"Save The Earth" Festival

Posted on Fri, 2007-04-27 21:53

What is it with all these music artists signing up to the "Save the Earth" festival. Surely holding a festival is one of the worst things you can do to save the planet.

Think about it. You are going to have thousands of people going to the concert it self, most of these people will drive which uses a lot of petrol or diesel. The others will probably come using trains or the buses. Well they are really eco-friendly aren't they.

Then take in to account the amount of petrol used up by the artists themselves driving their giant coaches with air conditioning on 24/7. Also the amount of electricity that will be used for lights, amplifiers and everything else. Most of the electricity that is used is created from burning fossil fuels which pollute the planet even more.

So, what is the solution?

Simple, no festivals or concerts. If you get every artist that is intending to perform at these shows to sell their most expensive car or donate a sum of money around the £10,000 mark you can easily make up the money that you would generate in revenue at a concert. £10,000 to these artists is nothing, they throw that money getting aenemas.

So rather than wasting huge amounts of CO2 on the show, tell everyone to stay at home read a book, and get the artists to donate money. The money can then go to some government to go to war then everyone will be happy.

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And no one wants to listen to shitty pop music anyway.

Comments

Natalie

Sat, 2008-04-19 03:35

The importance of a festival, or concerts, is to reach out the
community. How is it possible to make change without people around
you on board? The community must have some knowledge about what it
is that needs to be changed and they must feel that we are doing it
for them. They must know what we are doing, support it, and help.
You can't tell someone to read a book, they won't do it. The only
true way to educate is by expressing it to them in, not only words,
but through action, events, a sense of community and a feasible
chance for change. You only let bands play if they are arriving
sustainably. Get a band that is on board with what your festival is
supporting. Get them to mention the theme of your festival, let
their fans be influenced in a silly way, only to get the idea in
their brain somewhere, only to run across it later in a news
article that your local activists sent out. Then maybe they will
start to take an open interest in the matter, and brush up on what
to do to invoke change. You get local artists who are thriving, and
voicing opinions of social justice, and changes that need to be
made. It is an inspiration to others. There has never been change
by telling people to stay home and read a book. and plus, most the
time you have to join the bullshit to fight the bullshit. It is not
hypocritical.