UK - Romesh Ranganathan recently completed a series of seven stand-up shows in UK arenas as part of his Hustle world tour. Ranganathan’s set focused on complaints about life’s irritations viewed from his curmudgeonly perspective.
For the tour, Liverpool-based event production specialists Adlib supplied a Coda Audio system based around the company’s flagship AiRAY line array. Adlib has previously deployed Coda for tours by many of the leading lights of British comedy, including Russell Howard, Joe Lycett and Jack Whitehall.
System tech and audio crew chief, Jethro Hall comments: “The Coda system is tried and tested for this kind of show and has proved itself time and again. It’s got lots of output, is very flexible and scalable and is easy to work with. The enclosures are ultra-compact which makes them ideal for minimising the impact on sightlines, and when you add excellent high-frequency throw and clarity, it’s just perfect for the job.”
For the larger venues on the tour, including London’s O2 Arena, the system comprised a main hang (per side) of 12 x AiRAY at 90° and four CiRAY down-fill, side hang of four AiRAY at 120° and 14 CiRAY, and four SCP sensor-controlled subwoofers (per side) in endfire. A combination of APS, HOPS8 and G712 provided in-fill, front-fill and out-fill, with three hangs of ViRAY at 120° deployed as delays. The system was powered by 27 x Coda Audio Linus14 DSP amplifiers. For the smaller arenas on the tour, the system was easily scaled for optimal performance.
Jethro Hall continues: “The system sounded great – very clear and powerful – and was easy to handle and tune, all of which made for a very enjoyable series of dates.”
Front of house engineer Dennis Fernandez agrees: “Intelligibility is essential in comedy, as is the ability to deliver clarity to every corner of an arena – the Coda system delivered effortlessly on both counts.”
Global sales and marketing director for Coda Audio, David Webster comments: “We’re delighted that Coda Audio has once again been selected as the go-to choice for a major arena comedy tour in the UK – it’s also great to see all the elements of our VCA family (ViRAY, CiRAY and AiRAY) working together to allow maximum flexibility when configuring the system for different arenas.”
