British heavy metal band carried our two shows in Argentina with the
support of BALS in charge of technical production and the use of Powersoft
amplifiers to reach everyone in the audience
Iron Maiden
started its world tour in February this year to present its double album called
The Book of Souls, which will last up to August. The first shows were
done in USA, followed by several Latin American countries like Mexico, El
Salvador, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil and Argentina.
In this last
country, the band composed by Steve Harris (bass, backing vocals and
keyboards), Dave Murray (guitar), Adrian Smith (guitar and backing vocals), Bruce
Dickinson (lead vocals), Nicko McBrian (drums) and Janick Gers (guitar)
presented two shows for a wide audience of new and “old” fans.
The first
show was in March 13th at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in the province of Córdoba,
for 40,000 people, while the second one was staged at the Vélez Sarsfield
Stadium in Buenos Aires on the night of March 15th, for 65,000 people. Both of
them had English band Raven Age and American band Anthrax as opening acts.
Technical production in both
cases was in charge of well-known Argentine company BALS – Buenos Aires Live Show. For the show
in Córdoba, there were 48 Powersoft K10 units powering a JBL Vertec 4889-1 line
array system with AA 2×21” subwoofers.
On
the other hand, 14 Powersoft K10s were used for several AA 2×21” infra subwoofers at the Vélez Sarsfield Stadium.
For
this tour, Britannia Row’s Martin Walker is acting as sound engineer, together
with Ian Walsh as sound technician.
Always in
stock
It is
important to say that BALS has a total of 73 Powersoft amplifiers that are
actively involved in most of the events they do over the year.
54 Powersoft
K10s, 14 Powersoft K8s, two Powersoft K6s and three Powersoft M50Qs are among
the equipment available for powering
the audio systems they work with.
“As Audio Technical Manager at BALS, I feel really unworried when using Powersoft
amplifiers in any event, both for their efficiency and their quality; without
forgetting the invaluable Equaphon’s support – Powersoft’s distributor in
Argentina. Without them any of this would be possible!”, said Diego Aballay,
Audio Technical Manager at Buenos Aires
Live Show.
