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Martin Audio feature in memorable weekend at Ashton Gate Stadium

SWG Events joined forces with fellow Martin Audio network partner 22live recently to field a massive 80 premium loudspeakers from the British manufacturer at Ashton Gate, home of Bristol City FC, over a memorable weekend. The Saturday event, called ‘Ashton Gate Presents BS3’, saw American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo headlining an all-star 10-act bill, …

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SWG Events’ Glastonbury stage enhancements bring best out of Martin Audio WP

SWG Events extended their long association with the Glastonbury Festival, again deploying Martin Audio systems in a number of feature areas. According to Head of Audio, Simon Purse, they made significant changes to two stages: BBC Introducing and Woodsies, while also providing Martin Audio systems for The Park Stage and …

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Martin Audio’s flagship WPL serves up a feast at Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park

Take a Thameside location in the well-heeled town of Marlow, a picturesque park, great weather and a cocktail of the very best in food, drink and music and you have a perfect recipe for Tom Kerridge’s firmly established Pub in the Park festival. In truth this is more of a four-day community …

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Martin Audio WPS delivers power and flexibility at Cardiff Students’ Union Great Hall

The multi-use requirement of Cardiff Students’ Union’s Great Hall presented SWG Events with several challenges when designing and installing a frontline PA. The venue is a multipurpose space with a capacity of 1500 and a variety of needs. Firstly, the PA system needed to meet the approval of incoming circuit …

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SWG’s WPL PA serves up a treat at Big Feastival

During what has proved to be a non-stop summer of activity for SWG Events, the production company has honed its Martin Audio PA rig into something nearing perfection. By the time they arrived at Blur bass guitarist Alex James’ farm near Kingham in Oxfordshire, where each year the three-day Big Feastival takes …

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SWG Events move into Cardiff Castle, with Wavefront Precision

Flagship WPL rigged for Sir Tom Jones to avoid offsite noise pollution After their memorable double header weekend—when they supplied premium Martin Audio PA rigs to both stages at Glastonbury and in support of Queens of the Stone Age at Cardiff Castle—rental partner SWG Events were back in the …

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SWG Events field Martin Audio WPL for Hampton Court Palace Festival

Occupying the stunning Tudor courtyard, the two-week Hampton Court Palace Music Festival returned recently with a top-grade line-up, performing in this spectacular Grade I royal palace setting, dating back to the early 16th century and once home to Henry VIII. Working within constraints of heritage buildings, and tasked with creating a technical infrastructure …

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Martin Audio WPL to the fore at 25th MOBO Awards

The 25th MOBO Awards was not only a milestone event for the Organization, but also for SWG Events, who won the contract to provide sound reinforcement for the first time. It was the production company’s first ever event at the OVO Arena Wembley and gave them the opportunity to field the new …

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Pilton Party follows in the footsteps of Glastonbury for Martin Audio WPL

With a frequent presence at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, where they service a number of stages, SWG Events also provide technical support for Pilton Party. Although lesser known, it occupies the same site as the popular John Peel Stage—and features equally prominent headliners. This year it was …

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Martin Audio WPL keeps pace with fast-moving CarFest South

Now 11 years old, Chris Evans’ popular CarFests show no signs of running out of gas, as some 50,000 people again took to Laverstoke Park Farm near Overton, Hampshire—owned by 1979 Formula One World Champion, Jody Scheckter—for CarFest South. Inaugurated by Evans back in 2011, the event raises funds for …

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SWG Events Archives - Sound Forums

Martin Audio feature in memorable weekend at Ashton Gate Stadium

SWG Events’ Glastonbury stage enhancements bring best out of Martin Audio WP

Martin Audio’s flagship WPL serves up a feast at Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park

Martin Audio WPS delivers power and flexibility at Cardiff Students’ Union Great Hall

SWG’s WPL PA serves up a treat at Big Feastival

SWG Events move into Cardiff Castle, with Wavefront Precision

SWG Events field Martin Audio WPL for Hampton Court Palace Festival

Martin Audio WPL to the fore at 25th MOBO Awards

Pilton Party follows in the footsteps of Glastonbury for Martin Audio WPL

Martin Audio WPL keeps pace with fast-moving CarFest South

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