Are Eco-Friendly Tours the Future of Live Music? How Billie Eilish and Coldplay Make Their Concerts Sustainable
variety.comJulia MacCary Gas-guzzling trucks carrying gear from city to city. Food waste emitting potent methane. Plastic utensils, plastic bags for merch (where is that sweatshirt coming from?), plastic light-up bracelets, plastic water bottles.
Fans traveling tens to hundreds of miles to the arena. Single-use outfits from Shein and Amazon. These are just a few of the reasons why globe-trotting tours are anything but sustainable endeavors.
But there’s a groundswell of artists — notably Billie Eilish and Coldplay — changing how concerts are staged from the bottom up.
These eco-minded musicians are following in the lighter-carbon footsteps of the Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson, who led the charge in the 2010s with their green riders and sustainability initiatives.
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