Energy (event)

Energy
Logo of the 2010 Energy event, Energy 10 The Final. Note this was not the final Energy event.
Genre	Electro Techno Trance House Hardcore
Dates	10.08.2013
Location(s)	Hallenstadion, Club OXA & Sensor Club (1993-2003, 2008-2011) Eventhalle 550 (2004) Maag-Arena (2006-2007) Zurich, Switzerland
Years active	1992–2013
Website
www.energyparty.ch

Energy is a techno-music event (see rave) taking place after the Street Parade in Zurich, Switzerland. It is considered the largest indoor event of its nature in the country. In 2010, around 14,000 people attended.

Hosted by Music journalist Arnold Meyer, fifa event organiser Hans-Jürg Rufener and record label owner Thomas Bischofberger, Energy began as a party after the first Street Parade in 1992 in what was an industrial warehouse. Originally, Energy attracted more visitors than the Street Parade itself until 1994, when the parade sharply gained popularity due to the nation- and world-wide word-of-mouth of the Energy after-party. Hallenstadion in Zurich replaced the warehouse as the Energy venue from 1993-2003.

As one of the first events of its kind in Europe it attracted thousands of tourists from Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria and others. Likewise, Energy parties arose in these countries in large clubs. Since 2001 an Energy ticket also encompassed other clubs and locations in Zurich, promoting a more diverse event.

The organizers of Energy faced a lawsuit against the French NRJ Radio in 2003 due to the planned launch of a radio station, NRJ/Energy Zurich. The Zurich supreme court ruled in favor of the Energy Rave promoter Zurich, then both parties found an arrangement; radio ENERGY/NRJ bought the company from the Energy rave promoter containing the registered "energy" trade mark in Switzerland. In the same time a licence agreement between both parties allowed to continuation of the party.

Hallenstadion underwent construction in 2004 causing the event to be moved to Eventhalle 550 in Oerlikon (Zurich). Thereafter, business decisions led to the event being moved to the much smaller Maag-Arena in Zurich's fifth district in 2006 and 2007; the original rave-concept seemed to fade. Nevertheless, in 2008 the event managed to make a comeback including a fresher commercial concept involving international artists. It returned to Hallenstadion, where with the help of long-term contracts, the event continued until 2010.