How The Music Biz Is Pioneering Energy Systems To Help During Natural Disasters
David Koenig, Program Director for the Music Sustainability Alliance highlights some very important progress that is being made in the world for power for events, including Showpower’s SmartGrid battery system, and how these innovations are benefitting other industries and sectors such as disaster response and temporary power applications.
Coldplay “Music of the Spheres” World Tour reviewed for The Guardian
After 3 years on the road and selling more that 12m tickets to-date, the “Music of the Spheres” World Tour is approaching the close of the 2025 US and UK leg. And with the groundbreaking 10-date residency at Wembley Stadium still to come, there seems to be no stopping the sustainably-focussed tour. The SmartGrid battery […]
Sustainable Productions at Netflix
To entertain the world, we need a habitable world to entertain. And much of Netflix’s carbon footprint comes from the physical production of the films and TV series. Reducing emissions in their operations and productions through clean energy technology can really help transform this industry. It’s clear that Netflix have been leading the way in […]
Global Citizen Festival Returns to NYC
Showpower’s favourite Central Park Festival returns on the 27th September 2025 in New York with an incredible line-up of global artists and activists including The Weeknd, Shakira, Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah The Scientist who will be performing all in the name of reducing global poverty. Global Citizen are inspiring a new movement of global […]
Showpower complete successful 2025 US Tour with Coldplay using SmartGrid battery system
After starting the US leg of the Music of the Spheres World Tour in Stanford, California on 31st May and ending at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on 27th July, Showpower’s Paul Schurink and Tim Benson successfully installed and managed the SmartGrid battery system across all 17 dates in 9 cities. Once again with […]
Lollapalooza Chicago 2025 implements hybrid battery system for 2nd year
After making history last year as the first major U.S. festival to power its Main Stage entirely with a hybrid battery system with the help of Showpower’s own Co-CEO Paul Schurink, Lollapalooza, Live Nation’s Green Nation and Reverb is once again bringing back its hybrid-powered Main Stage for 2025. Director of Operations and Sustainability with […]
LIDO Festival leads with battery technology
At LIDO, a collaboration was created with AEG to redefine what’s possible in sustainable large-scale events, particularly around sustainable power solutions. Tasked with making LIDO the city’s most sustainable festival, LS Events focused on community, creativity, substantially reducing the festival’s environmental impact across power, waste, and carbon. This ambitious vision, propelled by headliner Massive Attack’s […]
Showpower on Sustainability in the Middle East
With the demand for environmentally friendly live events increasing all over the world, the Middle East is a region that is making great strides in its approach to sustainability. Among the companies and organisations trying to lead the change in the region is Showpower. Made up of a team of sustainable power experts, the company […]
2025 Impact 50 Honoree: Luke Howell
Not only has Coldplay’s ongoing “Music of the Spheres World Tour” earned the band the distinction of selling more tickets than any artist on a single trek ever (12.8 million) and being the first band to gross $1 billion – and counting – on a tour, but the excursion is one of the most sustainable […]
isla’s Temperature Check Europe Report 2025
isla’s Temperature Check Europe Report 2025 provides a data-backed snapshot of carbon emissions in UK and European business events. As climate pressures intensify, the sector faces growing urgency to both reduce its impact and adapt to a changing world. This report serves as both a benchmark and a guide, drawing on best-in-class insights from our event […]