Rock Storm 2010

Published in PAA News

VIETNAM: Sponsored by Mobifone, Rock Storm 2010 entertained rock fans across Vietnam with a host of national artists, including Pentatonic, Final Stage, Nuranium, Rosewood, Microwave and Thai Thuy Linh. As it did in 2009, the 10-city tour kicked off in the chilly December air of Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium, before going on to Hai Phong, Thai Nguyen, Vinh, Hue, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Dong Nai, Can Tho and finally Ho Chi Minh City. In all, it reached more than 200,000 fans and millions of radio listeners and TV viewers. Vietnam hasn’t previously attracted such numbers to outdoor concerts, and with Rock Storm 2010 came growing pains like crowd control and Black Market ticket availability. However the tour has developed a lot since 2009 in terms of sound and lighting, and the set changes were in particular slick and well rehearsed. Rock Storm’s show sound director was renowned Japanese engineer, Masaaki Azuma, who has handled sound control for famous international shows, including Madonna, Oasis, Under World, Metallica, and Fuji Rock Festival. An Outline Butterfly line array system consisting of CDH483 Hi-Packs and supplemented by SubTech 218 subwoofers was used at some of the concerts, as Fantasy Show & Light’s Dinh Viet Hug explained: ‘We needed to provide all round coverage for up to 35,000 people at these stadiums, but the television broadcasters insisted that the PA system had to be compact. Fortunately, the Butterfly system provides high SPLs and even coverage, and is relatively small in size so that it doesn’t block the broadcasters view of the stage. We are looking forward to taking stock of the new Outline Mantas system, which can be used alongside the Butterfly speakers as supplementary fills or on their own for smaller events.’ http://rockpassion.vn www.outline.it