Tours

Travon Snipes Gives Post Malone the Quantum Treatment

By Christopher Shuler ⋅ Published: 08/23/2023

Whether on a Quantum5 or Quantum7, the popular artist’s monitor engineer stays in perfect sync with FOH engineer Kevin Brown, also on a Quantum7

Live Sound

Girl Named Tom Chalk Up Touring First

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/22/2023

Pop trio of siblings employs new digital wireless system for vocals and guitars throughout nationwide tour.

Hanging out at front-of-house on the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss tour were (l-r) monitor engineer Chris “Coz” Costello; monitor tech Artie Aymong; system tech Dan Currie; and FOH engineer Mark Kennedy. PHOTO: Courtesy of Mark Kennedy.

Live Sound

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof on the Road, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 08/17/2023

Discover how the audio team on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raise The Roof" tour brought the chemistry on stage to the crowds nightly.

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant’s ‘Raise The Roof’ tour stopped at the Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Casino Resort on June 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. PHOTO: Denise Truscello / Getty Images.

Live Sound

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise the Roof on the Road, Part 1

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 08/16/2023 ⋅ Updated: 08/17/2023

How the audio team on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raise The Roof" tour brought the chemistry on stage to the crowds nightly.

Photo: Ronald Woan/ cc-by-sa-2.0 ; Getty Images/EyeEm. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_Eras_Tour_-_Arlington,_TX_-_Reputation_act_2.jpg

Blog

Mix Live Blog: Christmas In July

By Steve La Cerra ⋅ Published: 08/10/2023

Taylor Swift gave out bonuses of $100,000 to more than 50 truck drivers on her tour, but it's not only generous; it's good business.

TDA Germany-provided two Allen & Heath dLive S5000 consoles for FOH and monitors on The Mission's recent tour.

Live Sound

The Mission Return to the Road

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/08/2023

TDA Germany-provided consoles became the crew’s tower of strength for 33-date tour.

Gojira FOH engineer Johann Meyer mans the Avid S6L-32D console nightly on the Mega-Monsters tour. Photo: Errick Easterday.

Live Sound

Mixing Metal for the Masses: Gojira and Mastodon on the Road

By Candace Horgan ⋅ Published: 07/26/2023

Gojira and Mastodon have been tearing it up on the road this year, co-headlining the Mega-Monsters tour with complimentary crews bringing the metal to...

PRG has become a pilot phase partner with L-Acoustics on the latter's new L Series speaker systems, and has deployed them on Dream Theater's current tour.

Business

PRG Goes Big on L-Acoustics’ L Series

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/26/2023

As a Pilot Phase Partner, PRG has made “a significant eight-figure investment” in L-Acoustics’ L Series Speakers.

Tony Bennett’s audio brigade includes (l-r): system tech Brian Naab; FOH engineer Tom Young; and system engineer/crew chief Dan Fabrizi.

Live Sound

Tony Bennett Sings and Swings Live in 2001

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 07/21/2023 ⋅ Updated: 09/05/2023

"When I first met Tony, he’d stand next to me on the stage, sing without the microphone, and say, ‘Just make it sound like...

Tom Young, longtime FOH engineer for Tony Bennett, inside Radio City Music Hall.

International

All That Jazz: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Live

By Kelleigh Welch ⋅ Published: 07/21/2023

When Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga took the stage of Radio City Music Hall, FOH pro Tom Young made it sound perfect.

Worley Sound’s compact DiGiCo and Allen & Heath console/control systems, packed up and ready to roll. PHOTO: Worley Sound.

Live Sound

Touring’s New Efficiencies – Part 2: Consoles

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 07/20/2023

Desire to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint is driving the move toward compact, lightweight, power-efficient concert system packages

Dave Rupsch handles Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine’s vocals using a DiGiCo SD10.

Live Sound

Maroon 5 Goes Immersive Live in Vegas

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 07/20/2023

The mix team behind Maroon 5's live sound has adapted its work to the immersive format for the band's residency in Las Vegas.

Helene Fischer performs in Hamburg, Germany with L-Acoustics’ new L Series loudspeaker system. PHOTO: Joern Pollex/Stringer, Getty Images

Business

Touring’s New Efficiencies – Part 1: Loudspeakers

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 07/19/2023 ⋅ Updated: 07/20/2023

The need to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint is driving the industry toward more compact, lightweight, power-efficient concert system packages.

Live Sound

Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour Finds A Sound Solution, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 07/14/2023

The massive Ed Sheeran world tour is breaking attendance records at every venue it plays—but it’s up to the audio team to make a...

Ed Sheeran's audio team is tasked with making every seat in the house sound as close as this. Photo: Ralph Larmann.

Live Sound

Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour Finds A Sound Solution, Part 1

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 07/13/2023 ⋅ Updated: 07/17/2023

The massive Ed Sheeran world tour is breaking attendance records at every venue it plays—but it’s up to the audio team to make a...

Jones still hits the road with a keytar for show, a key part of his performances since the 1980s. Photo: Martin Shaw.

Live Sound

Howard Jones Dialogues on New Album and Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 07/07/2023 ⋅ Updated: 07/08/2023

Eighties synthpop master Howard Jones discusses his latest album, favorite gear, keeping songs fresh on the road and more.

Ultra Events provided a d&b audiotechnik PA for a misty, sold-out show by Calum Scott in Cape Town.

Live Sound

Calum Scott Gets the Ultra Treatment in Cape Town

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 06/26/2023

Ultra Events provided a d&b audiotechnik PA for a misty, sold-out show by Calum Scott in Cape Town.

Paramore is out with an Eighth Day Sound-supplied L-Acoustics K2 line array system on its current U.S. tour leg.

Live Sound

Paramore Hits the Road with Eighth Day Sound

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 06/12/2023

Having taken over Paramore's FOH engineer spot last year, Travis Bing is on the road with the band, mixing on an SSL desk for...

Metallica’s in-the-round M72 World Tour incorporates a record 288 Meyer Sound Panther line array loudspeakers.

Live Sound

Metallica Rides Panther Around the World

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 06/09/2023

Metallica’s in-the-round production for its global, two-year M72 World Tour, recently kicked off with a massive Panther system in tow.

FOH engineer Jim Ebdon at his SSL Live L650 console on the Sam Smith tour.

Live Sound

Jim Ebdon Lets Sam Smith’s Vocal Shine on Tour

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 06/09/2023

Vocalist Sam Smith is now on a 75-date tour with veteran front-of-house engineer Jim Ebdon behind the SSL console.

Blog

Mix Live Blog: Help Wanted…But Not Found

By Steve La Cerra ⋅ Published: 05/26/2023

Even after a year of post-pandemic touring, finding experienced pros is still a challenge.

FOH engineer Christophe Edrich handled mixing Devin Townsend's European tour on an Allen & Heath dLive C1500 control surface.

Live Sound

Mixing Devin Townsend’s Live Sound

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 05/26/2023

Crowds came out to see Canadian rocker Devin Townsend every night on his recent European tour

Dave Natale, seen here August 1, 1997 at Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, NY, first mixed Tina Turner in 1985 and subsequently became her FOH engineer for decades.

Live Sound

Tina Turner Turns It Up On Her 1997 ‘Wildest Dreams’ Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 05/24/2023

A vintage look back at Tina Turner's grueling but wildly successful 1996-1997 'Wildest Dreams' tour.

Prepping for another Bring Me The Horizon show in Hamburg, Germany

Live Sound

Bring Me The Horizon Hits the Road with Eighth Day Sound

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 05/23/2023

UK metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon have had a busy post-pandemic touring schedule, supported throughout by the UK arm of Eighth Day Sound.

Live Sound

Caroline Polachek Wraps Up Spiraling Tour

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 05/22/2023

Singer/songwriter Caroline Polachek wrapped up her Spiraling tour in style at Radio City Music Hall this past Saturday, with FOH engineer Mikey Weiland and...

Singer-songwriter-social media star Charlie Puth gets his immersive IEM mixes nightly thanks to monitor engineer Josh Cruz.

Live Sound

Creating Charlie Puth’s Live Immersive IEM Mix

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 05/18/2023

Singer-songwriter-social media star Charlie Puth gets his immersive IEM mixes nightly thanks to monitor engineer Josh Cruz.

Marc Carolan, Muse’s longtime FOH engineer, puts an Avid S6L control surface, numerous plug-ins on LiveProfessor and a range of outboard gear to use nightly.

Live Sound

Mixing Muse for the Masses on the ‘Will of the People’ World Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 05/18/2023 ⋅ Updated: 05/19/2023

The latest Muse world tour overdelivers with cutting-edge concert theatrics—and the same goes for its live sound.

Chris Mock, FOH engineer for The Baboon Show, with his Allen & Heath dLive CTi1500 digital mixing system.

Live Sound

The Baboon Show Takes On Europe

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 05/08/2023

Swedish punkers The Baboon Show are back on the road with FOH pro Chris Mock and a lightweight control system in tow.

Anthony Cosica's half-sized working replica of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound PA. Photo: Clive Young.

Live Gear

Bringing The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound Back to Life

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 05/01/2023 ⋅ Updated: 07/12/2023

Some say the Grateful Dead's legendary, short-lived "Wall of Sound" was the greatest PA system ever; now a Connecticut man has built a working,...

During a tour stop at New York City’s new UBS Arena, monitor engineer Travon Snipes could be found behind his DiGiCo Quantum 5 console in monitorworld, with a packed 500 Series rack beside him. Photo courtesy of Travon Snipes.

Live Sound

Post Malone Live: Multifaceted Monitors on a Twelve Carat Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 04/28/2023

A multifaceted performer like Post Malone needs an equally flexible monitors setup—and engineer.

The UnderOath FOH mix position, with compact Allen & Heath dLive C1500 control surface on top.

Live Sound

UnderOath Packs Light on Tour

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 04/07/2023

UnderOath is on the road behind its ninth album, 2022's Voyeurist, and along for the ride is FOH engineer/production manager JJ Revell.

Bruce Dickinson belts into a Shure Beta 58 while brandishing a flamethrower and its 30-pound backpack. Photo: John McMurtrie.

Live Sound

Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 2

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 03/28/2023

Concluding our coverage of the Iron Maiden 'Legacy of the Beast' tour, FOH engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten shares how he approaches each instrument...

Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast tour ended more than four years, 140 shows and one worldwide pandemic after it started. Their next tour starts in May. Photo: John McMurtrie.

Live Sound

Mixing The Iron Maiden ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ Tour, Part 1

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 03/27/2023 ⋅ Updated: 03/28/2023

After 140 shows in 33 countries for 3 million fans, metal giants Iron Maiden finally finished their latest tour—and are ready for the next...

Psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton’s new book, Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, arrives in bookstores today.

Business

Maintaining Mental Health While On Tour

By Clive Young ⋅ Published: 03/23/2023

For live sound pros, touring can sometimes feel like walking through a minefield of mental health challenges. Psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton wants her new book,...