A new study says music fans are very concerned about the environmental impact of traveling to concerts
Reverb is an organization that focuses on trying to make the world of music more green and less harmful to the planet. Their latest study focuses on the environmental impact of concert travel, calling it “live music’s biggest climate challenge–and it’s greatest opportunity.”
Reverb surveyed 35,000 concertgoers in Canada and the US. Here’s what they found.
- 91% of the people in the survey are concerned about climate change. I’m not sure what the remaining 9% are thinking.
- Travel by fans to shows creates 38 times more emissions than travel by the artist and crew, their hotel stays, and transportation of gear. In other words, it’s not the artist creating the problem; it’s the fans going to the shows.
- On that note, 80% of fans drive to gigs.
- On average, 527 metric tons of carbon are created for an “average” show (about 10,000 people).
- 90% say they’re interested in lower-carbon options.
- 89% of fans say that they’re ready to do…something.
Read the entire study here.
