Paso Robles and drove off a 50-foot embankment into a...
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Lykke Li Tour Goes Lightweight at FOH
The Swedish singer/songwriter’s FOH position is centered around a Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer.
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Shinedown Steps Up on Tour
By Steve Harvey. Shortly before a block of about two dozen U.S. shed dates in June and July, Shinedown called on Andy Meyer to take over the front-of-house spot.
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Live Sound Showcase: Barbra Streisand Returns to Her NYC Roots
By Linda Romanello. While never one to tour extensively, Barbra Streisand played a trio of dates this summer that included a stop in her old hometown of New York City to play Madison Square Garden. Along for the ride...
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Pedro Abrunhosa Tour Turns to SSL
Console chosen following a near five-hour show on New Year’s Eve.
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Ed Sheeran Sets Epic Touring Record Backed by Major Tom Ltd.
The two-year Divide tour is now the highest-grossing and most-attended tour of all-time.
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Craig Morgan Tour Transitions to New Consoles
Hard-touring country show transitions to Allen & Heath desks.
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Billie Eilish Tour Rides the Waves
FOH engineer Drew Thornton shares how he applies plug-ins to Eilish’s live sound.
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Red Rocks Goes Green with Hawaiian Reggae
Hawaiian reggae act The Green recently played Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, mixed on Allen & Heath dLive desks.
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RRS Rolls with Adam Sandler on Tour
Las Vegas-based RRS Audio provided audio for the comedian’s spring tour.
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On the Road with ZZ Top’s 50th Anniversary Tour
The trio from Texas kicked things off with three shows in its home state, with audio support from Houston-based LD Systems.
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Tool On Tour
On the road with a new album due in August, Tool continues to fine tune its sound.
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Excision Wraps Up Apex Tour with PK Sound
EDM artist brings 225,000-watt rig on the road.
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Drake Takes Sennheiser on ‘Vacation’
Wireless Sennheiser gear could be found all over the rapper’s recent 'Assassination Vacation' tour of Europe.
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Kelsea Ballerini Hits the Road with Spectrum Sound
The Nashville-based audio provider fielded a d&b audiotechnik KSL system for the journey.
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A Different Kind of Church Sound
By Larry Jaffee. The classic Australian alternative act returns to mark the 30th anniversary of its Starfish album and signature hit, "Under The Milky Way."
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SSL Travels with Los Temerarios
After 40 years, the band still plays to more than 10,000 fans a night.
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Mixing Billie Eilish’s Fly Dates
The pop songstress has been on the road throughout the world, carrying flyable consoles to each stop.
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Mixing Nicki Minaj Around the World
Engineers Kevin Brown and Marlon John have been overseeing gear from Eighth Day Sound on the international production, which hits North America this summer.
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Clair Global Nets First SSL L550 Live Desks in US
Solid State Logic’s new live-sound consoles have found a home in Lititz, PA.
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David Foster Hits The Road
Following successful U.S. leg, the tour resumes up north for summer Canadian run.
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Kyle Hamilton on Making the Most of Tour Rehearsals
The FOH man for the likes of Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Prince and others discusses his rehearsal process.
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Russell Dickerson Hits the Road with Morris
Rising country artist Russell Dickerson recently updated his tour’s live console.
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
By Paroo Streich. Kicking off this Friday, the world tour brings the late Frank Zappa's bandmates together to play live with their leader once again.
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Old Dominion Hits the Road with ETL Edwina
Country act highlights new song on arena tour with Ear Trumpet Labs microphone.
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Joan Baez Inspired a Heil Microphone
Folk legend currently completing her last extended tour.
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George Strait Rides into NRG Stadium Show
The country legend recently broke the Houston stadium’s attendance record with the help of GP Productions and LD Systems.
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Cash and Carry—Campbell Tour Brings New Desk Along
Engineer Jordan Bledsoe takes on a DiGiCo console for the first time.