Site Generator Hire for Summer Festivals

Date: 12/05/25

For many people, the summer just wouldn’t be the summer without going to at least one festival. And with over 500 to choose from in the UK every year, from Reading and Leeds to Rewind, Wilderness to Wireless, the festival scene is thriving here in Britain. 

Festivals are hugely popular, with as many as one in four of us plan to attend an event this year. That adds up to a lot of tickets and t-shirts, beer and burgers, but just how big is the UK festival industry, and how does Central Power Services support it with superior site generator hire?

How big is the UK festivals industry?

According to the Market Research report from industry analysts IBIS World, the UK festivals industry is estimated to be worth £4.8bn in 2024. It employs over 35,000 people and sustains almost four thousand associated businesses.

Festival numbers may still be recovering from their pre-Covid high of over 600 festivals a year, but the IBIS analysis predicts growth of 5.7% per year over the next five years.

CPS lights up the main stage

Here at Central Power Services, we’ve been supplying site generator hire for some of the UKs biggest festivals for many years.

We don’t just help to power the speakers and light shows you see on the stage, we also keep the site lights on, the food hot, the coffee machines gurgling and the beer pumps pumping. While two thirds of the revenue from a festival comes from ticket sales, a further third comes from money spent on the day. That adds up to around £1.5bn, showing just how important those concessions and catering stands are for festival finances.

Power to the people

Festivals use an enormous amount of power, with some alone needing 30Megawatts of power to entertain 200,000 visitors across 1,500 acres. That’s the same demand as a small city, and yet it’s often needed in places like Worthy Farm, which aren’t exactly wired for it.

That’s why turning a field, an aerodrome or a stately home into a festival venue involves lots of careful planning when it comes to power. Not only do you need to work out how much power you’ll need from your site generator hire, you also have to work out how to balance that load, how to connect up your site generator hire grid effectively, and how to ensure that it’s positioned and set up correctly so it can be operated safely from start to finish.

Put CPS top of the bill

Here at CPS, our expert team have unrivalled experience in power planning for festivals. They will work with you from the start to plan your site generator hire so that it delivers exactly what you need in the safest, most efficient and most cost-effective way possible.

CPS have a huge range of equipment available for site generator hire, so we can create the perfect line up for any event, whether you’re planning for high volume heavy rock, or a dazzling pop stage show spectacular. Every system is designed in partnership with you, matching our technical expertise with your event planning, to create a seamless experience for bands and fans alike.

All year round

Of course, CPS site generator hire isn’t just for summer music festivals; our team are active all year round, serving Christmas markets, medieval fayres, literary festivals, arts events and more from January to December. 

To make CPS site generator hire part of your line up for your summer festival, get in touch with our team today. From the first note to the last encore, we’ll be with you all the way with perfectly planned, safe and affordable site generator hire.

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