"This idea that people can just keep doing what they’re doing and massage it enough to make it socially acceptable is over." The 1975‘s Matty Healy has spoken of the need for touring to become increasingly eco-friendly when the coronavirus pandemic comes to an end.
In a new interview with ID, Healy described live shows as a “religious pilgrimage”, but warned they would need to become more sustainable in order to survive.
He said: “I don’t think we’re going to get rid of live music, because there’s something about reaching out [to an artist] in a gig that ‘s really powerful.
It’s like a religious pilgrimage. I’m thinking, get rid of gigs at night. Build a carbon neutral black tent that you kind of let light into, in an artistic way, and then