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A.W.A.Y. Festival / Davido

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The Are We African Yet? Festival presented by Davido took place on Nov. 18, 2023.

Sound Company

Spider Ranch Productions

Venue

State Farm Arena

Atlanta, GA

Crew

  • FOH Engineer: Travis Strain
  • Monitor Engineer: Andre Williams
  • Systems Engineer: Duane Klose
  • Production Manager: Sean Atkins
  • System Techs: Jesse Tarver, Evan Alexander


Gear

FOH

  • Console: DiGiCo SD7
  • Speakers: Mains, per side: (15) Outline GTO, (3) C-12, side hangs, per side: (9) GTO + (3) C-12, flown subs: (8) GTO-SUB; (24) RMS Acoustics ground subs
  • Amps: Powersoft X-8
  • Processing: Armonia, Lake
  • Plug-Ins: Waves
  • Power Distro/Breakout/Snake Assemblies: Entertainment Metals
  • Rigging: CM


MON

  • Console: DiGiCo
  • Speakers: Adamson M15
  • Amps: Lab Gruppen
  • Processing: Lake
  • Mics: Shure Axient; various instrument mics


Event Details

The Are We African Yet? Festival, presented by Nigerian singer/songwriter Davido, is presented as a one-day show with a festival format that aspires to promote cultural collaboration between Africa and the world. Davido, who was born in Atlanta, raised in Nigeria, and then returned to the U.S. at age 16, has collaborated extensively with U.S.-based artists. The first annual A.W.A.Y. Festival included performances by Davido, E Cool, King Promise, Lo Jay, Mayor Kun, Musa Keys, Spinall, TXC & Victony.