PLASA Show 2025 drew a 2.6% increase in attendance despite severe tube strikes affecting travel to Olympia London from 7-9 September.

The entertainment technology exhibition welcomed over 30 new exhibitors and recorded a 24% increase in international visitors, who made up 11.3% of total attendance. The strongest overseas presence came from Sweden, Italy, Ireland, the US, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Denmark and Germany.

Student registrations rose 39.5% and attendance increased 31.5% year-on-year.

Headline sponsor Robe staged a production titled Excalibur and the Lights of the Round Table, and launched six products including T3 Profile and iPainte LTM. Chauvet Professional’s Maverick Force X Profile made its global debut, as did Litec’s S Series trussing.

Shure introduced the ANX4 wireless receiver and hosted a stand celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary.

The seminar programme included Ukrainian Strength, Creativity & Resilience, which examined Ukraine’s production industry during the ongoing war, and Made in Switzerland, where lighting designer Tim Routledge explained how he doubled the Eurovision lighting rig.

The show introduced a Careers & Networking Hub offering CV advice, mentoring sessions, free professional headshots and employer meetings. An expanded Demos & Training programme included the AbsenLive Experience Zone featuring LED displays recently used on Oasis’s tour.

During the show, seven European entertainment technology associations launched the Entertainment Technology Industry Alliance (ETIA), representing manufacturers, distributors and production companies from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Spain and the UK.

The PLASA Awards for Innovation selected seven winners from 37 entries. Sennheiser’s Spectera received the Gold Award.

The show also marked the 40th anniversary of LSi magazine.

Sophie Atkinson, head of events at PLASA, said: “PLASA Show 2025 has exceeded our hopes. From the celebratory atmosphere marking 40 years of LSi to the energy on the show floor and the packed seminar theatres, the appetite for innovation and collaboration is stronger than ever.”

PLASA Show returns to Olympia London from 6-8 September 2026.