US EditionPasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some say it’s the future
- On July 4, 2025, Pasadena’s Rose Bowl and other locations like Burbank and Pacific Palisades opt for drone shows instead of fireworks for Independence Day celebrations.
- The shift arises from recent wildfire risks, windstorm damage, and growing concerns over fireworks' pollution and noise impact on humans and wildlife.
- Drone displays use reusable devices with artificial intelligence to choreograph lights, reducing carbon footprint but still causing some noise and light pollution.
- Reports note US tariffs on Chinese imports, including forced labor concerns about Uyghur-linked drone components, threaten the drone market's stability and supply chains.
- These trends suggest an ongoing move toward environmentally safer celebrations, although economic and ethical issues around drones and fireworks persist.
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Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some ...
Twelve minutes. That’s how how long Paul Souza’s team has, in front of thousands this Friday night, to mark a big change in Rose Bowl stadium tradition: Switching from decades of fireworks to a new era of drones. While the stadium has hosted drone shows before, the Rose Bowl’s Fourth of July drone show will be a first in the stadium’s history, a change spurred by environmental concerns. And its a new moment in a gradual shift from fireworks to d…
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Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is the latest Fourth of July show to switch to drones. Some say it’s the future
Twelve minutes. That’s how how long Paul Souza’s team has, in front of thousands this Friday night, to mark a big change in Rose Bowl stadium tradition: Switching from decades of fireworks to a new era of drones. While the stadium has hosted drone shows before, the Rose Bowl’s Fourth of July drone show will be a first in the stadium’s history, a change spurred by environmental concerns. And its a new moment in a gradual shift from fireworks to d…
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