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The North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) partnered with environmental non-profit group, Reverb, to speak with numerous and varied promoters and venue operators across the country to get a “lay of the land” as far as their interests, challenges and abilities to go green. In addition to the data collected in this many month process, Reverb has extensive experience in the live music industry: greening over 100 major tours and thousands of concert events including Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Drake, Arcade Fire, John Mayer, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Phish, John Legend, the Honda Civic Tour and many more.

After gathering a rich and textured picture of the state of the industry along with many great success stories from the field, Reverb and NACPA have released the quick start greening guide, How To Green Your Concerts Without Breaking the Bank, to encourage concert promoters and venues to go green. The report identifies six top areas of impact (each rated on financial cost/benefit and difficulty of implementation) along with simple solutions, specific examples of where those solutions are already in action, and a number of resources to help promoters get started down the path toward environmental sustainability.

To download the report go to: www.reverb.org/project/NACPA