Sports Lighting Upgrade
Future-ready lighting for Australia’s most iconic stadium
Client: Nilsen Electrical and Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Location: Melbourne, VIC / Wurundjeri Country
Lucid partnered with Nilsen Electrical to deliver a landmark upgrade of the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s (MCG) sports lighting systems. The project involved replacing existing metal halide lighting with cutting-edge LED infrastructure — improving efficiency, flexibility, and broadcast capability at one of the world’s most prestigious sporting venues.
The MCG hosts up to four major sporting events each week and over 3,000 functions annually. The brief was ambitious: upgrade a national icon without disrupting its packed schedule. Coordination with multiple high-profile stakeholders — including the AFL, ICC, and global broadcasters — was critical to ensure light quality, visibility, and standards compliance.
The works also had to accommodate existing tower infrastructure and mounting points, ensuring no changes to camera sightlines or player experience.
Lucid provided a full-service engineering and advisory role, including:
Lucid also reviewed and upgraded the concourse lighting systems around the stadium’s perimeter to align with the new LED infrastructure.
This project shows how sustainability and performance can go hand-in-hand at scale. The MCG is a cultural and sporting icon — and Lucid’s work ensures it stays at the forefront of international sport. With better energy use, upgraded safety, and more dynamic lighting control, we’ve helped set a new benchmark for event infrastructure — not just in Australia, but globally.
