Robert Urbanek
Platinum Member
The coronavirus has forced some bands to cancel concerts, but they should build on that by cancelling concerts entirely to reduce the carbon footprint caused by air travel, tour vehicles, the energy and resource costs of concert special effects and the fuel used by people commuting to concerts.
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966 but remained a success. Other performance avenues are available, such as broadcast and streaming TV.
Stopping tours would also have moral and physical benefits for the performers: fewer temptations to have sex with groupies and less pressure to use drugs to overcome tour fatigue.
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966 but remained a success. Other performance avenues are available, such as broadcast and streaming TV.
Stopping tours would also have moral and physical benefits for the performers: fewer temptations to have sex with groupies and less pressure to use drugs to overcome tour fatigue.