Midsummer Party — Haapsalu

Midsummer in Haapsalu means courtyards, waterfront decks, and rooms built before anyone thought about cable runs. You are working with stone walls that bounce sound in every direction, outdoor stages where the breeze takes half the audio with it, and power supplies that were never specced for a hundred uplights and a full PA.

The rig is dictated by the venue, not the other way around. Older buildings limit where you can hang weight. Outdoor sites need weatherproofing and a generator within a cable pull of the stage. Everything takes longer when the nearest truck is an hour away and the load-in is up three flights of stairs.