PA Company SRD group supplied for the event a GAE Director FOH system which consisted of four flown mid/highs per side married with two bass cabinets whilst additional cabinets and bass support were ground stacked. Monitor duties where handled by a mixture of GAE Modular II, Pro-Stage and 152TM cabinets all powered by QSC Powerlight amplifiers, with PL218s, 230s, 236s, PL6s and even PL9s being pressed into service. On the microphone front all wired and wireless microphones were Shure, with Premier Series Wireless fitted with Beta58 and 87 capsules seeing the most vocal action on the day.
In-ear monitoring was again Shure, with PSM700 systems used throughout. Wired mics utilized included the Beta 91, Beta56 and Beta57's along with SM57s and SM58s. Stuart Roberts, managing director of SRD Group commented: "I use QSC because in addition to the fact that they combine bulletproof reliability and sonic superiority, when it comes to output power versus current draw they’re second to none. GAE cabinets are renowned for their dynamic response and the fast transient behaviour of QSC Powerlight amplifiers significantly enhance this aspect of the system. As for wireless systems we chose Shure Premier because, in live performance, it's the only system that sounds like a mic on a wire."
