{"id":15861,"date":"2021-06-30T20:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=customer-stories&p=15861"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:20:43","slug":"tomorrowland-festival","status":"publish","type":"customer-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/customer-stories\/tomorrowland-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomorrowland Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tomorrowland\u2019s Main Stage Goes Bigger to Reduce Neighborhood Noise<\/strong> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrowland in Belgium, one of the world’s largest music festivals, is held in the town of Boom \u2013 an apt name for a festival lineup of its size. We Are One World, the festival\u2019s organizers, are always on the hunt for imaginative ways to unite fans worldwide at this special event. Since 2011, L-Acoustics has collaborated with the festival alongside Noizboyz, designers of Tomorrowland audio systems. In 2019, over 600 L-Acoustics cabinets, supplied by Phlippo Productions, were deployed on six stages. Tomorrowland’s lineup headliners include some of the world’s most renowned DJs like David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren, and the late Avicii.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sound crew\u2019s task was complicated since the Tomorrowland festival site encompasses multiple, highly decorated stages that are all nearby and always running simultaneous acts. Belgian authorities impose onerous restrictions on noise levels with measurements taken by independent consultants in areas surrounding the festival. With the closest neighbors only 20 meters away from the main stage grounds, noise mitigation is a significant concern. Festival producers challenged the NoizBoyz team to reduce spillover at the main stage while creating more even coverage for the massive crowd, which spans over 160 meters. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NoizBoyz used K Systems at the main stage to achieve an impressive 160-meter throw, with exceptional directivity control – all while delivering that big sound EDM fans demand. Using Soundvision modeling tools, they proposed flying the previously ground-stacked KS28 subs to decrease spillover onto the nearby neighborhood. In their ideal model, the subs would be flown in a central location; however, the main stage’s d\u00e9cor would not allow for this. The next best alternative was deploying four sub-arrays, flown behind the mains, in an end-fire configuration. Adding more K1 boxes allowed the team to elevate the main arrays and shoot sound lower, also reducing spillover. Finally, with the release of L-Acoustics Autosolver tools, NoizBoyz achieved more consistent coverage from the front to the back of the music festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The configuration resulted in a 95% decrease in noise complaints from surrounding neighborhoods. NoizBoyz could achieve more even SPL coverage for the audience, seeing only a 10db loss from the front to the back of the 160-meter spanning crowd without using delays. \u201cLeveraging the Autosolvers tools in Soundvision made a surprising difference in the coverage,\u201d says Pieter Dom of NoizBoyz, \u201cit\u2019s that fine-tuning that we simply cannot achieve manually in a festival setting, which has made a world of difference.\u201d Increased headroom and in-your-face sound, crucial to the EDM experience, coupled with consistent and even coverage, made Tomorrowland\u2019s audio production a prime example for EDM festivals around the world.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We know we can rely on the K2. It has exceptional directivity <\/em>control, both horizontally and vertically. In fact, the control is so good, you can almost stop the beams where you want them to, so we didn\u2019t have any audio going out to places where we didn\u2019t want it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Pieter Dom<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Main stage and VIP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n