Sustainability is increasingly becoming a predominant concern for touring musicians, which then passes to the production industry to find solutions to lower the environmental impact that tours, live shows and festivals have on the world. From our privileged position at TPi, we often get to speak to those enacting or paving the way for change, spotting trends as they develop.
In 2019, we began documenting the role of Greening Representatives like Lucy Clumpas on Mumford & Sons’ Delta Tour [see TPi #239] whose sole job is to ensure sustainability measures are taken backstage. “Touring, by its very nature, is not environmentally friendly,” she commented. “It’s not about a small number of people doing something perfectly – it’s about a million people doing it imperfectly. In other words, working with venues to educate them and demand they start changing the old habits of their waste disposal methods.”
Five years on, there has been a marked increase of events striving for change. From Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour [see TPi #276] unveiling the results of their groundbreaking production to Massive Attack’s Act 1.5 Climate Action Accelerator, this year has seemingly moved the needle of the climate conversation even further. As such, we gathered some key voices in this field to get their opinion on the past 12 months of climate action in the sector.
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Words: Stew Hume
Photos: Showpower and Power Logistics.
www.environmentalsolutions.mit.edu
