 | The photo (left) by Rien Post shows a music festival ground after the last crowds have left. |
| Music industry campaign group AGreenerFestival has published the results of a new survey conducted by Buckinghamshire New University which asked music fans what they thought about green issues at live music events. The survey of 1407 festival goers across Europe clearly shows that music fans and festival goers are waking up to green issues. The survey, which took in 500 UK fans, nearly 600 fans in Finland and 330 fans in Germany and the Netherlands, is unveiled two years after AGreenerFestival’s first survey in 2006. In the UK 80% considered noise at festivals had an environmental impact AGreenerFestival co-founder Ben Challis says: “In the last two years we have seen a significant rise in audience awareness of green issues, in particular the audience’s own carbon footprint. Travel to and from festivals is something we all have to tackle now, looking at better public transport solutions as well as car sharing and other innovative solutions.” The research also shows that 65% of UK music fans would still go to an event where their favourite band was playing even if the event was not environmentally friendly - this rises to 88% in Europe. The Research was Commission by: A Greener Festival Ltd 8 Henley Prior Collier Street London N1 9JU Contact: Ben Challis e: benchallis@aol.com t: 0207 713 6579 AGreenerFestival was set up in 2006 to champion the sustainable events and environmentally friendly music and arts festivals. The organization “is not for profit” and it’s main activity is to facilitate the exchange of best practice through the website www.agreenerfestival.com. The Organization also promote the annual awards scheme (The Greener Festival Awards) for green festivals in association with the UK Festival Awards. |
| SOURCE: AGreenerFestival Press Release |
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