A public address system worn out by age
Poor speech and music quality on matchday
Coverage demanded across a 35,000-seat bowl
Public address and voice alarm in one system
Easy to operate and control by the club's staff
The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough FC
35,000 seats, one roar. Crystal-clear sound for every fan.
The Riverside Stadium has been the home of Middlesbrough FC since 1995. The previous public address system had aged past the point of clear speech, and the matchday experience suffered for it.
Case Study
Stadium / Arena
Electro-Voice
Dynacord
Europe
Multi-zone
The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough FC
35,000 seats, one roar. Crystal-clear sound for every fan.
Case Study
Stadium / Arena
Electro-Voice
Dynacord
Europe
Multi-zone
The Riverside Stadium has been the home of Middlesbrough FC since 1995. The previous public address system had aged past the point of clear speech, and the matchday experience suffered for it.
- Venue
- The Riverside Stadium
- Location
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Install partner
- UK Audio Engineering
- Product highlights
- Electro-Voice EVH · Dynacord IPX10:8, MXE5
The venue
A stadium that had outgrown its sound
The Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC, is a 35,000 bowl on the banks of the River Tees. Every matchday it asks the same thing of its sound system: get announcements, music, and safety messaging clearly across.
Age had worn down the audio quality of the aged PA system to the point where the matchday experience was being held back, and a full replacement was the only way forward.
“Our PA system was in need of a full upgrade. The quality of the previous system was poor due to its age.”
Helena BowmanHead of Business Operations and Community, Middlesbrough FC
The challenge
Lift the matchday experience across the whole stadium
Middlesbrough FC wanted the matchday experience raised, and the sound system was central to that. The replacement had to reach every part of a 35,000-seat ground with clear speech and music, while serving public address and voice alarm duties for a full crowd.
Integrator UK Audio Engineering, led by director Jordan Alderton, presented an Electro-Voice and Dynacord solution to meet the brief.
The solution
A combined Pro Sound and Voice Evacuation system
The design centred on 68 Electro-Voice EVH horn-loaded loudspeakers, flown in pairs from the stadium roof to cover the seating bowl. Five Dynacord IPX10:8 amplifiers drove the array, with two Dynacord MXE5 Matrix Mix Engines handling control and mixing across the system.
A PRAESENSA public address and voice alarm system tied the install together, bringing announcements and life-safety messaging under one platform with enhanced zone control.
- 68 Electro-Voice EVH horn-loaded loudspeakers
- 5 Dynacord IPX10:8 amplifiers
- 2 Dynacord MXE5 Matrix Mix Engines
- PRAESENSA public address and voice alarm system
“We've had a lot of experience with Electro-Voice and Dynacord and we have found that the range of products and the support you get from the team is just fantastic.”
Jordan AldertonDirector, UK Audio Engineering
The result
Clear sound across the stadium, simple to control
With the new combined sound system in place, The Riverside Stadium delivers clear sound across the whole ground. Announcements, music, and safety messaging now reach supporters across the bowl, and the matchday experience the club set out to lift has the audio to match.
The system also gives the club enhanced control, with levels adjusted quickly and easily as a matchday unfolds.
Clear, homogeneous sound across the full stadium
Announcements, music, and safety on one platform
Enhanced zone control for the club
Fast, simple level adjustment on matchday
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