{"id":793882,"date":"2025-06-20T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=793882"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:26:44","slug":"riviera-theatre-experiences-a-french-revival-with-new-l-acoustics-l-series-concert-sound-system","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/riviera-theatre-experiences-a-french-revival-with-new-l-acoustics-l-series-concert-sound-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Riviera\u00a0Theatre Experiences a \u201cFrench Revival\u201d with New L-Acoustics L Series Concert Sound System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Allied Productions equips Chicago\u2019s venerable Uptown concert house with an L2\/L2D concert sound system for independent concert promoter Jam Productions\u2019 flagship venue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CHICAGO, Illinois \u2013 June 2025 \u2013<\/strong> Chicago\u2019s Riviera Theatre first opened in 1917 as a lavish French Renaissance Revival-style movie palace for the Balaban & Katz chain. But the historic Uptown venue took on a new life 50 years ago, when emerging concert promoter Jam Productions booked Supertramp for a show in April 1975. Since then, \u201cThe Riv\u201d has remained a cornerstone of Chicago\u2019s live music scene, earning a place in the pantheon of legendary venues alongside San Francisco\u2019s Fillmore. While the $5.50 ticket price from that debut concert is long gone, the experience continues to improve \u2013 most recently with the installation of a cutting-edge L-Acoustics L Series loudspeaker system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the 2,500 capacity venue has undertaken a major restoration effort to bring the century-old theater back to its original splendor. As part of the renovation, it became clear that the sound system needed an upgrade. Jam turned to Minnesota-based Allied Productions, who in 2017 installed an L-Acoustics system at the Palace Theatre (St. Paul, MN) and had recently installed the world\u2019s first L Series concert sound system at Minneapolis\u2019 iconic First Avenue \u2013 earning rave reviews from both artists and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHaving experienced Allied Productions\u2019 exceptional work and the impressive performance of the L-Acoustics system during its installation at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, I became a strong admirer of both,\u201d says Jerry Mickelson, CEO, President, and Co-founder of Jam Productions. \u201cSo when it came time to upgrade the sound at the Riv, bringing them in was an easy decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Riv\u2019s sound system is comprised of two L-Acoustics L2<\/a> enclosures flown over a single L2D<\/a> per side as mains, sonically anchored by 11 KS28<\/a> subs spread out under the downstage edge of the deck. Four A10 Focus<\/a> enclosures line the stage lip supplying front-fill, while four A15i Wide<\/a> and five A10i Wide<\/a> ceiling-mounted under the balcony serve as distributed delay fills. Seven 16-channel LA7.16<\/a> amplified controllers drive the main arrays and distributed delays, six four-channel LA12X<\/a> power the subs and front-fills, and the entire system runs on a redundant Milan-AVB network managed by two P1<\/a> processors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onstage, a dozen L-Acoustics X15 HiQ<\/a> wedges plus two KS21<\/a> subs are available to offer monitoring, as is a side-fill system featuring two arrays of two KS21, one A15 Focus<\/a>, and one A15 Wide<\/a> flown behind the L Series on each side of the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allied Productions also supplied the venue with two DiGiCo Quantum225<\/sup> Pulse<\/em> consoles: one at stage left joined by a pair of SD-Racks, and the other out at front of house, paired with an XTA M36 console switch to accommodate artists carrying their own control surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As structural integrity and architectural renovations had been completed before the concert sound system upgrade began, preserving these features was paramount. Tyler Thomas, who led Allied Productions\u2019 engineering team, explains how this led to rigging challenges: \u201cDeep into the project, the rigging plan was simplified to a single point hang per side, since the entire system was fabricated and installed before the PA renovation.\u201d Their Soundvision model easily accommodated the redesign with minimal impact \u2013 just a .01 degree difference. L-Acoustics proved ideal for the project due to the lightweight design of L Series and its versatile rigging options. Thomas notes, \u201cEach L Series enclosure comes in under a half-ton. A comparable system would have been at least 500 pounds heavier. And the L2-BAR\u2019s versatile rigging options allowed us to work within the building\u2019s existing constraints rather than requiring structural modifications. We simply needed to tie the speakers to a permanent pipe to ensure proper alignment while respecting the completed architectural restoration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Riv\u2019s first show to feature the new L Series was a Dweezil Zappa concert, held just three days after calibration. \u201cThe sound quality is remarkable throughout the entire venue, even reaching the furthest balcony seats,\u201d says Thomas. \u201cThe L Series cardioid drivers also significantly reduce noise bleed onstage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas notes that the technical performance exceeded expectations from the start. \u201dOur Soundvision design predictions were spot-on, with less than one decibel of frequency response variation from front to back of the venue. We achieved 98% of our high-volume sound distribution targets and 99.8% of our overall volume change targets from front to back \u2013 performance metrics that other speaker systems would struggle to match.\u201d Beyond sound quality, the system\u2019s visual impact was also considered: \u201cThe elegant L2\/L2D design helps the equipment visually disappear, keeping the focus on the performers. Both the Riviera Theatre team and Jam Productions are extremely satisfied with the coverage and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more details on the Riviera Theater, visit www.jamusa.com\/riviera-theatre<\/a>. Allied Productions can be found online at www.allied.productions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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