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June 24, 2009 - Summer is here, and festival season is getting back into full swing, with the Glastonbury festival only a few days away. Live music, lots of tents, lots of bands, and noise under control, as RPS expert services monitor and manage the sound to make sure that noise does not exceed the licence conditions – improving the neighbours’ festival experiences.
The Glastonbury Festival, which attracts around 180,000 people to Somerset in late June, is the largest outdoor music festival in Europe. There are 15 stages, theatre and cabaret venues and over 300 market stalls providing entertainment. This year’s headliners are Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur.
Noise is a major community issue, and the target is to reduce the number of complaints and keep disturbance in the surrounding villages to a minimum. A team of 23 experts from RPS’ Brighton and Manchester offices will be providing sound control and advice, working closely with the festival organisers and Mendip District Council to achieve reasonable sound levels and the minimum noise disturbance possible. The team, led by Technical Director David Leversedge, who has been the lead noise consultant for the festival for the past eight years, will cover the measurement and control of off site sound propagation working on a 24-hour basis.
RPS has provided acoustic control services to client Festival Republic Ltd since 2008 and is continuing to provide acoustic services this summer for the Leeds Festival and Latitude, helping to significantly reduce noise complaints. Last year’s team of 7 acoustic consultants from RPS measured music sound levels on and off site during the 10th Leeds Festival to ensure licence conditions were met, resulting in only seven complaints being received about noise.
RPS has a broad experience base in providing sound control services for live music entertainment events and venues both in and out-of doors. RPS acoustic experts have worked with a variety of festival organisers, nightclubs, and major venues including Sanctuary 2008 and Wembley Stadium and will also provide acoustic services for more events and venues this year.
Contact:
Glastonbury, Leeds, Latitude, and Sanctuary acoustic services:
David Leversedge
T: +44 (0) 1273 546 800
E: david.leversedge ( @ ) rpsgroup dot com
Glastonbury and Wembley acoustic services:
Darran Humpheson
T: +44 (0) 1612 379 858
E: humphesond ( @ ) rpsgroup dot com
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