{"id":13137,"date":"2021-04-08T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=hot-news&p=13137"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:31:06","slug":"l-acoustics-unites-fans-at-worlds-biggest-non-socially-distanced-concert-since-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/l-acoustics-unites-fans-at-worlds-biggest-non-socially-distanced-concert-since-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"L-Acoustics Unites Fans at World\u2019s Biggest Non-Socially Distanced Concert Since Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

College Hill Productions supplies K Series for multi-platinum Six60\u2019s six-date New Zealand tour<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\nWellington, New Zealand \u2013 April 2021<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cHaere Mai Wellington, welcome to the biggest show on earth!\u201d exclaimed Six60<\/a>\u2019s lead singer Matiu Walters<\/a> to an exhilarated 32,000-strong audience at Wellington\u2019s Sky Stadium<\/a>. In fact, record-breaking crowds at open-air venues welcomed the homegrown band on each of their six shows for their Six60 Saturday\u2019s tour in early 2021. Throughout the tour, fans enjoyed the band\u2019s electrifying performance through a powerful L-Acoustics K Series<\/a> system deployed by College Hill Productions<\/a>.\n
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\nTurning shows into unforgettable experiences is no new feat for New Zealand\u2019s premier sound production company. College Hill has been supplying systems for major international and local acts like The Rolling Stones<\/a>, Elton John<\/a>, Coldplay<\/a>, Bruno Mars<\/a>, Guns N Roses<\/a> as well as for local favorites like Six60 for 25 years. \u201cOur relationship with Six60 began several years ago,\u201d says College Hill\u2019s Operations Manager, Reeco Adriaansen<\/a>. \u201cBoth their FOH Engineer, Chris and Monitor Engineer, David O\u2019Brien, are part of the College Hill team, and this helps us to ensure that we are always on top of the band\u2019s needs, especially for their bigger shows and multi-date tours.\u201d\n
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\nIf College Hill has come to boast a roster of A-list artists and bands, it\u2019s surely due to the quality of the company\u2019s equipment and technical expertise. \u201cOur strategy of selecting only the best equipment led us to become the official L-Acoustics rental network partner for New Zealand,\u201d says Johnny Keirle, Front of House System Design and System Engineer at College Hill.\n
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\nFor the Six60 tour, most venues were flat-field, festival-style sites which required a system capable of long throw. \u201cL-Acoustics K1<\/a> was the only system with the required throw and it has the added bonus of being able to deal effectively with unpredictable elements such as wind and rain,\u201d continues Keirle. \n
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\nDuring the initial show design phase, a clean-looking stage was specified, so the College Hill team was asked to fly the PA wide and as far upstage as possible. \u201cWe had proposed a 20-cabinet hang, but we were asked to compromise due to weight limitations,\u201d explains Keirle. \u201cWe reduced that to a 14-cabinet hang, eliminating four K1-SB<\/a> and two K1<\/a>. We adjusted the main hang design approach and made minor mechanical adjustments to our now 14 cabinet arrays to get the most impact from the reduced length.\u201d\n
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\nThe final configuration comprised left \/ right hangs of ten K1 and four K2<\/a> each. Two K1, 12 K2 and four K1-SB subs were deployed for side fill. Eight V-DOSC<\/strong> were flown for L\/R delay with five additional V-DOSC were floor stacked for the centre delay. As there was no possibility to fly subs, the team had to rely exclusively on floor sub arrays, positioning 24 SB28<\/a> in twelve stacks of two subs in an arc which followed the irregular shape of the stage lip, working around the barrier line and stage access pathways. Main fill was catered for by 12 dV-DOSC positioned as four stacks of three in the main pit area, with a further six ARCS<\/strong> placed on the outer edge of the pit. The system was controlled by a total of 66 LA8<\/a> amplified controllers and a P1 processor, which was used with the M1 measurement suite for system alignment and optimisation during setup and as hardware for console inputs and matrixing, and for RTA and SPL metering in NWM. The P1<\/a> sensor was also used for air compensation control throughout the show. \n
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\nAccording to Kearle, Sky Stadium is notorious for its poor sound quality. Nevertheless, the L-Acoustics system performed flawlessly. \u201cCoverage was fantastic and offered impressive tonal homogeneity,\u201d he says. \n
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\nTate echoes Kearle\u2019s thoughts. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing else on the market that was up to the job,\u201d he says. \u201cIn fact, we had members of staff coming to us post-show to express their amazement at the system, with the venue manager telling us he hadn\u2019t heard sound that good in his entire 15-year career at the venue. This speaks volumes about Johnny and the rest of the team\u2019s work as well as how good L-Acoustics systems are.\u201d\n
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\n\u201cWe all felt privileged to be out gigging in such strange times,\u201d Tate concludes. \u201cIt was an honour to be chosen to provide equipment and services for this tour. It definitely felt a little surreal, but I think the entire crew and audience felt really thankful and lucky to be part of such a fantastic experience.\u201d \n
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\nSix60 are currently planning a further show at Eden Park<\/a>, Auckland for April 24th. This will be the first time a concert has been hosted there and is possibly the biggest show to happen in New Zealand. \n
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\nThe Six60 Saturday\u2019s have been so popular with fans that additional dates have been added through April, including an Auckland show at iconic, Eden Park, where they will be the first musical act to play in New Zealand\u2019s largest sports stadium.\n\n\n\n

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    L-Acoustics K1 delivers the throw needed for the flat-field, festival-style sites on the Six60 SATURDAY\u2019S tour. Pictures \u00a9 Joel McDowell\/Shutterstock\/SIPA, Wellington. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    L-Acoustics K1 delivers the throw needed for the flat-field, festival-style sites on the Six60 SATURDAY\u2019S tour. Pictures \u00a9 Joel McDowell\/Shutterstock\/SIPA, Wellington. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Six60 play to 32,000 excited fans at Wellington\u2019s Sky Stadium through a powerful L-Acoustics K Series system. Picture \u00a9 Joel McDowell\/Shutterstock\/SIPA, Wellington. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Six60\u2019s main PA comprises left \/ right hangs of L-Acoustics K1 and four K2, along with K1, 12 K2 K1-SB for sidefill.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    L-Acoustics V-DOSC were flown for L\/R delay with additional V-DOSC were floor stacked for the centre delay.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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