JBL VerTec at Leeds / Reading Festivals

JBL’s flagship VerTec line array PA was out in force at the 2009 Leeds and Reading festivals, with over 90 VT4889 line array elements in use by Adlib Audio. Identical systems were supplied for the Radio 1/NME stage at both Reading and Leeds sites.

This year – because of the huge popularity of the bands appearing at peak times including Florence & The Machine, Gossip, Faith No More, Lost Prophets and many more – there was the additional challenge of providing PAs for 3 IMAG video screens positioned outside both sides and at the rear of the tent. These enabled anyone not actually able to squeeze inside to see & hear the action and still enjoy the shows. These speakers also all had to be integrated into the main systems.
The main hangs inside were 10 VerTec VT4889s per side with 16 ground stacked VerTec 4880A subs. There were also two delay hangs of 3 VT4889s. The PAs for the screens were ground stacked on 12 ft high platforms. The arrays were assembled on the ground on a fly bar and lifted into position by a tele-handler. The tent left and right screens featured 6 VT4889s per side, with 4 per side for the centre screen at the back of the tent.

More information:
http://www.adlibaudio.co.uk/news/ADLIB_for_Reading_Leeds_2009/286/13.aspx