Central to the sound reinforcement is a Nexo Alpha system, with the standard configuration being 18 M3 mid high boxes, 12 B1 bass cabinets and 10 S2 subs. Playing a wide variety of venues, they're flying where possible and ground stacking the rest of the time. For general infills, they are utilising 4 ADLIB AA122s.
Nexo's NX242 processors are used across all the Nexo elements, feeding Camco Tecton amplifiers driving the mid highs, Crown VZ5002s powering the bass and subs and Crown XTi's for the in-fills.
The system is time aligned each day by Adlib's systems engineer Richy Nicholson using EAW's SMAART analysis software. The FOH desk is a DigiDesign Venue.
Monitors are mixed by Adlib's Dave Davies. All band members use Sennheiser G2 stereo IEMs and Davies mixes with a Yamaha PM5D,
The lighting design is based on three 40ft trusses and a bunch of fixtures on the deck, which move day-to-day according to the venue and how the stage set risers and ramps have to be moved to fit the available space.
The back truss is rigged with five bars of six PARs, six Martin Professional MAC 250 Washes, four bars of ACLs and four Linear 4-lites; the mid truss has six MAC 250 Washes and another four bars of ACLs and the front truss has four bars of 6 PARs, six Source Four profiles focussed on specific riser areas and another four linear 4-lites.
On the floor are six MAC 250 Washes in front of the set and 12 JTE PixelPAR 90s, some up-lighting from beneath the grilled risers and others dotted around the set. Upstage are four vertically mounted ACL bars on tank traps.
Smoke is a serious business, provided by a mix of 2 JEM ZR33s and a DF50 Hazer. Gray operates using an Avolites Pearl Expert console.
(Jim Evans)
