If delivering the last-ever gig at Earl's Court wasn't enough of an honour, Bombay Bicycle Club also happily accepted a special guest when Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour joined them on stage. Gilmour first played steel lap guitar on the band's song Rinse Me Down, before giving an emotional rendition of Wish You Were Here, backed by Bombay Bicycle Club. As with all of the performances that night - and during the entire tour - DPA microphones were on-hand to ensure audio quality.
"Jon Burton, the previous front-of-house engineer, brought the DPA d:facto Vocal Microphone to our attention while he was reviewing equipment for one of the pro audio magazines," says tour manager Steven Down, who has been working with the band for five years. "Jack Steadman (lead vocals) was the first to try it during the warm up tour we did at the start of this campaign, and he was very impressed with the clarity compared to the dynamic mics we had been using previously.
"Shortly after, we obtained a capsule to use on our existing wireless system for Liz Lawrence, who does a lot of backing vocals in the show. More recently, we started using d:dicate™ 2011C Twin Diaphragm Cardioid units on the kick and snare and some d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones on the toms, all with great results."
(Jim Evans)
