Touring and Festivals remain one of the most important “green challenges” in the music industry.   Many reputable bands and festivals have made progress over the years in solving the problems related to these large events from recycling to energy consumption to fan transportation.   The Bumbershoot Festival strives to be green along many dimensions and provides resourcs to help others “Green Your Festival.”

From their “green page” on their site:

For nearly four decades Bumbershoot has strived to be a socially responsible and environmentally friendly Festival. As a uniquely urban event nestled in the Pacific Northwest, one of the nation’s greenest locales, Bumbershoot maintains a reputation as a trendsetter within the festival industry.

Visit these links on the Bumbershoot site to get more ideas on Greening Your Festival…

Kyocera Wireless and SPIN are calling all environmentally conscious music lovers to share their plans, tips, tricks and success stories for helping our planet. With the “Rock Out: Be Green and Be Seen” contest, eco-friendly music fans can win an expense-paid trip with VIP access to the Virgin Mobile Festival on August 9-10 in Baltimore, Maryland.  The Festival will be headlined by Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West and more.

The contest asks hopeful festival-goers to share their best ideas,thoughts and creative input into helping protect the environment. Entries can be made at www.spin.com and www.kyocera-wireless.com/vest from June 25 – July 14 and a winner will be announced the week of July 21.  Visit http://www.virginmobilefestival.com/ for more on the festival.