One Church Christmas Concert at SNHU Arena

When you put a Christmas celebration in the middle of an arena, things get big — fast.

MFI Pro provided full arena audio and lighting production for One Church’s Christmas event at SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH. The show was staged in the round with seating on the arena floor and throughout the bleachers, meaning every seat needed to feel intentional.

Video production for the event was handled by One Church’s team, while we focused on delivering the arena-scale concert audio system and lighting that powered the live experience.

360° Arena Audio – Built to Wrap the Room

With the stage centered on the arena floor, coverage had to wrap the entire space evenly. No “good side.” No “quiet corner.”

We deployed:

• 4 primary hangs, each consisting of:

  • 2 × NEXO B112

  • 5 × NEXO M28

• 2 additional hangs of:

  • 8 × NEXO GEO S12

• 8 x NEXO P12 fills around the stage

• 8 x NEXO STM118 floor subs, deployed as two 2×2 stacks

Corner arrays covered the far ends of the arena, while the additional hangs filled in the middle seating sections. The fills wrapped the stage, and the subs delivered the weight you expect in an arena — even for a Christmas show.

The entire system was modeled in NEXO prediction software before anything ever left the shop. The goal: consistent SPL from floor seating to the top of the bleachers, while keeping the stage clean and controlled. Lots of hangs. Lots of amps. Lots of planning.

Infrastructure That Makes A Concert Happen

Behind the scenes, this was a serious build.

Amplification included multiple NEXO amps:

• 1 x 4x1 NXAMP

• 3 x 4x2 NXAMP

• 8 x 4x4 NXAMP

At front of house:

• Yamaha CL5 for FOH

• Yamaha DM7 for monitors

• Multiple Yamaha Rio 1608 stage boxes

Signal flow included Dante, analog splits, and plenty of patch to support band, choir, speakers, and RF. Yamaha and NEXO were the backbone of this show from input to output.

RF & Monitoring – Freedom on a 360° Stage

With a stage surrounded by audience on all sides, cable runs weren’t an option.

We deployed:

• 16 × Sennheiser EW300 IEM systems

• Multiple Shure ULXD4Q receivers

• Additional Shure QLXD G50 units

Wireless microphones handled speaking roles, but the heavy RF load came from in-ear monitoring. Performers could move freely without losing control of their mix — critical in a stage layout like this.

To maintain strong, consistent RF coverage across the arena floor, we also deployed an RF Venue CP Beam Antenna. Its circular polarization helps maintain signal stability as performers move and change orientation on stage, which is especially important in a 360° environment where performers are constantly moving relative to the antenna.

Together, the system provided reliable RF performance across the entire stage area while keeping the setup clean and manageable.

Flown Truss & Lighting – Arena Energy

Lighting was built on a flown square truss perimeter around the stage and jumbotron, with an additional truss run carrying cable cleanly back to FOH.

Fixture package included:

• 8 × ETC ColorSource Spot Jr Zoom (25–50°)

• 8 × ETC ColorSource V Spot

• 16 × Chauvet Rogue R2 Wash

• 14 × Chauvet Rogue R2 Spot

The design balanced audience impact and broadcast needs. Big looks. Movement. Color. Moments. It still felt like Christmas — just scaled up to arena size.

Three Days to an Arena Scale Concert

This wasn’t a quick roll-in.

• Day 1: Full system build

• Day 2: Band rehearsal

• Day 3: Final prep and show

One night performance. Arena-scale execution. By showtime, every hang was tuned, every RF channel coordinated, and every cue dialed in.

Arena Worship, Done Right

A 360° arena show requires more than just more speakers. It takes modeling, zoning, delay strategy, RF planning, and a lighting design that works from every angle.

This Christmas production showed what’s possible when you combine thoughtful system design with arena-scale execution — and a team that’s comfortable working in the round.

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