COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new sound level measurement study of Ford Amphitheater done by Hankard Environmental shows Ford Amphitheater only broke its sound rules during the Godsmack concert and that it wasn’t a systematic problem.
Hankard Environmental is an acoustical consulting firm founded in 1996 based in Wisconsin. Their researchers took sound readings at 43 locations during the last three concerts this year at Ford Amphitheater.
- Foreigner – October 2
- Ivan Cornejo – October 4
- Godsmack – October 17
All the locations were in the neighborhoods and shopping centers near the amphitheater.
The sound readings for each concert ranged from low 40s to high 50s decibels, with Godsmack topping out at 60 decibels.
The Godsmack concert also resulted in the only time Ford Amphitheater broke sound rules. The rock band excited the 125-decibel limit for stage sound five times, twice during a single five-minute period.
Bob Mudd, senior VP for Venu the owner and operator of the Ford Amphitheater says these new results are in line with the Amphitheater’s own readings.