Ministry Of Sound Renovation: New KV2 System & Layout

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Martin Audio exits after 35 years

The Box—Ministry of Sound's flagship room—will close throughout January 2026 for what the club is calling its most significant transformation since opening in 1991, coinciding with the venue's 35th anniversary year. The centrepiece is the replacement of the long-standing Martin Audio rig with a custom four-point KV2 system featuring SL412 tops and VHD2.21 and VHD2.16 subwoofers, installed by Patchwork London. (Original source)

The DJ booth is being lowered into the dance floor and rebuilt as a modular structure capable of supporting 360-degree configurations, with an elevated backstage area now surrounding the booth. (Ministry of Sound Undergoes Huge Renovation Ahead of 35th Anniversary Year) Capacity will increase by approximately 200 people. (Ministry of Sound in London is closing its main room for a major ...) London studio Lucid Creates—whose portfolio includes Glastonbury, Boomtown and Pacha Ibiza—is leading the visual redesign, which centres on a nine-square-metre overhead structure integrating LED bars, video screens and industrial metalwork. The room reopens January 30–31 with Pete Tong b2b Kölsch, &friends and Joezi among the opening weekend acts.

KV2 four point rig and modular booth

Patchwork London installed the new four-point configuration, pairing KV2's SL412 main enclosures with dual-subwoofer arrays—VHD2.21 units for low-end extension and VHD2.16 boxes to reinforce mid-bass coupling across the expanded floor. (The Ministry of Sound is getting its biggest ever transformation in 2026) The arrangement abandons the traditional front-loaded stack in favour of distributed coverage designed to maintain SPL consistency as capacity grows. Louis Jemmott, Patchwork's lead engineer, characterised the install as "a truly world-class system—one that honours the legacy of Ministry of Sound while pushing the experience firmly into the future".

The reconfigured booth sits flush with the dance floor and incorporates a modular frame that supports both frontal and in-the-round DJ configurations. (Ministry of Sound Will Undergo Renovation Ahead Of 35th ...) Backstage access now encircles the booth rather than sitting behind it, altering sightlines and artist–crowd proximity. Ministry director Matt Long noted that the redesign "fully transforms the room into a future-facing club space while preserving its industrial spirit", framing the modular approach as infrastructure for more varied programming formats.

London superclub bets on immersive spatial design

Ministry director Matt Long describes the project as a reset "for the next generation," balancing industrial character with contemporary club infrastructure. Patchwork London's Louis Jemmott frames the custom four-point rig as "world-class," positioning the install above typical rider-standard deployments. Lucid Creates—responsible for AV at Glastonbury, Boomtown and Pacha Ibiza—anchors its lighting concept around metal frameworks and LED matrices, deliberately avoiding a polished aesthetic. Chris Carr notes the design preserves The Box's recognisable industrial textures while introducing immersive overhead video capability.

Sources

• Original source
• Ministry of Sound Undergoes Huge Renovation Ahead of 35th Anniversary Year (2026-01-09)
• Ministry of Sound in London is closing its main room for a major ... (2026-01-08)
• The Ministry of Sound is getting its biggest ever transformation in 2026 (2026-01-08)
• Ministry of Sound Will Undergo Renovation Ahead Of 35th ... (2026-01-08)
• Ministry of Sound to undergo major refurbishment - Access All Areas (2026-01-08)

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