English dance band Massive Attack is planning a low-carbon festival powered by 100% renewable electricity in a homecoming gig in Bristol next year.
The gig, production, catering and lighting will be powered by battery and solar power. The event will offer meat-free food and drink traders who buy their products locally, as reported by the BBC.
Massive Attack founding member Robert Del Naga said “there are no excuses left” regarding climate change action.
“Offsetting, endless seminars and diluted declarations have all been found out – so live music must drastically reduce all primary emissions and take account of fan travel,” he added.
To reduce fan travel emissions, electric shuttle buses will take attendees to the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads train station, and there will be incentives to travel by train.
The band’s vehicles used for the concert will be electric or powered by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel.
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Massive Attack’s move follows Glastonbury running this year’s festival entirely on renewable energy.
Before the festival began this summer, Glastonbury announced it will be run on renewables, “eliminating the need to rely on fossil fuels for power across the festival”.
“All generators across the Festival site are run on sustainable, renewable palm oil-free HVO fuel – made from waste cooking oil – helping reduce CO2e emissions,” it added.
Elsewhere, the O2 arena is set to host a ‘carbon removed’ event collaboration with carbon removal experts CUR8 and sustainable event specialists A Greener Future.
