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Thunderbird system

TASCO · 1976

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

Tasco was a large UK touring sound company of the 1970s and early 80s. It supplied the PA for The Who's concert at Charlton Athletic Football Ground on 31 May 1976. No document naming a product called 'Thunderbird' could be confirmed, so this entry covers Tasco's documented work.

Introduced
1976
Category
Touring PA system
Intended use
Stadium touring sound
Production
Tasco, UK touring sound company

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    One of few UK contractors able to supply stadium-scale PA in the mid-1970s, for a show notorious for its loudness.

Engineering record

No technical figures are published here until a working source confirms them.

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

PA for The Who at Charlton Athletic, 31 May 1976[1]

Manuals & original documents

No authoritative manual or original document has been located for this profile.

Sources

  1. 11975–1976 | The Who's PA & FoldbackWhotabs · archive

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