Earlier, the band Coldplay announced they would no longer go on a world tour, due to the major impact on the climate. They came back to that: with their World Spheres tour, they are playing 133 shows around the world. Last week and this week it is the turn of the Netherlands; two hundred thousand visitors came to the Johan Cruijf ArenA in Amsterdam – a record for a foreign band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That they went on tour anyway does not mean they forgot their sustainability ideals. They managed to reduce CO2<\/sub> emissions – despite all the confetti, tens of thousands of light bands, and spectacular light show<\/a> – by almost fifty percent. Among other things, solar power, electric transportation, renewable fuel for their planes, and a kinetic dance floor make Coldplay perform more sustainably than ever, without the band having to sacrifice extravagance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The key to Coldplay’s impressive CO2<\/sub> reduction lies in their decision to embrace renewable energy. The band has introduced an electric battery system that allows their entire show, including audio, lights, and lasers, to run entirely on renewable energy<\/a>. Moreover, they have integrated solar panels and energy storage into the stage, allowing them to generate energy<\/a> on location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only that, they have also introduced a kinetic dance floor, where concertgoers can generate energy by dancing. The same goes for the power bikes available to fans. These initiatives have generated 15-kilowatt hours<\/a> of power per show.<\/p>\n\n\n The band also made great strides in transportation and waste management. The number of trucks used for shows was reduced by 20 percent and 66 percent of waste was recycled. In addition, concertgoers were encouraged to turn in LED wristbands for recycling. The band also invested in sustainable jet fuel and renewed diesel for their tour transportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their waste management efforts also extended to reducing plastic use. For example, the luminous wristbands worn by fans during shows were made from compostable materials and reused as much as possible. In addition, the production of the wristbands was reduced by eighty percent and the confetti used during the shows was biodegradable.<\/p>\n\n\n Coldplay understands that change cannot come from the top down alone, but that the public also plays a vital role. Therefore, they urged concertgoers to travel sustainably, use trash cans, bring reusable water bottles, and return wristbands after the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They encouraged low-carbon travel by giving fans who could prove this through an app a discount on tickets. At least one tree was planted for every ticket sold. The band also monitored fans’ travel behavior and promised to offset calculated emissions through reforestation and conservation<\/a> efforts. In addition, Coldplay noted that many more fans came to their shows by public transportation last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Earlier, the band Coldplay announced they would no longer go on a world tour, due to the major impact on the climate. They came back to that: with their World Spheres tour, they are playing 133 shows around the world. Last week and this week it is the turn of the Netherlands; two hundred thousand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2580,"featured_media":495450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[33067,79679,79681,484,76353,11409,79683],"location":[66582],"article_type":[43139],"serie":[],"archives":[],"internal_archives":[],"reboot-archive":[],"class_list":["post-452879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability-nl","tag-arena","tag-coldplay","tag-concert","tag-innovation","tag-laio","tag-music","tag-worldtour","location-europe","article_type-features"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":{"subtitle":"Putting on a sustainable concert. It's impossible (still), but Coldplay is trying very hard. Without sacrificing extravagance.","text_display_homepage":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"Laio","author_link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/author\/laio\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/coldplay.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Sustainability<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Sustainability<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["ArenA<\/a>","Coldplay<\/a>","concert<\/a>","innovation<\/a>","Laio<\/a>","Music<\/a>","worldtour<\/a>"],"unlinked":["ArenA<\/span>","Coldplay<\/span>","concert<\/span>","innovation<\/span>","Laio<\/span>","Music<\/span>","worldtour<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2023","modified":"Updated on July 17, 2023"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 17, 2023 3:24 pm","modified":"Updated on July 17, 2023 3:24 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"serie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/serie?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/archives?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"internal_archives","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal_archives?post=452879"},{"taxonomy":"reboot-archive","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reboot-archive?post=452879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Push for renewable energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Responsible transportation and waste management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Public engagement and awareness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n