This document discusses the environmental impact of large music festivals and ways festivals are promoting sustainability. It provides details on the carbon footprint of festivals like Coachella which attracted nearly 100,000 people in 2007 generating over 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions from attendees, performers who each produce around 150 tons flying to the event, and other sources. The document offers suggestions for festival-goers to travel green by carpooling, walking, or taking shuttles and discusses how festivals are encouraging recycling, refilling water bottles, and purchasing carbon offsets to green their events.

1. MUSIC FESTIVALS & THE ENVIRONMENT

2. MUSIC FESTIVALS

3. MusicFestivalsHistory Austin City Limits Coachella Lollapalooza Woodstock Glastonbury

4. Performers

5. COACHELLA begantogeneratelarge-scaleinterest , only Rage AgainsttheMachine's 2007 reunion performance drewnearly 100,000 attendees. GLASTONBURRY In 2007, hadover700 actsplayedonover 80 stagesand thecapacityexpandedto177,000 attendees

6. MassiveEvents

7. CO2 Emissions

8. Waste

9. Energy

10. Summary Energyused (kWHforgrid and litres fuel formobile, plus CO2e) Solid Waste (volumeorweight, plus CO2e forprocessing) Waterused (cubic metres, plus CO2e forproduction) Liquidwasteproduced (cubic metres, plus CO2e fortreatment) Transport (distance, plus CO2e)

11. CO2 Footprint 1 attendee = .0099 tCO2 100,000 3 days 146 tCO2 averageperformer 2,700 tCO2 2,700 + 17,520 = 20,220 tCO2 17,520 120 If Madonna flies everywhere in her private jets and her Confessions tour produced 440 tonnes of CO2 in four months of last year

12. Travel Green Ridethe festival shuttle. Use pedal power. Carpool. Takea hike

13. CARPOOLCHELLA

14. Rock & Recycle

15. Refill and Rehydrate bringingyourownempty canteen orrefillingyour h2O carton at one of thethreestations

16. Energy Factory

17. Offset YourCarbonFootprint Buyyour $3 ACLMF Green Mountain Energy Fan Tag and offset your festival travel. Buyyour $3 Lollapalooza Green Mountain Energy Fan Tag®

18. SomeOrganizations http://www.juliesbicycle.com/ UK www.agreenerfestival.org UK www.greenmusicalliance.org US www.greenmusicgroup.org US www.soundemissions.com.au AU www.greenmusicworld.com China

19. KeepRocking

20. KeepitSustainable