Sound production company 22live returned to the Creamfields North site on Daresbury Estate, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside, where they made their debut last year on one of the stages.
With ten high profile stages set for the huge, four-day dance music festival, the Martin Audio rental partner this year doubled its account. This year they were entrusted with delivering optimum sound for a second stage in a large-scale Big Top—in addition to the 14,000-capacity iconic Steel Yard stage which they also equipped last year. This industrial super structure was described as the largest in Europe when originally designed by Acorn Events.
Boasting a huge overhead video screen, Steel Yard really comes into its own after 1am on the Saturday night, when it runs through to 4am, and this year saw electronic music icon, Eric Prydz, with his unique soundscapes headlining.
22live director Paul Timmins oversaw the sound system installation—both of this and the #3 stage, renewing his long...
