Claim: Melbourne Recital Centre, a venue for live music in Auckland which was opened in 2009, has a 135 meters stage with optional 51 meters extension that can accommodate 45 to 65 musicians; however, the centre was not built to cancel out noise making it easy for people to hear to music from the inside.
Evidence: To eliminate noise from the nearby Southbank Boulevard cars and trams, it is surrounded by 250mm of concrete, mounted on 38 steel springs.