{"id":1294375,"date":"2026-07-22T13:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=1294375"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:50:51","slug":"l-acoustics-l1-and-cs1-debut-in-the-americas-on-bruno-mars-the-romantic-tour","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/l-acoustics-l1-and-cs1-debut-in-the-americas-on-bruno-mars-the-romantic-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"L-Acoustics L1 and CS1 Debut in the Americas on Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

L1 pilot partner Clair Global deploys L1, L1D, CS1, and Source Intelligence\u2122 in the first L1 stadium tour in the Americas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOS ANGELES, California \u2013 July 2026 \u2013 <\/strong>Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic <\/em>Tour ranks among the largest stadium runs of the year. Launched April 10 in Las Vegas, it began as a 39-date stadium tour, and demand has since pushed the count to 90 nights across North America, Europe, and Japan, with the trek set to conclude January 28, 2027 in Tokyo. Along the way, The Romantic <\/em>Tour set the record for the highest first-day ticket sales ever for promoter Live Nation in North America, filling stadiums with tens of thousands of fans a night. Every one of those nights runs on the L-Acoustics L1 system, in its first tour deployment in the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic<\/em> Tour performance in Atlanta with sound by Clair Global using the brand new L-Acoustics L1 system and Source Intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L-Acoustics L1\/L1D line arrays paired with CS1 subs deliver full-bandwidth coverage across Atlanta\u2019s Bobby Dodd Stadium on Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic<\/em> Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Clair Global Brings L-Acoustics L1 to the Americas Ahead of Launch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

L1 is the flagship of the L-Acoustics L Series and the most advanced expression to date of the company\u2019s patented Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source (PULS) technology, engineered to deliver the power, bandwidth and pattern control that stadium productions demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsibility for putting that pre-launch system in the air night after night fell to Clair Global, the sound company behind the tour and an L-Acoustics L1 pilot partner. L-Acoustics unveiled L1, L1D, and CS1 in May at its Keynote 2026<\/a> event at the Hollywood Bowl, yet the system had already been touring with Bruno Mars since April. Clair Global is one of a small group of partners entrusted with the system before its commercial release, a decision that reflects deep confidence on both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A stadium tour of this scale demands enormous output and even coverage. The L1 enclosures are large, but relative to the large-format systems they stand in for, a shorter L1 hang delivers comparable performance with fewer boxes and less weight flown overhead. The integrated cardioid design of L1 and CS1 keeps low-frequency energy on the audience and off the stage, giving Bruno Mars a cleaner space to perform in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the first large-format cardioid system design from L-Acoustics, both the subwoofer and top box fully natively cardioid, and it\u2019s been helping massively clean up stadium sound, which is always challenging,\u201d says The Romantic <\/em>Tour systems engineer Wayne Hall. \u201cIt just makes it sound more like a smaller, intimate venue, like a theater or a small arena, really, which has been quite amazing, considering the places we\u2019re playing. It\u2019s quite an accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOH engineer Sean \u201cSully\u201d Sullivan at Bruno Mars\u2019 house mix position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CS1 Extends Low-Frequency Control from the Front Row to the Far Field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For FOH engineer Sean \u201cSully\u201d Sullivan, mixing the show night after night for stadium-sized audiences, the difference is immediate. \u201cThis system makes a stadium sound a lot smaller than it is,\u201d he says. \u201cControlling the low end with a full cardioid PA pretty much eliminates the usual stuff rolling around these giant spaces. Once you add the finest mids and highs I\u2019ve ever heard, the room just disappears.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gains hold up where stadium sound is hardest to control. \u201cI found the new CS1 to be extremely impressive in the far field, which is traditionally where you\u2019d lose low frequency at the top of the stadiums,\u201d Hall explains. \u201cAnd we\u2019re getting a seamless transition from the ground subs to the flown subs. As a result, we\u2019re able to bring that \u2018ground-floor experience\u2019 up there that people are paying a premium for downstairs, so it feels like you\u2019re giving even more back with this new product.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That control marks an evolution in how the team deploys low end. \u201cWe\u2019d been using KS28 in a cardioid configuration,\u201d says Sullivan, \u201cbut having a box like CS1 that you don\u2019t have to decide or configure just makes it easier and simpler. And this entire system has horsepower for days. Nothing comes close to the capabilities of L1 and CS1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four delays towers each featuring 12 K2 address the rear-bowl seats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

L1 and Autofilter Deliver One Consistent Sound Across the Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coverage consistency is central to how the L1 system performs in a stadium. Working within L-Acoustics Soundvision, the new-generation Autofilter algorithm shapes the low-frequency behavior of each L1 array, holding tonal balance steady from the front rows to the rear bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe boxes are quite large, but the way they\u2019re designed and built means you can walk the room and hear a consistent effect,\u201d Hall describes. \u201cYou just hear the whole array as one single source, so you no longer get interactions between different boxes. It\u2019s a smoother coverage front-to-back and you don\u2019t really notice any tonal shift or change, along with the use of L-Acoustics\u2019 Autofilter, which they\u2019ve considerably improved to use with this new product. Overall, it\u2019s just a much, much better sonic experience in terms of sound quality and SPL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tour\u2019s main arrays comprise five L-Acoustics L1 over one L1D per side, each backed by 10 CS1 flown subs, plus matching side-fill arrays of five L1 over one L1D<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

L1, L1D, and CS1: A System Built for Every Seat in the House<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For The Romantic <\/em>Tour, the main arrays comprise five L-Acoustics L1<\/a> over one L1D<\/a> per side, backed by 10 CS1<\/a> flown subs per side. Matching side-fill arrays of five L1 over one L1D per side are joined by 270\u00b0-fill hangs of 12 K2<\/a> per side. Ground subs comprise 30 KS28<\/a> across the stage face in 10 cardioid-mode groups of three. Front-fills are 10 A10<\/a>, each topping a sub cluster for spatialized front-fill, with four A15<\/a> serving as ground-level near out-fills: the inner two vertically oriented, the outer two horizontally oriented. Delays are four arrays of 12 K2 each, addressing the rear-bowl seats. LA7.16<\/a> amplified controllers drive the L1, L1D, CS1, and K2 arrays, while LA12X<\/a> drive the ground subs, front-fills and near out-fills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For engineers who joined the production on short notice, the system proved quick to master. \u201cI\u2019d never seen this PA until we hit Vegas for the first show, yet I managed to work it out in pretty minimal time,\u201d says Hall. \u201cThat\u2019s a pretty good \u2018kudos\u2019 to them as a manufacturer, because if, without any training, you can make it work, that\u2019s pretty good-going.\u201d Sullivan finds the same familiarity: \u201cL1 is very K1-like as far as capabilities and sonics; it has the familiar sound, and the workflow is very similar to what we were used to with K1 and K2 in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Special guest Anderson.Paak also performs as DJ Pee.Wee at every concert on the global tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source Intelligence Keeps Bruno\u2019s Voice Clear Above the Band<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this tour, Sullivan is also working with Source Intelligence, the L-Acoustics real-time vocal enhancement platform introduced alongside L1 and CS1. Running on the L-ISA Processor II, it uses machine learning to separate the lead vocal from crowd noise, instrument bleed, PA spill, and room reflections, leaving a clean vocal for the engineer to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBruno\u2019s usually pretty far from the microphone, typically about six to eight inches away, and then there\u2019s times where he\u2019s two feet from the microphone, which can be a real challenge with loud side-fills and a big band,\u201d Sullivan says. \u201cSource Intelligence is really helping deal with keeping it clean and allowing me to do his compression as I like, as well as effects and dynamics. If the snare drum\u2019s loud and bleeding into the vocal, it\u2019s kind of hard to lay into it, but Source Intelligence takes care of that. In fact, you can\u2019t even tell there\u2019s any noise up there at all. Source Intelligence is so good at cleaning the junk out and leaving the vocal untouched. It\u2019s all Bruno. And that\u2019s what everyone came to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Romantic <\/em>Tour\u2019s European dates began June 18 in Paris and continue through July 28 in London. The next North American leg runs from August 21 in East Rutherford, New Jersey through October 21 in Vancouver, with additional shows in September and October across multiple cities. Special guest Anderson.Paak also performs as DJ Pee.Wee at every concert on the global tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For details on Bruno Mars\u2019 upcoming tour stops, visit www.brunomars.com<\/a>. Clair Global can be found online at www.clairglobal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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