Video: The world’s largest automated, self-serve bar in action

Big crowds. Big headliners. And the biggest self-service festival bar system the world has ever seen.

In June 2025, Boxbar Tech delivered an industry-defining weekend in Heaton Park, Manchester (UK) — powering two major live events with our award-winning automated, self service bar technology:

Catfish & The Bottlemen Live in Concert

Parklife Festival 2025

Catfish & The Bottlemen Live in Concert

Friday 13th June 2025

Heaton Park, Manchester

The Boxbar team partnered with Live Nation, Parklife Festival and The Warehouse Project Bars (WHP Bars) team to deploy the most ambitious self-serve festival bar solution ever attempted.

We’re proud to say: we made history with the world’s largest ever automated, self-serve bar delivery.

Here’s what we delivered:

✅ 144 self-serve taps

✅ 72 points of sale

✅ 7 Container Bars (patent pending)

✅ 10 x 3-Bank Mobile Bar units

✅ 2 key bar locations across the site

Parklife Festival 2025

Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th June

Heaton Park, Manchester

For the 2025 edition of Parklife, we built on the success of 2024, increasing the amount of points of sale delivered by 20%—delivering a total of 42 points of sale and 84 auto-pouring self-serve taps.

With a diverse crowd and varying tastes, a menu serving draft beer, cider and spirit and mixer combinations was on offer to cater to all and keep the crowds refreshed.

What Makes Boxbar Different?

This record breaking weekend in Manchester was not just about quantity though. It was about consistency, reliability and improving the customer journey with smart self serve bar tech.

When you choose Boxbar, you’re not just hiring a bar — you’re activating a full-scale, tech-powered, festival bar solution.

Why organisers choose us:

Speed: Serve thousands in minutes

✅ Scalability: Flexible setups for any size of event

✅ Efficiency: Reduce costs, infrastructure requirements and staffing pressures

✅ Revenue: Shorter queues = more sales

✅ Experience: Happier guests, less waiting

Need Festival Bar Hire That Performs?

If you’re an event organiser, venue operator or part of a hospitality team looking for smarter, faster festival bar hire solutions, get in touch today.