Showpower CEO Paul Schurink and ZAP Concepts Director Rob Scully included in Music Experts & Veterans Advisory Committee
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, Coldplay, Warner Music Group, Live Nation & Hope Solutions name over 50 music experts & veterans to advisory committee for report on live music and climate change
Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour Emissions Update – June 3, 2024
We’re very happy to see Coldplay’s latest Tour Emissions Update that direct carbon emissions from the first two years of their tour are 59% less than their previous stadium tour (2016-17), achieving their pledge to reduce direct carbon emissions by at least 50%.
Coldplay to headline Glastonbury 2024
After much secrecy and rumour, Glastonbury have confirmed Coldplay’s appearance for the 2024 festival. This in-and-out performance will be a welcome stop in between the Lyon and Rome stadium shows on the 2nd leg of their EU summer dates of the Music of the Spheres World Tour.
Guest Post: Positive Energy For Touring – Setting The Scene (6th Annual Magna Charta Special)
Rob Scully BSc AMEI FIEMA and COO of Showpower Global recently shared his thoughts on 2023’s innovations and developments in the touring and production industry, and highlights some key considerations for 2024 and beyond
Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour Emissions Update
Coldplay shared an update on their “Music Of The Spheres Tour,” aiming to make it environmentally beneficial and cut direct carbon emissions by 50%. After the first year, assessed by Prof. John E. Fernandez of MIT, the tour produced 47% less CO2e emissions compared to their last tour. Although they see this as a positive […]
Touring Into The Future With Coldplay
From solar panels to recyclable batteries: the British band Coldplay is showing how sustainable and forward-looking a stage show can be on their current Music of the Spheres World Tour. The power for this is being provided by BMW, among others. The Sun, the Earth, and outer space have always held a certain appeal. The […]
Coldplay outline their sustainability goals and pledge to make their upcoming Music Of The Spheres Tour as sustainable and low-carbon as possible
The “Music of the Spheres” World Tour by Coldplay is committed to sustainability and low-carbon practices, adhering to principles of reducing consumption and emissions, reinventing green technologies, and restoring the environment. The tour aims to slash its direct emissions by over 50% compared to its 2016-17 tour, partnering with DHL for sustainable logistics. The stage […]
Massive Attack Unleashes Strategy to Cut Carbon Footprint in Music Sector
Massive Attack have released the findings of their partnership with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, proposing a course of action for the “urgent and significant reassembly” of the music industry to combat the climate crisis. Among the shifts required for “rapidly accelerated” progress are the immediate elimination of private jet use, a switch to electric […]
Super-Low Carbon Live Music: a roadmap for the UK live music sector to play its part in tackling the climate crisis
In this roadmap we outline a set of clearly defined and measurable targets that the live music sector could adopt to play a leading role in meeting the Paris Agreement on climate change. In our discussions and interviews with people from across the sector, we found widespread commitment to reassembling practices post Covid-19 so that […]
How events are contributing to deadly air pollution and what we can do about it
The size of the problem Diesel fuel use is a major environmental and public health issue. The UK festival, live, and sports event industry uses a huge volume of diesel through the widespread use of generators at events. The emissions from this diesel burn have a large impact on the environment and human health… The […]