Sunstock Fest Makes a Case for Going Solar With Performances by Cults, Wavves, Kaki King and More

Sunstock Fest Makes a Case for Going Solar With Performances by Cults, Wavves, Kaki King and More

The world’s first entirely solar-powered music festival, and the premiere of Sunstock Solar Fest, proved to be a huge success. The event was dreamed up by Merritt Graves and Skylar Funk of Trapdoor Social [...]

Music Preview: Eco-friendly indie band promises high-wattage show at Sunstock festival

Music Preview: Eco-friendly indie band promises high-wattage show at Sunstock festival

What started as a classroom conversation between two eco-minded musicians has grown into Sunstock, Los Angeles’ first fully solar-powered music festival. With headliners like Cults and Wavves, the event promises high-energy performances, glowing LED art, and a mission to prove that music can be both fun and sustainable—all while raising funds to bring solar power to kids battling cancer.

Sunstock – The Solar Powered Music Festival

Sunstock – The Solar Powered Music Festival

Solar power isn’t just for hippies and preppers anymore—it’s running a full-blown music festival. Sunstock, headlined by Cults, Wavves, and the Allah-Lahs, is the first fest entirely powered by stored “sun-juice.” Expect solar-fueled jams, eco-activism, food trucks, and more booze-and-kombucha concoctions than your body is ready for.

Where Sustainability Meets Art: 100% Solar-Powered Concerts By LA’s Trapdoor Social

Where Sustainability Meets Art: 100% Solar-Powered Concerts By LA’s Trapdoor Social

The up and coming indie band Trapdoor Social is working at the edge of sustainability and art with their 1.64 kW solar trailer, which will allow them to put on 100% solar-powered concerts and to visibly promote solar as a solution to their fans.