Britannia Row provided an Electro-Voice XLC system for the event, powered by EV Precision Series remote amplifiers and IRIS management software. Three XLC 127 mid-high array cabinets, with five XLC118 subs, were ground-stacked either side of the stage, with EV 1152s for front fill. Overseen by the experienced system engineer Colin Burrell, the XLC system more than matched the demands of the bands that performed, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park and top award winners The Darkness. According to another Brit Row engineer, Christian Bayley, "the PA rocked, but it didn't rip your head off!"
Two bands dominated this year's Kerrang! Awards, US megastars Metallica were inaugurated in the Kerrang! Hall of Fame, and The Darkness - who opened the awards with a live performance of their new single 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' - were the only group to pick up two Awards, claiming the 'Best Live Act' and 'Best Album' gongs. Other winners included Linkin Park and Feeder who picked up Best International Act and Best British Act respectively, Good Charlotte (Best Single), Electric Six (Best Video) and Evanescence (Best International Newcomer).
Other Britannia Row customers using Electro-Voice rigs this month are Beck and Stain'd, who both used X-Line for their London dates at the Brixton Academy and the system will again be used for the MOBO Awards, being held in late September at London's Royal Albert Hall.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
