Sydney's own Norwest productions provided the PA system for the stop, as well as for Parklife Sydney and Parklife Brisbane festivals, where a 5000 strong audience respectively, came to hear headliners Goldfrapp among other international and home grown performers.
The Sydney sound design was executed by Justin Arthur, using Adamson's latest version of Adamson Shooter software (2.7.0), which allows accurate predictions of all Adamson line array systems set-up in any venue. Arthur's design placed a flown stereo mains system, each array with 12 Y10s, a single SpekTrix with a 15° SpekTrix W as an under-hang, to highlight the first few rows of the audience.
Two sets of side-fills had six Y10 and five Y10 enclosures hung per side, covering the multiple balconies off to the sides of the stage. Another six SpekTrix enclosures were places on stage as front-fills, with a four-stack of T21 Subs a side. A total of 48 Lab.gruppen FP6400 powered the system and processing was handled by 5 Dolby Lake 4-12s.
At FOH, a Digidesign Profile provided ample mixing room for both Ben Findlay and Justin Arthur, who stood in for the opening act, the Australian songstress Bertie Blackman. At monitors there were a Yamaha PM1D, 14 Sennheiser G2 systems and a single EAW KF850 with a SB850 per side, processed with EAW UX8800's and powered by three Lab.gruppen FP+10000Q's.
(Jim Evans)
