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HK Audio at Glastonbury

For many years HK Audio portable sound products from a small Lucas to full stack Projector system could be found on various stages and performance areas at the Glastonbury Festival, and this year was no exception. Also, for the second consecutive year, HK Audio has been part of the action at the John Peel Stage (third largest stage at the festival) providing the on-stage monitoring.

Eighteen HK Audio CT 115 15"/1.4" cabinets in biamp-mode and powered by DSM 2060 controllers and Labgruppen FP 10000 power amps were used for monitors. A ConTour Array was used as a sidefill and for drum fills, a combination of active CTA 118 subwoofers and CT 115 mid/high units.

Mike Taylor, production manager for the John Peel Stage remarked: "Last year we used all HK Audio gear for this stage, and the results were outstanding. Rarely have I ever experienced such stress-free monitoring at a festival. In fact, after last year's festival I bought myself my own ConTour Array System for smaller gigs. This year, again everything went great. The crew and the artists were all very satisfied."

Head monitor engineer Will Fisher said: "I fully agree with Mike; it's been a pleasure to work with the ConTour Series again and I have nothing else to add here.

The John Peel Stage, which is usually used by the newest big acts on the scene, witnessed a very special visitor this year. No less than The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, who stopped by for a short impromptu session with the band ‘GasLight Anthem'. This years' line up also included Echo and the Bunnymen, The Wombats, White Lies, Jarvis Cocker and Doves amongst many others.

Concert Sound Clair were responsible for supplying the audio equipment for the stage. They used an HK Audio Cohedra Ccompact line array system consisting of a total of sixteen CDR 108 mid/high units and eight CDR 210 C subwoofers as a delay line.

Andy Davies, General Manager of Concert Sound Clair: "We already have a lot of experience using Cohedra Compact in situations where we needed a system with low weight and small size but with great output and extensive throw. We've been roundly impressed by its performance. That's why, even after our merger with Clair Brothers, if we run out of our own equipment in the warehouse, we still like to rent the system."

In picture: Bruce Springsteen jamming with ‘Gaslight Anthem' on the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury.

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HK Audio at Glastonbury

17th July 2009

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