Coldplay get giddy as they smash Wembley Stadium record
Coldplay celebrated the end of their record-breaking 10-show run at Wembley Stadium with a dazzling, multi-coloured night of musical magic. Playing hits from every era of their 25-year career, they filled the stadium with light, and even indulged themselves with a giddy version of Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody. “This is the song […]
Sustainability behind the scenes at Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour at Wembley Stadium
This week, Georgina Chapman and Anthony King caught up with Showpower’s Rob Scully and Tim Benson at Wembley Stadium, just ahead of Coldplay’s final and record breaking tenth UK concert. Here Georgina and Anthony saw first hand how the SmartGrid system has been powering Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour with 100% battery power […]
IQ Magazine says “The appetite for clean, reliable festival power has exploded”
As we have been saying for some time, the interest and engagement around sustainable and renewable power solutions has been on the increase. And IQ Magazine seems to agree. There have been numerous examples of small scale battery systems being implemented at festivals and events, and it seems there will be many more in 2026. […]
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 […]