Having topped a billion streams on Spotify and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with their song ‘Heat Waves’, British indie rock band Glass Animals have embarked on their Dreamland tour supported by Special Event Services (SES).
‘Glass Animals have been an SES client since 2015 and have always been amazing to work with,’ says SES CEO, Michael Brammer. ‘We couldn’t be happier to see them experiencing such a steep rise in popularity recently.’
Delivering the band’s mix of psychedelic pop, synth-pop and indie R&B are d&b audiotechnik KSL and V-Series systems. ‘One of the reasons behind choosing the KSL was its incredible full-range pattern control,’ says tour Systems Engineer, Jack Millsaps. ‘With the KSL being inherently cardioid, it reduces SPL on stage, which, for this band, is very desirable.’
Millsaps says that, when the situation is appropriate depending on the venue, the team also uses d&b ArrayProcessing. ‘The greatest challenge with this tour is the varying size of venue that we play. We have played everything from small clubs to theatres, to large sheds and arenas, so the acoustical circumstances and deployment vary greatly from day to day.’
SL-Series is recognised for its full bandwidth directivity control and extended LF, delivering a quiet stage for the artist and maximum engagement for the audience. Paired with ArrayProcessing, a d&b line array system ensures consistent SPL and tonality throughout small and large venues.
The configuration deployed by SES comprises 24 KSL8 loudspeakers, eight KSL12 for main hangs, eight V8 and 12 V12 loudspeakers, 12 SL Subs and six Y10P loudspeakers for front fill. The system is driven by 24 D80 amplifiers. The V-Series main function was for flown side hangs in wide venues. On gigs where flown side hangs were not needed, SES used them as groundstacked out fill.
