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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Global Citizen Festival Heads to Brazil With the First-Ever Impact Concert to Protect the Amazon using the SmartGrid Battery System
Anitta, Chris Martin, Gaby Amarantos, and Seu Jorge to perform at Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia. On November 1, 2025, history unfolds in the heart of the Amazon. As world leaders meet at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Global Citizen will launch Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia, the world’s first impact concert set in the Amazon. Global Citizen Festival: […]
‘We’re not finished yet’: Team Coldplay’s announce future ambitions for Music of the Spheres World Tour
A few of Coldplay’s core team including their WME Agent Josh Javor, promoters Phil Bowdery and Laura Coroianu, and Gaffer Chris Kansy reflect on the gigantic Music of the Spheres World Tour when they appeared on Coldplay: ‘Inside Music of the Spheres’ conference session at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel for the ILMC Music Conference. Since the […]
Coldplay and Showpower nominated as Green Guardians for 2024 by IQ magazine
In the first part of IQ’s annual eco-warrior roundup, Coldplay and Showpower are also named alongside Pixmob, Artists Step Up, FEAT.Live and EarthPercent. Green Guardians is the annual recognition of those eco-warriors and innovators at the forefront of the battle to make the live entertainment industry more sustainable. The Green Guardians is spearheaded by IQ Magazine and […]
Showpower Global B.V. partners with Global Citizen to switch festival stage to battery power during Climate Week NYC 2024
This year, the Global Citizen Festival is taking a monumental step in sustainability. For the first time, the Central Park stage will be entirely powered by the Showpower SmartGrid battery system, the same innovative technology designed and developed for Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour. In partnership with Showpower Global B.V., CES Power, and Equitable Earth, […]
Showpower CEO Paul Schurink and ZAP Concepts Director Rob Scully included in Music Experts & Veterans Advisory Committee
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, Coldplay, Warner Music Group, Live Nation & Hope Solutions name over 50 music experts & veterans to advisory committee for report on live music and climate change
Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour Emissions Update – June 3, 2024
We’re very happy to see Coldplay’s latest Tour Emissions Update that direct carbon emissions from the first two years of their tour are 59% less than their previous stadium tour (2016-17), achieving their pledge to reduce direct carbon emissions by at least 50%.