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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Showpower included in SXSW London Venture Spotlight Competition Semi-Finalists
After a stringent selection process, Showpower has been included in the 20 early-stage start-ups who will present their innovations at the inaugural SXSW London conference on 3rd and 4th of June 2025. Semi-finalists across the represented sectors of Deep Tech, Creative Tech and Biotech & Life Sciences are included.
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: […]
UK/Euro Touring Market Analysis: Panel Recap and Inspiring Stories From Pollstar Live!
Since the coronavirus pandemic, the live industry as a whole is seeing success unlike ever before, and every promoter has achieved it in their own way. Trends in the U.S. don’t always translate in the United Kingdom, and whatever is popping in France doesn’t mean it will see similar success in Germany. Europe isn’t an […]
Boomtown Fair to unveil first hydrogen powered stage
More encouraging news for sustainable power solutions for events. Boomtown Fair will this year include a new stage powered entirely by hydrogen. The 65,999-capacity event, part owned by Live Nation, will take place at the Matterley Estate from 10-15 August with a lineup including Maribou State, Sex Pistols and Sean Paul. Boomtown said it will […]
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, […]