Sound Resonates in Pyeongchang, Intoxicating the New Year | Germany’s AD AUDIENCE DELIGHT Full‑System Audio Powers “Jiangkou Chun Xiao Jiaolou Grateful for You: A Star‑Studded New Year’s Eve Concert”

An outdoor, open-air New Year’s Eve concert for tens of thousands of attendees places extreme demands on the sound system—requiring impeccable coverage, robust outdoor stability, and exceptional low‑ and high‑frequency reproduction. On December 31, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., the “Most Charming Pingchang—Wine Awaits You” Jiangkou Chun Xiaojiaolou Gratitude Gala featuring star‑studded performances will take place at Baocheng Square in Pingchang County. Ten powerhouse singers—Ulan Tuya, Huang An, Shi Tou, Li Xiaojie, Chuanmu, Chen Xing, Zhou Bingqian, Wang Xiaowei, Xiao Aqi, and Gao Shengmei—will share the stage, delivering a diverse array of styles that span grassland folk songs, classic nostalgic pop, acoustic ballads, traditional Chinese‑style music, and mainstream love ballads. This wide stylistic range poses rigorous challenges to the system’s dynamic range, vocal clarity, and long‑distance coverage. The entire outdoor extravaganza relies on Germany’s AD AUDIENCE DELIGHT professional live‑sound system, leveraging German‑engineered acoustics to overcome multiple acoustic hurdles—including signal attenuation in open‑air venues, nighttime temperature fluctuations, and reverberation from vast, unobstructed spaces—delivering a richly layered, crystal‑clear New Year’s Eve musical feast to an audience of over ten thousand. Much like d&b’s Zhang Jie concert at the Bird’s Nest, which captivated 80,000 stadium fans with its flagship line‑array setup, this outdoor New Year’s Eve event in Pingchang hinges on AD’s full‑scale, performance‑grade audio system as the cornerstone of sonic excellence.

I. Project Overview: A large-scale, open-air outdoor New Year’s Eve performance project for ten thousand attendees.
This year’s Jiangkou Chun Xiao Jiaolou Gratitude to the Stars New Year’s Eve Concert is being held at the Pingshang Baocheng Outdoor Center Plaza—a spacious, unobstructed open-air venue with seating for over ten thousand. The lineup features a diverse array of musical styles, including Ulan Tuya’s ethereal prairie vocals, Huang An’s nostalgic hits, Li Xiaojie’s soaring love ballads, Wang Xiaowei’s soulful guzheng‑inspired performances in traditional Chinese style, Xiao Aqi’s fresh take on folk music, and Gao Shengmei’s timeless sweet melodies—spanning more than a dozen genres. Over a dozen accomplished artists will take the stage one after another.
The stage features a symmetrical dual‑large‑screen setup paired with a five‑panel central split screen, creating an immersive three‑dimensional visual architecture. Heavy‑duty lighting trusses support hundreds of beam, wash, and color‑changing fixtures; at night, a matrix of blue beams blankets the entire sky, amplifying the atmosphere to its peak. Complementing this are standardized segregated viewing areas, secure access corridors, and dedicated backstage zones for sound and lighting control. A full suite of state‑of‑the‑art audio, lighting, and stage‑craft equipment is assembled and calibrated in a one‑stop process, with a German AD sound system serving as the audio backbone to ensure seamless, end‑to‑end outdoor sound reinforcement throughout the event.

II. Core Sound Reinforcement Solution: A Complete German AD Flagship Outdoor Performance Audio System
Addressing three major pain points—long‑distance audio pickup in open‑air plazas, airborne sound attenuation, and low nighttime temperatures—the technical team has engineered a comprehensive AD immersive sound reinforcement system. The entire setup comprises AD’s proprietary VT‑series line arrays, subwoofers, stage monitors, and digital amplification equipment, with no third‑party speaker crossovers, ensuring unified acoustic phase alignment and consistent tonal balance.
1. Main PA: AD VT-12/3LA outdoor‑specific line array
On the left and right sides of the stage, multiple VT‑12/3LA three‑way large‑format line arrays are suspended at varying heights to serve as the venue’s core main‑fill system. The VT series features waveguide horns specially optimized for outdoor venues accommodating tens of thousands of attendees, delivering precise and controllable vertical and horizontal directivity while effectively suppressing unwanted reflections in open‑air environments. Each line array can cover a distance of up to 120 meters, ensuring that the sound‑level difference between the front row and the farthest seats remains within 6 dB.
Faced with Ulan Tuya’s soaring, expansive high notes of the grasslands, Gao Shengmei’s delicate, sweet soprano, and Huang An’s deep, weathered baritone, the VT‑12/3LA faithfully preserves the unique tonal character of each voice: its highs are clear and never harsh, while its mids and lows are warm, rich, and full—completely resolving the common outdoor‑venue issue of “harshness up front and muffled sound in the back.”
The enclosure features IP44‑rated industrial‑grade waterproof and dustproof protection, ensuring reliable performance in the low temperatures and dewy, humid conditions of New Year’s Eve. It delivers stable, long‑term operation with no output degradation, meeting AD’s factory‑tested 300‑hour full‑load durability standard—making it ideal for nonstop, all‑night performances at New Year’s Eve events.
2. Low-Frequency Subwoofer: AD VT-218 Dual 18-inch Cardioid Ultra-Low Frequency Array
On either side of the front of the stage, large‑scale AD VT‑218 dual 18‑inch subwoofers are stacked. Featuring the manufacturer’s proprietary cardioid dispersion pattern, their low‑frequency energy is directed solely toward the audience area, significantly minimizing low‑frequency bleed into the stage monitor zone and reducing the likelihood of feedback.
Li Xiaojie’s bold rock style, Chen Xing’s earthy folk with rich bass, and Wang Xiaowei’s powerful double‑keyboard rhythms all rely on the VT‑218 to deliver deep, resonant lows with crisp, well‑defined layering—full-bodied yet clear, avoiding the muddiness or thinness that can plague open‑air venues. And when tens of thousands join in singing New Year’s Eve anthems, the low‑end ambience spreads evenly across the entire crowd.
3. Fill‑in Sound System: AD Compact Array + Front‑of‑House Fill Speakers
In the rear section of the venue, an AD delay‑compensation array has been installed to correct time‑of‑arrival differences over long distances and eliminate audio gaps for distant listeners. At the front of the stage, AD full‑range fill speakers are positioned to address listening blind spots in the first row of the main audience area and along both sides of the stage, ensuring uniform sound coverage with no dead zones throughout the space. Whether seated in the front rows, the central zone, or the far rear, every listener enjoys a highly consistent auditory experience.
4. Stage Monitors: AD SP15 Professional Stage Monitor Speakers
The entire stage is equipped with AD SP15 stage monitor speakers, providing each singer and musician with an independent monitoring zone. In the high‑volume, open‑air setting, lead vocalists such as Ulan Tuya, Zhou Bingqian, and Xiao Aqi can clearly hear their own vocals and the accompaniment; Wang Xiaowei’s dual‑keyboard parts are distinctly separated. Throughout the entire show, there was zero feedback and no extraneous noise, ensuring that all ten performers delivered consistent, reliable performances.
5. Audio Control Core
Equipped with a mainstream international digital large‑format mixing console and paired with AD’s proprietary DSP‑driven power amplifiers, it features a built‑in, dedicated sound‑field correction algorithm that enables real‑time adjustment of delay, phase, and EQ for each line‑array group, tailored to the terrain of open‑air venues. Fiber‑optic audio networking ensures lossless signal transmission over long distances, while the rear‑stage engineer can precisely balance the distinct vocal characteristics of ten singers and the diverse timbres of various instrumental sections.

III. Core Technological Advantages of German AD Audio in Supporting Outdoor New Year’s Eve Concerts Featuring a Star-Studded Lineup
1. Strong environmental adaptability for outdoor use
IP44‑rated waterproof and dustproof enclosure, coupled with a wide‑temperature‑range unit design, ensures reliable performance even in the low nighttime temperatures, dew, and light, humid winds typical of New Year’s Eve. Compared to conventional indoor speakers, this outdoor model delivers stable, high‑intensity operation for 72 consecutive hours, making it perfectly suited for extended open‑air New Year’s Eve performances.
2. Multi‑channel compatibility for low‑distortion, lifelike voice reproduction
With total harmonic distortion as low as 0.3%, it effortlessly handles Ulan Tuya’s soaring high notes over the vast grasslands and Gao Shengmei’s sweet, tender soprano, while perfectly reproducing Huang An and Li Xiaojie’s rich, weathered baritone tones. It also brings out every nuance of Xiao Aqi’s delicate folk‑style vocal acrobatics and Wang Xiaowei’s intricate double‑keyboard arrangements with crystal clarity. Even when more than a dozen singers perform together, each vocal part remains distinct and never muddies the mix.
3. Heart-shaped Ultra-Low Suppression Technology
The VT-218 features an ultra‑cardioid polar pattern that minimizes low‑frequency feedback at the source, significantly reducing the risk of on‑stage howling. Even in open, spacious outdoor venues, you don’t need to deliberately turn down the volume at the expense of atmosphere.
4. Uniform long-range coverage
Featuring a proprietary linear waveguide acoustic design, this single‑array system delivers coverage far exceeding that of comparable competitors, significantly reducing the number of auxiliary cabinets required while balancing installation costs and sound quality—making it an ideal fit for the expansive, tens‑of‑thousands‑square‑meter plaza in Pyeongchang.
5. German-standardized quality control
All audio units undergo a 300-hour full‑load aging test at the factory, resulting in an exceptionally low failure rate. They can operate continuously through the night and across New Year’s Eve without any unit damage or equipment downtime, ensuring zero‑fault audio performance for the entire event.

IV. Overview of the Complete Audio-Visual and Stage Design System
Lighting Visual System
A double‑deck, heavy‑duty lighting truss system is equipped with an array of high‑power beam moving heads, pattern‑cutting fixtures, and LED color‑changing strip lights. During nighttime performances, a multi‑layered, cross‑hatched blue beam matrix illuminates the sky, while cool‑toned beams cascade across the entire night scene. As the setlist shifts, warm and colorful atmospheric effects sync in real time, with lighting cues dynamically responding to the music’s rhythm—perfectly tailored to evoke the moods of prairie ballads, nostalgic hits, folk tunes, and rock anthems.
LED Large-Screen Visual System
The stage features a dual‑main large screen setup paired with a five‑panel central split‑screen configuration, all equipped with high‑refresh‑rate P3‑grade HD LED displays. The main screens cyclically showcase the brand‑themed visual “The Most Charming Pingchang—Wine Awaits Your Arrival,” while the central split‑screen highlights the gala’s theme, “Grateful for You.” On either side, the large screens provide live close‑ups of the ten performers on stage, with seamless, consistent presentations of Jiangkou Chun and Xiao Jiaolou branding throughout, ensuring a cohesive and unified visual narrative.
Site Supporting Works
Tens of thousands of standardized white folding chairs are arranged in designated sections, while police‑provided security barriers clearly delineate spectator aisles and emergency evacuation routes. A spacious outdoor plaza has been leveled to serve as a stage foundation, and heavy‑duty truss systems for lighting and sound equipment have been installed to meet rigorous load‑bearing safety standards, ensuring compliance with safety regulations for large‑scale outdoor performances accommodating tens of thousands of attendees.

V. Summary of On-Site Performance Outcomes
On New Year’s Eve, tens of thousands of spectators gathered at Pyeongchang Bocheng Square, where ten talented singers took to the stage in succession. The lineup spanned everything from Ulan Tuya’s melodious prairie ballads and Huang An’s timeless nostalgic hits to Li Xiaojie’s bold pop numbers, Wang Xiaowei’s traditional Chinese‑style instrumental performances, Xiao Aqi’s soothing folk songs, and Gao Shengmei’s classic sweet ballads—offering a rich and diverse array of styles. Germany’s AD full‑range audio system flawlessly rendered every nuance of each melody; no matter where you stood in the venue, you enjoyed a balanced, crystal‑clear sound. Even those seated far from the stage experienced no muddiness or thin bass, while front‑row listeners were spared any harsh, overblown volume.
Compared with indoor stadium sound‑reinforcement applications, this open‑air, outdoor New Year’s Eve star‑studded event places even greater demands on the system’s long‑range propagation and its ability to handle a wide range of musical genres. Leveraging its mature outdoor line‑array technology, Germany’s AD delivered a single system that seamlessly accommodated ten vocalists with vastly different styles, providing a complete, stable, high‑fidelity outdoor PA solution for tens of thousands of attendees. This demonstrates that AD not only excels in indoor arena tours but is equally well suited to complex venues such as open‑air plazas, outdoor music festivals, and urban New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Conclusion
Just as d&b audiotechnik topped the Bird’s Nest Stadium with its flagship SL system on a major tour, Germany’s AD AUDIENCE DELIGHT, leveraging its proprietary VT‑series line arrays and cutting‑edge subwoofer technology, has become the preferred high‑end sound reinforcement brand for large‑scale outdoor star‑studded concerts and city‑wide New Year’s Eve celebrations across China. At this year’s Jiangkou Chun Xiaojiaolou Pyeongchang Gratitude Stars New Year’s Eve concert, the entire AD audio system delivered German‑engineered acoustic excellence, seamlessly accommodating the distinct vocal requirements of ten artists—including Ulan Tuya, Huang An, Li Xiaojie, Wang Xiaowei, Xiao Aqi, and Gao Shengmei—while resonating with the fervent New Year’s Eve spirit of tens of thousands of attendees. With pure, unadulterated sound, it paid tribute to every listener who made the journey to the venue. Looking ahead, AD will continue to empower countless national music festivals, urban galas, and artist‑led tours with standardized outdoor‑performance audio solutions, ensuring that pristine, authentic sound reaches every stage.

List of Participating Singers
Ethnic Vocal Music: Ulan Tuya
Classic Nostalgic Male Voices: Huang An, Li Xiaojie, Shi Tou, Chuan Mu, Chen Xing
Queen of Sweet Songs: Gao Shengmei
Powerful Female Voices / Instrumental: Zhou Bingqian, Wang Xiaowei
New-generation folk: Xiao Aqi