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October 28, 2026

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The Main Hall gets a new floor and a new rig

We closed for two weeks in October. Here is what changed in the Main Hall, from the sprung floor to the way the speakers hang.

The Main Hall gets a new floor and a new rig

For two weeks in October the doors stayed shut and the Main Hall was full of scaffolding. If you came to the reopening you already felt the difference under your feet.

A sprung floor

The old concrete floor is gone. The new one sits on rubber mounts, which is kinder to knees on a long night and keeps vibration out of the rooms next door.

Speakers flown, not stacked

The main speakers now hang from the ceiling in two arrays instead of standing on the stage. The sound reaches the back of the room evenly, and the front row is no longer the loudest place in the building.

The goal was simple: the same show at the bar as at the barrier.Reverb production team

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