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As one of Europe’s largest festivals, Roskilde brings music, art, activism, camping and freedom to visitors
wind; Denmark is quite a flat country, and we usually have a heavy western wind coming through. Once you get a supplier or manufacturer involved like we have with Meyer, you can plan your site more thoroughly.” Meyer Sound is at the origin of several major audio innovations which have led to more than 100 patents. “We deploy almost every product in its live range. Some stages vary from a couple of hundred up to the Orange Stage, which is 60,000 in capacity, making the variety of speakers and systems at the festival very wide,” concludes Liliengren. “Last year saw the debut of Panther at Roskilde – and it was a huge success,” begins Bob McCarthy, director of system optimisation at Meyer Sound. “This year, we will be joined by the 2100-LFC. We have expanded the system to the full set of modern tools. “We are able to deliver a consistency of sound from venue to venue, despite the huge differences in scale – all the way from the 500-person barn to the 100,000-capacity Orange Stage.”
Meyer Sound’s involvement at Roskilde has been instrumental in delivering technical support
It will be interesting to see how we can use our brilliant minds to get around the issue of sustainability and work towards greener touring”
With its sound set-up secured, Liliengren looks to the festival’s future. “Right now, many concerts are turning into shows,” he surmises. “Some 20 years ago, it was a band on a stage. Currently, it’s an artist with a group of dancers and special effects, turning it into a different audience experience. “Roskilde has a primary focus on sustainability, but it’s a huge challenge that the whole industry faces. It will be interesting to see how we can use our brilliant minds to get around it and work towards greener touring.”
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