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Mega-Summer Musical Tours: Extravaganza

vs. The Extravagant Carbon Footprint

Musicians Pledge: Reduce & Offset Concert's Carbon FootprintConcerts produce waste and carbon emissions and are generally not good for the planet. Musicians have fought back by going carbon neutral or net zero to balance

Reduce emissions from concerts, tours, and music festivals

Green Touring Guide

HELPFUL INSTRUMENTS – MEASURE AND MONITOR THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A TOUR. A guide for musicians, agents, tour managers, promoters, venues, and booking agencies

Touring musicians are brutal on the environmentBut eco-conscious musicians: Don’t fret. There are a few options besides cutting the amp cord all together.

As concert tours heat the planet, artists try to cut carbon emissions Jack Johnson, Coldplay and other artists are now pledging to make their tours more environmentally friendly, as they take their shows' climate impact into account.

What we do | PLUS1

PLUS1's $1 per ticket add-on program has been the most sustainable and impactful fundraising vehicle for nonprofits via the entertainment industry.

Do music festival communities address environmental sustainability and how? A Scottish case study | Popular Music | Cambridge CoreDo music festival communities address environmental sustainability and how? A Scottish case study - Volume 38 Issue 2

How your flight emits as much CO2 as many people do in a yearEven short-haul flights produce huge amounts of CO2, figures show

Bands With The Biggest Carbon Footprint - Payless PowerTouring bands often take long flights and gas-guzzling buses along their routes. How big of a carbon footprint do the top acts leave behind?

Reverb

Uniting around the music we love, tackling the environmental and social issues we face, REVERB is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to empowering millions of ..

Uniting around the music we love, tackling the environmental and social issues we face, REVERB is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to empowering millions of individuals to take action toward a better future for people and the planet.

Coldplay pledge 50% lower CO2 emissions on 2022 world tourBand announce a range of initiatives to reduce energy consumption, including stadium floors that harness fans’ kinetic energy

Drone footage shows wasteland of abandoned tents and rubbish left after Reading festivalImages showing scores of tents left behind after the popular festival led to comments on social media criticising the mess, and wondering who would be left to clean it up.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2022 EMISSIONS EDITION

Based on 2022 tour dates, EDM artists produce the most carbon emissions, while classic rock artists produce the least.
Musicians from each genre whose tours have had the largest carbon footprint are: Tiesto, Jack Harlow, Dua Lipa, Hatebreed, Kane Brown, and Van Morrison.
Musicians from each genre whose tours have had the smallest carbon footprint are: ODESZA, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Alice in Chains, Carrie Underwood, and Steely Dan.
When it comes to miles traveled between tour stops, Ed Sheeran had the most efficient tour, while Megan Thee Stallion had the least.