In this issue...

Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, home of Welsh rugby, has undergone a major technical revamp. Alongside recent additions like large-format displays, IPTV, LED ribbon boards and a Nexo line array system, the stadium has now upgraded to LED lighting to enhance both match days and concert set-ups. Ian Cullen reports from pitch-side.
From one iconic venue to another: Cat Strom covers Andrea Bocelli’s grand one-night-only performance at Sydney Cricket Ground. Meanwhile, Phil Ward traces the 100-year journey of Shure, from Prohibition-era Chicago to pop culture icon, now catering to podcasters and content creators.
We also report from the 30th anniversary of Prolight + Sound, explore spatial audio via Concrete Voids and Gladiator Live, check in with BEIRG on radio spectrum issues, learn about grandMA 3 onPC, review Elation’s Paragon S and profile Soulsound’s Darryn de la Soul. Enjoy!

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Regulars

Invisible touch

Ema Gazdík

Zara Kinkade

Winning with winches

Darryn de la Soul

Quantum cooling

grandMA3 onPC

The tariff tango

Fuelling concerns

Lighting the Principality

The home of the Welsh Rugby Union has invested in a smart new technical infrastructure for incoming productions. Ian Cullen is pitch-side . . .

Review : Prolight + Sound

Claire Beeson reports from Messe Frankfurt on the trade show’s 30th anniversary edition . . .

On Tour : Andrea Bocelli

Cat Strom meets the production crew bringing the renowned Italian tenor’s powerful performances to thousands of fans in stadiums across the globe . . .

Profile : Shure at 100

Phil Ward traces the first 100 years of Shure microphones . . .

Tech : Paragon S

James Simpson gets hands-on with Elation’s versatile new profile fixture, and discovers where its wide-ranging functionality could be put to best use . . .

Concrete mix

Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall has installed a new spatial audio concept, with TiMax panLab at the heart of it. Simon Duff investigates . . .