Deep Purple , Uriah ,Wishbone : Coca Cola Dome PA system

Rescator

Hi Guys ,
Last night I was at CC Dome , watching Deep Purple , Uriah and Wishbone Ash .
Atmosphere , audience ,organisation , energy , music etc , everything was fantastic ,top class .
Except one thing : unbelievably pathetic ,awful , unappropriated and insufficient PA system for such a venue size and purpose .
Wondering is the PA belong to Dome or to performers ? Any thoughts ?
Cheers,
Rescator

joel

There's a similar thread on this already :-[..........
http://www.guitarforum.co.za/off-topic-lounge/masters-of-rock-tonight/msg82518/?topicseen#msg82518

AlanRatcliffe

Most probably hired in from someone like Sound on Stage. Usually the responsibility of the organiser, so if it was not up to snuff, it's probably down to them. The band will specify any backline requirements, but the organiser should obviously know the sound reinforcement requirements of the venue better than the band.

Aside from Queen (who had their own 747), I don't think any acts have ever flown in their own complete rig. Sting's engineer brought his own custom-made console, but amps and speakers are overly prohibitive to transport.

Sports domes are always a huge problem for sound reinforcement anyway - acoustics are tricky with too many reflections and it's difficult to find the perfect volume levels. Too loud and the room saturates, too quiet and the sound gets lost in the reverb. Takes a good engineer who knows how to read a room properly and fix it with strategically placed acoustic materials.

Rescator

I see .
Thanks guys .

aubs1

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Aside from Queen (who had their own 747), I don't think any acts have ever flown in their own complete rig....

AFAIK........ the Rolling Stones (including their whole stage), and U2 did as well........and their sound was AWESOME.........

Jack-Flash-Jr

Aubs1 wrote:
Alan Ratcliffe wrote: Aside from Queen (who had their own 747), I don't think any acts have ever flown in their own complete rig....
AFAIK........ the Rolling Stones (including their whole stage), and U2 did as well........and their sound was AWESOME.........

The sound has always been bad at the Dome for me... except maybe Burning Spear but there was so much reverb already if you know what i mean ? As for Stones, they're a bar band, and I mean that in the best possible way - they should be seen in a tiny venue.

IceCreamMan

i was in the cheap seats (ie the back) and i thought the sound was pretty good there.

Sound must be a nightmare for the dome (remember it was built to be car showrooms not music venues) and al the shows i been to i reckon it has been good no matter what the price of the tickets..

excellent show ....would not mind seeing it again

MIKA-the-better-one

I saw the killers there, and aprt for bad sound for the opening SA act..... the Killers sound was amazing...... I dont know wether they brought there own system or juts had a wizard of an engineer......
At most the coke fests the International acts use a different Pa to the local acts.. or so I have heard

aubs1

Jack Flash Jr wrote: ........As for Stones, they're a bar band, and I mean that in the best possible way - they should be seen in a tiny venue.

Hahahahaha JFJ...........it would be a tad difficult to cram 100,000 plus fans into a bar, or any indoor venue...........hahahahaha.......

Bob-Dubery

Aubs1 wrote:
Jack Flash Jr wrote: ........As for Stones, they're a bar band, and I mean that in the best possible way - they should be seen in a tiny venue.
Hahahahaha JFJ...........it would be a tad difficult to cram 100,000 plus fans into a bar, or any indoor venue...........hahahahaha.......

The Stones are famous for starting off a tour with a gig in bar or small club. Usually under an assumed name. They some times pop up as "Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys", which was the name of Jagger and Richard's pre-stones band.

In a way I agree with that view of the Stones. They are really a bar blues band, a dance band. They're just very famous now, but at heart they're a rock 'n roll bar band.

Jack-Flash-Jr

X-rated Bob wrote:
Aubs1 wrote:
Jack Flash Jr wrote: ........As for Stones, they're a bar band, and I mean that in the best possible way - they should be seen in a tiny venue.
Hahahahaha JFJ...........it would be a tad difficult to cram 100,000 plus fans into a bar, or any indoor venue...........hahahahaha.......
The Stones are famous for starting off a tour with a gig in bar or small club. Usually under an assumed name. They some times pop up as "Little Boy Blue and The Blue Boys", which was the name of Jagger and Richard's pre-stones band.

In a way I agree with that view of the Stones. They are really a bar blues band, a dance band. They're just very famous now, but at heart they're a rock 'n roll bar band.

I saw Audioslave in a small venue in NY - it really is the best way to see ANY band. The recent Shine A Light concert was Stones doing a less than stadium and it's definitely a better vibe... (although Buddy Guy stole that show). The only thing I want to see in a stadium is a fireworks display, next best thing is a festival with outdoor stages like Coachella, designed to be small feeling.

Hammeron

One wonders how Rammstein are gonna sound.