Report Calls For Governments To Save Live Music From Extreme Weather Crisis

New Report Says Extreme Weather Poses “Existential Threat” To Australian Festival Scene

A new report investigating the impacts of climate change on the Australian festival scene finds that increasing extreme weather events in the country are an immediate threat to its live music sector.  Released today by Green Music Australia, the report, titled “Rain, Heat, Repeat: How Music Fans Are Experiencing Extreme Weather,” compiled survey responses from Australian festivalgoers and analysis from academics at the Royal Melbourne Institute …

Australian festival season faces "urgent" threat from climate crisis, report finds

In a survey, 33% of Australian festivalgoers said they would avoid attending a festival due to extreme weatherContinue reading...

Extreme weather’s impact on live music events in Australia

Some 85% of festival-goers have experienced what they perceived to be extreme weather at a live music event in Australia over the last 12 months.  Commissioned by Green Music Australia and co-authored by associate professor Catherine Strong, Dr Ben Green and Dr Todd Denham of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), and Dr Lauren Rickards of La Trobe University, the ‘Rain, Heat, Repeat’ report also found that 13% of festival-goers wer…

Report Calls For Governments To Save Live Music From Extreme Weather Crisis

The conversation about Australian federal and state governments stepping in to bail out music festivals has generally been an economic one.It is tied to tourism dollars generated, a boost to economies, and contributions to local jobs and small businesses.But a report from Green Music Australia (GMA) released this morning (April 30) contends that extreme weather has changed audience behaviour to such an extent that festivals could topple over.Tit…