Depends on the acoustics of venue. Sometimes it’s just not possible, especially if there are any hard flat walls. IMO a good sound engineer will leave the booth and walk around and make adjustments to balance the sound as best as possible for all the different spots in the audience.
If in doubt, stand somewhere near the center middle where the big speakers cross. That will have the best sound on average.
Front of house
Often shortened to FOH
This.
Adding to that: In concert halls or club venues it’s called the same, it’s not only a festival thing.
In theater it’s sometimes called the ‘Bio Box’. However, in theatre it is often tucked away right up the top, and is called 'The Gods '.
It’s where the concert sounds best!
Seems to me, from watching a Dave rat video or two, a good sound engineer can make it sound good everywhere
Depends on the acoustics of venue. Sometimes it’s just not possible, especially if there are any hard flat walls. IMO a good sound engineer will leave the booth and walk around and make adjustments to balance the sound as best as possible for all the different spots in the audience.
If in doubt, stand somewhere near the center middle where the big speakers cross. That will have the best sound on average.
Makes sense, you can only polish a turd so much.
I wonder why this name came about?
Probably from the theater. The stage would be at the back of the building, and this would be in the “front of the house.”
And the house is where the audience seats are!