Newcastle-based Nitelites
have reported record activity this summer with their RCF hire fleet of flagship
TT+ (Touring & Theatre) line array systems and highly cost effective D Line
HDL composite series line arrays. “We have hardly had a box sitting in the
warehouse all summer,” reports director Andy Magee.
In addition to the high
profile Great North Run, where they fielded over 280 RCF enclosures, Nitelites
also had to run a mile of standard multicore cable to span the coverage area
for the Tall Ships North Sea Regatta, This featured 48 x TTL55-A, 24 x TTS56-A
and some TTL33-A, all controllable via RCF’s proprietary onboard RDNet
networking platform as the fleet said farewell to Blyth, Northumberland with a
sunlit parade seen by thousands of onlookers lining the quayside, wishing the
fleet well in the race to Gothenburg, Sweden.
Meanwhile, down in
Teesside, Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF16), featuring street
theatre, circus performances, dynamic dance and music also saw a full RCF
deployment, as the event approaches its third decade. The main band stage
(with finale show) was covered by 24 x TTL55-A and 12 x TTS56-A while all other
areas featured HDL20-A, HDL10-A and TT22-A.
Also in the Tyne and Wear
area, South Tyneside Festival took place over three months throughout the
summer, with open-air concerts, family fun days and live music, including
Alexandra Burke and UB40, in the town’s Bents Park. Providing the sound
reinforcement for the season were 32 x TTL55-A and 18 x TTS56-A.
Earlier in the summer
Nitelites were down in London for the first-ever Esports Championship Series –
Counter Strike Finals at London\’s SSE Arena, Wembley. For this they fielded 32
x TTL55-A; 10 x TTL33-A; 12 x TTL36-AS and 12 x TTS56-A.
Up in Scotland, Midstock
Festival is now in its third year at Dalkeith Country Park, and having already
hosted such acts as The View, The Fratellis, The Hoosiers, Fish and dozens of
great acts, bands this year included The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend & The
Makers plus overseas acts such as Vengaboys (although headliners Scouting For
Girls failed to appear). Ensuring optimum coverage were 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x
TTS56-A subs.
Nitelites were also on
duty at the Great North 10K. The popular running event which attracted 5,000
runners, finished inside the iconic Gateshead International Stadium where
Nitelites had 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x TTS36-A to help build the atmosphere.
The company also provided
sound reinforcement at another major music festival, Urban Field Events’
Corbridge Festival featuring The Coral, Neville Staple Band, Too Many T\’s,
Frankie & The Heartstrings, Mark Morris, Bessie & The Zinc Buckets,
Grandmaster Flash, Cortney Dixon and more. Set up in the Tynedale Park venue
for the occasion, were 20 x TTL33-A and 10 x TTS36-A.
Finally, the annual
Sunderland International Airshow is held near Roker and Seaburn seafronts. The
biggest free show in Europe, and first held in 1988, the location provides a
perfect amphitheatre for the likes of the world famous Red Arrows and the
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. For this spectacular event, Nitelites
deployed 24 x TTL33-A and 12 x TTS56-A subs for the main stage, plus over 3
miles of 100v line coverage.
Summing up, Nitelites
director Andy Magee said, “We have had great feedback to our RCF systems at all
these diverse events throughout the summer, and the performances have been
exactly what people have wanted.
“In the case of the
smaller festivals, many are still growing but are still working on small
budgets — and this is where RCF scores, as it hits the perfect price point.
And In terms of staying
within sound thresholds on noise sensitive sites he notes that one thing RCF is
great at is LF control. “The TTL36-AS flown sub has a vertical steering
algorithm so it doesn\’t radiate in areas you don\’t want it to go.
“The LF cardioid tuning is
highly effective and to my knowledge we’ve never received any complaints about
noise pollution.”
