Frontman Chris Martin recently announced plans to pause touring because of concerns over the environmental impact of the band’s concerts.
Researchers plan to investigate how venues can use energy-efficient lights and sets, and sustainably generate energy, she says. They hope to determine how bands can order the stops on a tour to avoid flying back to the same areas and venues multiple times. The Tyndall Centre is excited to work with Massive Attack, who McLachlan says are committed to sustainability and understand the urgency of climate change.
“These high-profile bands can help to catalyze change across the industry potentially,” she says. “So they have more power to be able to see what they would like from the people that book them, from the venues, how they'd like their tours to be managed.”
hereandnow If Coldplay really care about the environment they should release their new album through Chinese whispers. Then , when it comes to my turn, I can just pass.
hereandnow These guys are heroes in my book. Musicians with balls who stand for something besides $. I couldn’t love them more. 👏🙌🙏❤️🖤💜
hereandnow They should focus on their songs quality as composers and performers instead... environment? who really cares? NOISE (some compositions, not the signal/noise ratio) IS DEFINITELY A POLLUTION TOO. Such performers should not be given any opportunity to pollute the air...😳😟😎😷
hereandnow Next is to study the impact from automobile racing...
hereandnow Less weed?
hereandnow And all the 18-wheeler trucks used to transport the stage; all the idling of the tour buses outside the venue which seldom get used; the private jets going from city to city; the four and five car SUVs on standby.