The Deni Ute Muster kicked of in a big way this year with Powderfinger headlining the main stage and doing their only live show for the month. The system was a D&B J system with a XL4 console out front. Over 15,000 people turned out for one of the greatest ute musters thus far. Lots […]
Having recently purchased the D & B J system JAS was contacted by the Who to supply the system for their Australian tour. Paul Ramsay their FOH operator was keen to use the system if it was available as they had been using it worldwide. The tour consisted of arenas and some outdoor shows. The […]
British rock legends The Who performed a spectacular concert, to over 40,000, at the 2009 FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix. Date March 29 JAS Crew Craig Gordon Connor Dune Paul Kennedy Main system 54 x D & B J line array boxes 16 x D & B J subs 12 x D & B B2 […]
The Black Saturday Bushfires in Victoria brought out an amazing amount of support from the community to those whose lives had been so greatly affected. The Australian Music Industry has always been there to support in the past and this was no exception. The idea of Sound Relief was brought to life with the running […]
Coldplay returned to Australia for another sold-out tour in Feb 2009. As Coldplay like numerous other acts are using the D&B J system, JAS was commissioned to supply our largest arena system to date. The system design, handled by Tony Smith who has been with the band for many years, was in a 270 ° […]
JAS audio supplied the audio for Melbourne’s Future Music Festival and the move from the Myer Music Bowl over to the Flemington race track increased the audience to around 35,000. For the main stages in Melbourne and Sydney a Nexo Geo T system was used while L-Acoustics VDosc was used for the main stages in […]
Music legend Carlos Santana toured Australia in February and March 2008. One of the greatest guitarists of our generation, Santana played a series of Arena shows and one at the Tempus Two Winery in the Hunter Valley. JAS supplied the speaker system and amps for the tour. Dates 21, 24, 26, 28 February 2008 2 […]
Johnston Audio supplied the bulk of the audio equipment for the Robbie Williams stadium tour of Australia. The tour was a huge success – 9 sellout shows to more than 400,000 people! The JAS system and crew delivered everything and more! The preparation and presentation of the system received many favourable comments and Robbie’s FOH […]
The Oasis Australian tour saw Bruce Johnston finally make it home after almost a year of touring. The Oasis juggernaut is an amazing phenomenon, with the band pulling enormous crowds throughout Europe and the Americas, with a huge resurgence in their popularity. The Oasis shows sounded amazing, with 32 Nexo Geo-T elements and 16 Nexo […]
JAS supplied DiGiCo D1 FOH and Monitor package for Simple Minds Asian and Australian tour. Simple Minds’ Production Manager John Armstrong called to say that they were finding it hard to get the consoles for the Asian leg of their tour and fortunately JAS was able to supply a package including 2 x DiGiCo D1 […]
