Car shows
Car show sound
and announcing.
Announcements that carry over engine noise and a moving crowd, music in between, and someone running it all day so your organizers can work the show instead of the sound.
What you get, and what it costs
Speakers placed where the crowd actually gathers, planned from your layout before show day.
Your base rate
- Weekday, Monday to Thursday $400
- Friday, Sunday, Saturday daytime $550
- Travel in Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, and Dilworth Included
Add only what you need
- Each hour past four +$125
- Announcing on the microphone +$200
- Power, if your site has none +$250
Both rates buy four hours of event time. Setup and teardown are free on top of that, never counted inside it.
Saturday evenings are usually reserved for weddings. Ask and we will tell you honestly what is open.
Anywhere farther is quoted plainly up front, never added to your invoice afterward.
Car shows usually run Saturday daytime. A daytime show does not conflict with our evening wedding work, so Saturdays are genuinely open for these.
Not for: Full bands with drums or separate monitor mixes.
The job
Announcing over engines and a moving crowd.
A car show is a harder listening environment than any banquet room. Engines start without warning, the crowd is spread out and walking, and there is nothing overhead to reflect sound back down. Announcements have to cut through all of that without turning into noise.
That is more about placement and a practiced voice than about wattage. Tyler has been on a microphone since 2009.
What we plan around
Four things that decide how a show sounds.
Where people gather
Sound goes to the announcing area and wherever awards happen, not blanketed over every row of cars.
Your layout
Send it ahead of time and we plan placement with you rather than guessing on the morning of the show.
Power on site
Most lots have it. If yours does not, we can bring our own as the add-on listed above.
Weather
Our gear has to stay dry, so a tent or covered spot gets sorted well before show day.
Power
One thing to check before you book.
A full setup needs power. Most organized shows are at a fairground, a lot with power pedestals, or a downtown street event, and in those cases this is a non-issue and we bring the whole system at the base rate. If your show is on a lot with no power anywhere, we can bring our own, which is the power add-on listed above, and you get the same full system rather than a reduced one. Tell us the site when you ask and we will be straight with you about which of those two you are looking at.
Weather
Rain needs a plan, not a surprise.
Our gear has to stay dry. That means a tent, a covered spot, or a decision to postpone. We will tell you exactly what we need well before show day, not the morning of.
Most shows run longer than four hours, so tell us your start and end time and we will quote the whole day up front.
What you are really booking
Announcements people actually hear.
A show runs on its announcements: where to be, what is happening next, who just won. If those do not carry across the lot, the schedule stops being real.
FAQ
Car show sound questions
How much does car show sound cost?
Car shows usually run Saturday daytime, which starts at $550. Weekday events start at $400. That buys up to 4 hours of show time, with setup and teardown free on top rather than counted inside it. Most car shows run longer than four hours, so additional hours are $125 each. Tell us your start and end time and we will quote the whole day plainly up front, rather than surprising you with it afterward.
Does setup and teardown count against my 4 hours?
No. Your 4 hours is show time only, measured from when we start running sound to when we stop. We are often on site well before the first car rolls in, and we stay afterward to pack out. On a car show that setup window can be a long one, and none of it is billed to you or counted against your hours.
Can you announce the show as well as run the sound?
Yes, for a flat $200 on top of the sound. Announcing over engine noise and a moving crowd is its own skill, and Tyler has been doing it on a microphone since 2009.
Do you need power at the show?
For a full setup, yes. Most organized shows are at a fairground, a lot with power pedestals, or a downtown street event, and those are no problem at all. If your show is on a lot with no power anywhere, we can run battery powered sound for announcing, but it covers the area around the announcer rather than the whole lot. Tell us the site and we will be straight with you about what will carry.
How do you cover a lot full of cars?
We place speakers where the crowd actually gathers, usually the announcing area and wherever awards happen, rather than trying to cover every row. Send us your layout and we will plan placement with you before the day.
What happens if it rains?
We watch the forecast with you. Our gear has to stay dry, so we need a tent, a covered spot, or a decision to postpone. We will tell you exactly what we need well before show day, not the morning of.
Check your show date.
Tell us the date, the lot, and how long you need us on the microphone. We will send an honest quote.