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Surround Sound Concerts are concerts that make use of surround sound technology - utilizing several speakers with different channels in order to create an effect of being surrounded by the sound produced. This style of concert was first done by the rock band Pink Floyd in 1967.

History
On May 12th, 1967, in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England, psychedelic and progressive rock band Pink Floyd hosted a concert called “Games for May”, in which they performed their upcoming debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. This concert not only used advanced and complex light shows, but also featured quadraphonic surround sound systems, which gave the concert an atmosphere and feeling of futuristic and space age music and performance. This has given light to a whole new way of stage performance that many musical acts have taken advantage of, to change the way that audiences can perceive music.

Technologies of Surround Sound
Surround sound technology is speaker systems that use what is known as quadraphonic sound, a technology that adds depth and can add channels to the sound, so it can be spread out more and play from different perspectives relative to the viewer, rather than simply from one direction. The earliest concept of surround sound was Walt Disney’s movie Fantasia, where they used multi channel sound systems to make it sound like the music was surrounding the audience. This had evolved over time, and by 1969 Vanguard had released a publicly available four reel sound system to the United States Market, and today surround sound systems are used in almost all media produced, in some way or another.

Artists Who Have Used Surround Sound in Live Concerts
These are artists who have used this technology in live concerts.