Bradford City of Culture 2025 Concerts, Bradford UK
We delivered a series of concerts for Bradford City of Culture 2025. We provided support to a diverse and wide range of headline and support artists. We provided sound, lighting and power distribution for all three events, and the projection and video equipment required for the largest.
📍 Location: Bradford, UK
🎤 Event Type: Concert
👥 Attendees: 1500+
⏱ Duration: 1 Day, 2 Day and 3 Day Music Events
The Brief
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Provide a well designed and sonically excellent sound system, for the multi tiered 180 degree theatre - St George's Hall.
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Design and install a range of distinctive lighting packages to support a diverse programme of musical performances.
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Tailor microphone, RF and monitoring systems to meet the specific technical requirements of each artist.
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Work alongside the BBC’s outside broadcast teams to ensure all broadcast and production requirements were met.
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Provide technical support and specialist equipment to support touring engineers and visiting production teams.
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Supply experienced engineers capable of supporting touring acts and facilitating smooth, efficient stage changeovers.
The Challenge
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Deliver consistent, high-quality sound coverage throughout a 250-year-old theatre featuring multiple seating levels, with significant distance between the stage and the furthest audience positions, for a fully sold-out programme.
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Accommodate performances involving full orchestras, requiring rapid installation and adjustment of sound and lighting systems while maintaining uninterrupted access to the stage.
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Support multiple artists and touring parties, each with differing technical requirements, while ensuring all production needs were met seamlessly.
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Deliver a high standard of technical production within a fixed funding and budget framework, without compromising audio quality, reliability or audience experience.
Our Event Production Solution
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We designed bespoke sound systems for the different events using our two different line array systems tailored to the theatre’s unique architecture, using detailed modelling and on-site tuning to ensure consistent, high-quality coverage across all seating levels, including the furthest audience positions.
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A flexible lighting design was developed to accommodate the wide range of performances, allowing rapid reconfiguration between acts while maintaining clear stage access for orchestras and touring productions.
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Microphone, RF and monitoring systems were carefully specified and managed to support multiple artists and touring parties, ensuring smooth transitions and meeting the technical requirements of each performance.
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Close coordination between our audio, lighting and stage teams enabled fast installation, efficient changeovers and uninterrupted access to the stage, even during tightly scheduled rehearsals and performances.
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Working within a fixed funding framework, we optimised equipment selection and crew deployment to deliver a consistently high production standard without compromising reliability, audio quality or audience experience.
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An experienced technical team oversaw installation, rehearsals and live operation throughout the programme, providing clear communication with visiting engineers and ensuring smooth delivery from load-in through to final performance.
What we delivered
Front of House PA System
High-quality line array and subwoofer systems deployed from our own stock of loudspeaker cabinets and amplifier drive racks, configured to suit the venue and performance requirements.
Front of House and Monitor Consoles
A range of industry-standard consoles provided to meet artist and engineer preferences, including multi-console integration to support complex performance setups.
Monitoring
Comprehensive on-stage monitoring solutions tailored to each performance, ensuring consistent and reliable foldback for artists and orchestras.
Lighting
Lighting designs incorporating washes, Molefays, strobes, beams and battens, supported by Art-Net distribution and centralised lighting control.
Power Distribution
Safe and reliable temporary power distribution to the stage, audio and lighting.
Technical Crew & Event Delivery
Experienced front of house, monitor and patch engineers, supported by lighting design and rig/de-rig crews, ensuring smooth delivery from load-in through to live performance.
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