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It calls for audience capacity to become a central consideration in environmental planning.<\/p>\n<p>The paper, <em>Have Mega Festivals Become Too Big to Be Environmentally Sustainable?<\/em>, describes a structural problem it calls \u201cFestival Gigantism\u201d, in which event growth outpaces improvements in environmental efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Its authors are <strong>Adrian Bossey<\/strong>, an independent researcher; <strong>Dr. Mike Duignan<\/strong> of the Centre for Events &amp; Festivals; and <strong>Dr. Teresa Moore<\/strong> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agreenerfuture.com\/\">A Greener Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Growth and environmental efficiency<\/h2>\n<p>The researchers cite the continuing expansion of the UK&#8217;s <strong>Download<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk\/\">Glastonbury<\/a><\/strong> festivals as examples of scale overtaking efficiency gains. Comparable US events include <strong>Coachella<\/strong> and <strong>Bonnaroo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonnaroo.com\/\">Bonnaroo<\/a> is taking <strong>2027<\/strong> off so its festival grounds in Manchester, Tennessee, can \u201crest and recover\u201d after two consecutive years of damage caused by severe weather and heavy rainstorms.<\/p>\n<p>Major festivals have promoted <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/green-hydrogen-stages-replace-diesel-at-uk-festivals\/\">sustainability initiatives<\/a> for years, including compostable cups and solar-powered side stages. 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