Massive Attack have turned down an method from Coachella to carry out on the 2025 pageant, citing its environmental affect, Robert Del Naja advised NME in a current interview. Chatting with Greg Cochrane, Del Naja lamented the burden on water provides of the pageant, in addition to others in desert areas and people accessible solely by air.
“We stated no to Coachella for subsequent yr,” Del Naja stated. “We’ve been there as soon as, and as soon as was sufficient. It’s in Palm Springs. It’s a golf resort constructed on a desert, run on a sprinkler system, utilizing public water provides. Psychological. If you wish to see one thing that’s probably the most ludicrous little bit of human behaviour—it’s proper there.”
Del Naja and Cochrane got here to debate Coachella by way of the Las Vegas Sphere. “That’s an aviation vacation spot,” Del Naja stated. “You possibly can’t get to Vegas [without flying]…. What a superb little bit of infrastructure within the worst attainable place it may very well be—within the worst setting on the planet.” Among the many band’s various ecological touring initiatives, he added, the band are planning to launch new music subsequent yr.
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