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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199642.vB5-legacyid=11347[/ATTACH]MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – December 2014 — Arcade Fire, the Grammy Award-winning indie band from Montreal, has been praised by critics since the launch of its debut album, Funeral, in 2004. Ten years on, the group continues to press the envelope with its sonically adventurous arrangements and tours, which can …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199633.vB5-legacyid=11324[/ATTACH]THOUSAND OAKS, California – December 2014 — Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, one of the largest performing arts centers between Los Angeles and San Francisco, has upgraded its two theaters with L-Acoustics sound systems. The 1,800-seat Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts has become the first performing arts theatre …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199588.vB5-legacyid=11197[/ATTACH]PARK CITY, Utah – November 2014 — The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center, owned and operated by the Park City school district, is arguably Utah’s finest performing arts venue. First opened in 1998 and well known as the primary venue for Sundance, Robert Redford’s annual film festival, the …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199574.vB5-legacyid=11158[/ATTACH]HOLLYWOOD, California – November 2014 — The Hollywood Bowl purchased a pair of DiGiCo SD7 digital mixing consoles – one for front-of-house, one for monitors – for its busy 2014 summer series of concerts, which came to a close in late September, enabling production staff to upgrade the operation of …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199569.vB5-legacyid=11152[/ATTACH]HOUSTON, Texas — Modern sports venues have to do it all – host major sports contests one night and top-selling music artists the next. That’s an economic imperative at a time when teams and promoters are competing for the consumer entertainment spend. The venue with great sound that can do …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199550.vB5-legacyid=11114[/ATTACH]FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – November 2014 — Classic-rock artists, elder statesmen of the genre, have certainly seen sound reinforcement systems emerge over the decades, and many have become accustomed to enjoying the very best in modern stadium concert sound. In recent years, those same rider requests have been brought to …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199540.vB5-legacyid=11099[/ATTACH]LAS VEGAS – November 2014 — MGM Resorts International and Live Nation teamed up this fall to produce the inaugural Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip over October’s first weekend. Staged on a huge lot across the famed boulevard from MGM’s Luxor, the three-day event …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199530.vB5-legacyid=11082[/ATTACH]LIVONIA, Michigan – November 2014 — British breakout band Bastille burst onto the American scene less than a year ago, and has grown from a band with one hit single to a certified concert headliner due largely to its electrifying live shows. The Virgin Records-signed group began its first headlining …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199513.vB5-legacyid=11041[/ATTACH]An Allen & Heath Live digital mixing system has been installed in the Great Reformed Church in Debrecen, Hungary. The historic neoclassical church has a footprint of some 1,500m² and a capacity of 5,000, including 3,000 seated. The church commissioned a full overhaul of its audio systems to improve speech …

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]199470.vB5-legacyid=10952[/ATTACH]MARCOUSSIS, France – Tomorrowland is undoubtedly one of the world’s most important dance festivals, attracting over 400,000 to this year’s 10th Anniversary edition. Spread out over two three-day weekends in the town of Boom in Belgium, Tomorrowland headliners included David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Armin van Buuren and Aviici. Tomorrowland’s success …

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