Phoenix Networks played a central role in powering Post Malone’s India performance in Guwahati, delivering audio architecture fit for a world class performance.
Post Malone performed at the Kanapara Veterinary Grounds on December 8 2025, marking the artist’s first ever solo headline concert in India.
Tens of thousands of fans gathered for the concert, experiencing Post Malone’s unique mix of hip hop, pop, rock, R&B and country, requiring a technically sound system that has the flexibility to meet the fluid demands of a genre defying artist.
Enter Phoenix Networks Global, a rental and technical service provider, that was tasked with delivering the audio production design and commissioning for the concert, taking responsibility for each beat, vocal nuance, and each emotional inflection that reaches the audience.
The team’s approach blended technical know-how with sensitivity to Post Malone’s artistic vision, not just making the concert loud, but delivering emotional accuracy to fit the moods and genres of the artist’s unique sound.
Animesh Mishra, founding director, Phoenix Networks Global, commented: our sound system had to be capable of translating every nuance with absolute fidelity across the entire audience area. Shows of this scale are never about one individual or one piece of equipment; they are about people coming together with absolute clarity of purpose.
“I am immensely proud of our team for the dedication, discipline and attention to detail they demonstrated throughout this project. From the earliest site surveys to the final system tuning on show day, every engineer and technician worked with a shared mindset to make the audio experience seamless, powerful and emotionally accurate for every single person in the audience.”
Phoenix Networks Global delivered an immersive sound environment designed for the crowd to feel connected to the performance, no matter where they stood within the venue, but this was not without its challenge.
The open-air footprint of the venue features an audience area stretching over 165 metres in length and approximately 120 metres in width, requiring a careful approach to achieve uniform audio coverage.
The team conducted a comprehensive survey of the venue’s landscape, factoring in its physical dynamics, anticipated crowd density, environmental variables, and the creative expectations of the concert curators, building an audio system around Meyer Sound loudspeaker systems with Panther line arrays at the centre.
36 Meyer Sound Panther cabinets were used as symmetric stereo front-of-house hangs, flanking the performance stage. This setup was supported by an additional 24 Panther modules flown as two out-fill reinforcement arrays of 12 cabinets each, suspended on either side of the main PA to extend coverage across the width of the venue. All four arrays were angled and time aligned to optimise throw, coverage and linearity within the main audience coverage zone.
For low frequency response, subwoofers were deployed in a dual-layer strategy to deliver physical impact and controlled musicality for each genre. The first layer, comprised of a flown LF array system, consists of 24 LFC-1100 subwoofers deployed as stereo hangs adjacent to the main PA arrays. These subwoofers are configured in a cardioid pattern and time-aligned with the Panther modules to provide a full-bodied low-end extension and directional control. The second layers consists of another 24 LFC-1100 subwoofers which were arranged centrally in six clusters of four cabinets each, with six LFC-1100 subwoofers deployed as stereo hands adjacent to the main PA arrays configured in a cardioid pattern and time-aligned with the Panther modules.
As a result, the Panther system’s headroom and sonic transparency were able to handle the full dynamic range of Post Malone’s performance.
For audience members positioned closest to the stage, front-fill reinforcement plays in a role in maintaining tonal coherence and vocal clarity, with Phoenix deploying 16 Meyer Sound Leopard line array modules distributed across the LFC-1100 subwoofers, which are groundstacked.
Four Meyer Sound Panther Wide cabinets are also mounted atop the LFC-2100 stacks, ensuring a smooth and natural sonic transition from the stage edge into the broader audience field, designed to prevent issues such as tonal shadowing or excessive low-frequency buildup at the barricade.
Away from the main stage, Phoenix also supplied auxiliary zones with sound reinforcement, including an artist recreation area which was equipped with Meyer Sound X80 loudspeakers with LFC-2100 subwoofers.
The exclusive VIP dining area, which plays hosts to dignitaries and officials, features Meyer Sound X40 loudspeakers complemented by LFC-900 subwoofers.
System processing and networking forms the backbone of this project. The entire loudspeaker system was managed through six units of Meyer Sound’s Galaxy 816 processor, providing system optimisation, alignment, and control. Audio networking uses the MILAN protocol for low latency signal transport across the system, with Luminex GigaCore 30i switches in place to facilitate closed communication between front of house and monitor positions. This allows the transition from system architecture to live show control, allowing multiple console environments and operational workflows to integrate into a single, unified production ecosystem.
For the opening and supporting acts, Phoenix also deployed its own DiGiCo Quantum 338 digital mixing consoles, with Optocore interfaces at front of house and monitor positions. Performers were supported with Shure Axient digital wireless sytems, alongside deployments of Sennheiser in-ear monitoring systems for interference free operation in a busy outdoor concert environment.
Animesh closes: “Events like this are milestone not just for artists and promoters, but for the entire live production ecosystem in India. Being part of a moment that genuinely moves the needle for the industry is incredibly rewarding.”
“We were working across a very large footprint, and I’d say the real achievement for us was the fact that we optimised all of the individual loudspeaker systems to behave as a single high-quality high-impact sound field. That level of integration only happens when a team truly understands both the science of sound and the emotion of live music.”
“A concert of this magnitude left no room for guesswork. Every decision from system design to deployment and tuning was made with absolute clarity. Our team approached this show with the mindset that every single person in the audience deserved the same emotional experience, whether they were standing at the barricade or at the very back of the grounds. Our engineers trusted the design, trusted the data, and trusted each other. That’s why we were able to merge such a complex sound deployment into a single, cohesive sonic experience that complemented Post Malone’s performance rather than competing with it. I couldn’t be prouder of what our team has achieved with this landmark show. This concert reaffirmed my belief that technical excellence is built on teamwork and trust!”