The British musicianFred again.. is best known for creating intimate listening experiences at scale.
Youve likely seen fan-recorded clips scattered across social media.
The event drew a sold-out crowd to the 77,500-capacity venue and was Freds largest show to date.
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The elaborate setup included more than six stages where Fred, alongside musiciansRomyand Obongjayar, performed in various formations.
explains Jamie Tinsley, who runs sound for all of Freds live shows.
This is our number one nightmare when trying to manage sound reflections in large music venues.
As soon as we got there, its so powerfully understated just red seats.
Theres almost no adverts or anything.
All you could see was just red seats, Fred says.
Fred mentioned he wanted nightclub sound everywhere, Tinsley explains.
In my eyes, the only way to achieve this is to bring the speakers closer to the people.
I wanted to design a setup where everyone was within 60 meters of a speaker at any given place.
The tricky part here is that the bleacher depth around the stadium is 100 meters alone!
That meant I could walk to the different stages.
It was an intimate experience for the performers, too.
A very, very dreamlike scenario, to be honest.
How could we play in five different locations and try and keep the momentum in the right place?
I think they were so intentional about sound right from the first walk-through.
We all found that show really eye-opening.
That was a really beautiful energy.
So Im thinking about working out a way of doing more of that vibe as well.
