For the last nine years VME have been responsible for all technical requirements for the festival that took place in Abersoch, Wales. "To deliver everything from fuel for the generators, to speakers, lighting, LED screens and trussing is a good challenge every year," states Dion Davie, director of VME. The festival has grown from small beginnings to a respectful 30.000 visitor site.
"We use only Kling & Freitag speakers for all stages. They are reliable and the performance is unrivalled," André Davie, brother and co-director adds. The main open Air Stage uses the Kling & Freitag Access System. This year, 16 Access cabinets were flown either side of the stage, underpinned by a total of 22 Access B10 subs.
Tests proved that line arrays would not work on the exposed windy site, which is why VME relies on a conventional point source system. "We believe it is the best and only way to deliver a sound pressure level suitable for the bands that play at the festival - for a site that looks directly over the Irish Sea, and has to contend with high wind and rain, the Access system performs flawlessly" says Ben Hyman, sales manager for VME.
The XFM Misadventures stage is driven by the Kling & Freitag Sequenza 10 line array system. 24 Sequenza 10 N/W and eight additional bass cabinets delivered enough sound pressure to support bands like The Pigeon Detectives, The Zutons and many more. On the smallest stage (VIP ) a Line 212 system is used with additional SW215E for bass.
All the fold back monitors are Kling & Freitag CA 1515-6 and run in pairs on every stage. Amplification is entirely Lab Gruppen.
(Jim Evans)
