Canegreen were chosen to supply audio for this year's event because of their experience in this field. Faced with the task of providing a full performance system with total coverage for the attending audience, together with a comprehensive fold back system for 7,000 choristers (and band) and with the added complications of set up restraints because of rehearsals, they decided to use the new EAW 760/761 line array system.
Canegreen managing director and Yes fan Yan Stile said: "We'd previously used this new system on Placebo and Muse's European tours with great success. The very small size of the box together with it's fast and comprehensive flying ability enabled our guys to have the system up and running in a fraction of the time it would normally take. Walking the room, the even coverage from front to back, bleacher to bar, was constant. We were very, very happy!"
Bruno Wayte of Mackie UK commented: "We are very pleased with the results Canegreen have achieved and especially the response from the engineers, customers and especially the audiences. Canegreen have put the KF 760/761 system through a rigorous work out, covering a full spectrum of live performed music in a myriad of differing venues and the system has answered all questions asked of it. Canegreen have put into practice the design goals of the EAW engineers."
The show will be broadcast on BBC1 on Christmas Eve.
