Outdoor rock concerts have brought the masses in droves to there whereabouts. The top musicians of an era have navigated to the stages for reasons far more complex than monetary gain alone. Singers, and shining stars of the day enlightened audiences with their unique perspective of the present-day society’s social issues and need for change. The most powerful means of driving home the messages in any era is through music and the soul piercing lyrics which speak from the heart of a shared collective.
The groundwork for these massive events has to be well planned to ensure a triumphant event. The labor and specialty equipment required for bringing a concert to a successful fruition, far exceeds the scope of the everyday gig or concert. A colossal concert’s impact on a society’s vision for the future and current life events is transformative.
The preparation work for the hundreds of thousands of concert spectators of the Woodstock concert in 1969 was a huge undertaking. Stages had to be built to accommodate a multitude of massive lights, sound towers and speaker columns. The “Woodstock Bins” consisted of three transformers with over 2000 amps of power, loudspeaker cabinets that were 6 feet tall and 4 feet deep and that weighed-in at half a ton apiece. The installation equipment of the day was lacking in the 1960’s compared to the plethora of choices currently.
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The construction of the very structure of a concert both large and small accentuates the message the artists bring to the stage. As exemplified in the historic Woodstock concert, the message delivered by the famous artists of the generation was timeless and helped shift the consciousness of the people. The message of freedom and non-conformity to laws that did not honor the rights of individuals rang through the crowds, and shattered the old paradigms of obedience. All aspects of the messages’ delivery would not have been possible without the work crews and the equipment used to lift the loads of sound and stage supplies into place. Slaymaker Group provides the equipment needed for the success of both colossal or downsized musical events. The victory of your next musical experience is assured through teamwork and a shared vision for the future.
