Ultra Music Festival and Showpower make electronic festival history with battery-powered stage
The flashing lights and pulsating beats at Ultra Music Festival at Miami’s Bayfront Park will for the first time be powered by Showpower’s SmartGrid battery system. As the music festival kicks off this year it makes history, not for its music, but for sustainability. For the last 6 years Showpower have worked with Ultra Music […]
Ultra Music Festival to debut SmartGrid battery-powered stage in Miami this week
The RESISTANCE Cove Stage will run entirely on zero-emission power Ultra Music Festival will debut its first battery-powered stage this week, continuing its pursuit of becoming a more sustainably minded event. The RESISTANCE Cove Stage will be powered by the zero-emission Showpower SmartGrid™ battery system, and form part of Ultra’s Mission: Home sustainability initiative, which aims […]
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: […]
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 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, […]
Lollapalooza Chicago debuts 100% battery-powered main stage
Lollapalooza Chicago (cap. 115,000), promoted by Live Nation-owned C3 Presents, made significant strides in sustainable live entertainment by powering its main stage entirely on batteries during the weekend (1-5 August 2024). The advancement was achieved through Showpower’s collaboration with CES Power, who together developed a ‘Smart Power Plan’ for the T-Mobile stage using Atlas Copco […]
Guest Post: Positive Energy For Touring – Setting The Scene (6th Annual Magna Charta Special)
Rob Scully BSc AMEI FIEMA and COO of Showpower Global recently shared his thoughts on 2023’s innovations and developments in the touring and production industry, and highlights some key considerations for 2024 and beyond