[1] Hosted by Music journalist Arnold Meyer, Event Mastermind Gregory Fauchart aka DJ T-Bass, 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.

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.

Thereafter, business decisions led to the event being moved to the much smaller Maag-Arena in Zürich's fifth district in 2006 and 2007; the original rave-concept seemed to fade.

Since 2008, electro, techno, and house music have been incorporated more into the main arena program and trance has taken a more subtle part in these surrounding floors.

Energy 13 was the last party of the series, taking place on Saturday 10 August 2013 in Hallenstadion, with headliner David Guetta and special guest DJ Tatana.