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FOH engineer Olivier “GG” Gerard is helming the mix for the band’s 40 Years of Hits tour.

Sound Company

Britannia Row

Venue

Various (World Tour)

Dan Fathers – System Engineer

Crew

  • Production Manager: Glen Thomson
  • FOH Engineer: Olivier “GG” Gerard
  • System Engineer: Dan Fathers
  • Monitor Engineer: Mikey Gibbard
  • Monitor Tech: Daniel Ibanez
  • System Techs: Richard Trow, Eiran Simpson, Meg Clement
  • Brit Row Account Manager: Tom Brown

Mikey Gibbard – Monitor Engineer

Gear

FOH

  • Console: SSL L200 (56 inputs)
  • Outboard/Processing: TC Electronic, Bricasti & Lexicon reverbs, Empirical Labs Distressor, BSS DPR 901 dynamic EQ, Avalon preamp/compressor, SSL Fusion processor; L-Acoustics Soundvision, P1, M1
  • Speakers: L-Acoustics K1 (main hang), K2 (downfill/sidefill), KS28 (subwoofers, flown & ground), A15 (outfill), A10 (lipfill)
  • Amps: L-Acoustics LA12X

MON

  • Console: SSL L550
  • Processing: TC 4000, Bricasti M7 & SSL reverbs,
  • Speakers: d&b audiotechnik M2 wedges
  • IEMs: 10 IEM mixes
  • Mics: Shure Beta 58A (lead vocals)

Tour Notes:

After nine shows in Scandinavia, Simple Minds’ grand ambitions for their 40 Years of Hits tour were sidetracked in March 2020 by the Covid pandemic. The tour picked up two years later, kicking off in the UK and Ireland this spring before moving on to Europe this summer and returning to their native Scotland later this month.

For more information, go to https://fohonline.com/featured/brit-row-marks-10-years-with-simple-minds-on-the-40-years-of-hits-tour/