Solar‑powered stage at Coachella

A solar-powered stage popped up in the desert during Coachella 2026, running performances, speakers, and lighting without a grid hookup or gas generator. (nationaltoday.com) Jackery and YouTube filmmaker Steezy Kane built the setup near the festival in Indio, California, and announced it on April 14, 2026. The company said the stage ran on a Jackery Solar Generator Explorer 5000 Plus. (markets.businessinsider.com) A solar generator is a large battery that stores electricity from solar panels, then sends that power to gear like a public-address system, lights, or a DJ controller. Jackery lists the Explorer 5000 Plus at 5,040 watt-hours of storage and 7,200 watts of continuous output. (jackery.com) Coachella’s official 2026 dates are April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19, and the festival says seven stages are streaming live on YouTube this year. The off-grid stage sat outside that official footprint and offered a separate proof of concept during the same two-weekend event. (coachella.com) Festival stages usually rely on grid power or diesel and gasoline generators for sound, lighting, and video loads. Jackery and Kane framed this build as a test of whether portable battery systems can handle a live music setup in the desert. (sustainabilitymag.com) The release said Kane hauled in a complete DJ rig, speakers, and lighting, then ran the system entirely on solar power. It also said a live crowd gathered at the site, turning the installation into a real performance space rather than a static display. (sustainabilitymag.com) Jackery sells the Explorer 5000 Plus as a home-backup unit, not a concert product, and the company says it can pair with solar panels for daytime charging. That made Coachella a high-visibility test for a battery system usually marketed for outages, camping, and emergency power. (jackery.com) Steezy Kane is a filmmaker and creator with about 3.7 million YouTube subscribers, according to his channel page. His audience gave the project a built-in distribution network beyond the festival crowd in Indio. (youtube.com) The stage did not replace Coachella’s official infrastructure, and neither Coachella nor Goldenvoice announced it as part of the festival program in the material reviewed. What it did show, in the middle of one of music’s biggest April gatherings, was that a small live setup can run in the desert on stored solar power alone. (coachella.com)