Lollapalooza Announces The Return Of Hybrid Battery Powered Main Stage

Significant Fuel and Emissions Reductions Made Possible Through Partnership with Green Nation and Reverb

Chicago, IL – WEBWIRE – Monday, July 28, 2025

After making history as the first major U.S. festival to power its Main Stage entirely with a hybrid battery system, Lollapalooza is proud to reaffirm its commitment to sustainability with the return of its hybrid powered Main Stage. In partnership with Live Nations sustainability initiative Green Nation, and leading music sustainability nonprofit REVERB, the T-Mobile sponsored main stage will deploy over 1.5 MWh of battery storage capacity, drastically reducing the run time of biodiesel generators while powering all audio, lighting, video, and stage productionresulting in significant reductions in fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Last years inaugural commitment achieved a 67% reduction in fuel use for the main stage, saving over 3,000 gallons and preventing 26 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissionsthe equivalent of powering five homes with electricity for an entire year.

We are excited and proud to continue this effort by utilizing a cutting edge hybrid battery system to power our performances while reducing emissions, said Jake Perry, Director of Operations and Sustainability, C3 Presents. Partnering with both Green Nation and REVERB aligns us with experts and perspectives to continually push ourselves to become more efficient and build a sustainable future for live events.

Lollapalooza continues to demonstrate whats possible when a festival leads with ambition and action, said Lucy August-Perna, Head of Global Sustainability at Live Nation. Through Green Nation, were committed to driving measurable progress on sustainability across all corners of live music. Bringing the battery-powered main stage back to Lollapalooza in 2025 is part of that mission not only reducing emissions and improving the fan experience, but helping shape a more sustainable blueprint for festivals around the world.

Were thrilled to be back at Lollapalooza with REVERBs Music Decarbonization Project, building on what we started in 2023 with Billie Eilishthe first battery-powered headline set on a main stage, shares Adam Garder, co-founder of REVERB, Powering the entire T-Mobile Stage this year with Green Nation and the festival means even less diesel and a bigger step for climate-friendly live music. Lollapalooza keeps raising the bar on what a sustainable festival can look like, and were proud to be part of it.

As an Illinois Sustainability Award recipient, Lollapalooza is committed to sustainable festival practices in the field, behind the scenes and through the preservation of the ever-beautiful Grant Park. This commitment is integrated into every area of the park, from recycling and composting to eco-friendly service items at Chow Town, as well as Hydration Stations that provide patrons free, filtered water. Lollapalooza also uses biodiesel for all generators and equipment and funds renewable energy projects. Additionally, Lollapalooza is working to redirect construction materials away from Chicagos landfills that would otherwise be discarded. These materials will be collected and made available to the local community to promote positive change and a better quality of life for our neighbors. In 2024 alone, close to 22,000 pounds of material was recovered and reused through this program.

Lollapalooza 2025 will again feature an activation from Re:wild, a global conservation organization and official global Lollapalooza partner. Founded by renowned conservation scientists alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Re:wild will engage directly with music fans to educate them on how to incorporate rewilding principles into their daily lives and communities. The organization emphasizes the importance of plant-based diets, highlighting that animal agriculture is the leading cause of biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction. Simply put, they believe choosing more plant-based foods is one of the most impactful actions individuals can take for the planet.

In addition, Plant Base a dedicated food court featuring a variety of vendors offering exclusively plant-based options will return with expanded offerings. To learn more about Re:wild and its partnership with Lollapalooza, visit https://lolla.rewild.org/.

Lollapalooza 2025 takes place at Grant Park on July 31-August 3 featuring Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter, RFS DU SOL, Luke Combs, TWICE, A$AP Rocky, Korn, and many more in the heart of downtown Chicago. Limited tickets are available at www.lollapalooza.com.

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Lollapalooza is generously sponsored by T-Mobile, Bud Light, Titos Handmade Vodka, PayPal, Venmo, Hulu, Toyota, Chase Sapphire Reserve, BMI and Lifeway Kefir.

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ABOUT LOLLAPALOOZA

Launched by founder Perry Farrell in 1991 as a touring festival, Lollapalooza remains an innovator in festival culture over 30 years later. Lollapalooza was the first festival to bring together artists from a wide range of musical genres on one bill, it was also the first to travel, the first to expand to multiple days, the first to introduce a second stage, the first to blend art and activism, the first to offset its carbon emissions, the first to put electronic music artists on the main stage, the first to create family friendly programming, the first to make its home in an urban city center and the first to expand internationally.

Lollapalooza has grown into an annual world-class festival in Chicago (2005), as well as in culturally rich countries including Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France, Sweden and India. Lollapalooza is one of the premiere music destinations for music fans in the United States and abroad. The Chicago edition features more than 170 bands on 8 stages during four full days of music.

Lollapalooza 2024 generated more than $440 million for Chicagos economy. Since tracking economic impact from 2010, Lollapalooza has generated more than $3.2 billion for the Chicago economy and has retained the equivalent of more than 25,000 jobs for regional employees.

www.lollapalooza.com

ABOUT REVERB

REVERB is the music industrys leading sustainability partner. For over two decades, this environmental nonprofit has worked with artists across all genres to green tours, cut carbon emissions, engage fans, and fund climate and social action. REVERBs Music Decarbonization Project fast-tracks climate solutions to directly eliminate musics carbon pollution, with a focus on clean power for live events. Their 360-degree approach from backstage to front-of-house makes it easy for artists and the industry to have a meaningful, measurable impact on people and the planet.

www.reverb.org

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