Consumers Happy Bonding With Live Music Is Changing Due To Extreme Weather Events

Australia’s live music sector is affected due to extreme weather events and climate change, which also worsen normal living conditions for everyone, according to a new report.

Consumers’ happy bonding with live music is changing due to extreme weather events, and the percentage is rising, affecting musicians and their livelihoods.

What does it feel like when you can’t see your favorite performer/singer couldn’t perform because of weather conditions? Have you ever felt the same situation before in your life?

85% of Persons attending the music festival (festival-goers) have experienced and they consider the wrath of extreme weather to be the reason making live music events a bit difficult, and climate change impacts are already being felt by everyone around the globe.

Live Music is enjoyed by millions round the globe and consumers enjoy music consistently but all of this is changing because of extreme weather events and triggered by climate change.

Live music concerts are affected due to extreme weather events like intense heat, rainfall, and other factors, which also affect the income of musicians.

How Consumers Happy Bonding With Live Music Is Changing Due To Extreme Weather Events

In South Wales and ACT, the figures jump to 88%, while 87% for those in Queensland. The demographics of 18-25 say that they attended a live music festival in Extreme weather.

The remaining percentage of people are attending fewer events due to extreme weather, but if you don’t know what extreme weather then well, in simple terms:

Extreme weather is simply unseasonal, unexpected, or severe weather conditions that occur frequently nowadays, and climate change drives these weather events. Examples include rising heat, sudden rainfall, frequent Earthquakes, Cyclones, Floods, etc.

It is also based on the recorded weather history of the local region.

34% of People say they are cautious about attending live events because of changing weather conditions and extreme weather, while those attending live events weekly said now they are even more cautious, and the numbers increased up to 44%. This counts as a warning sign for us on how the world is changing and can affect our entertainment and livelihood.

This change in the weather, triggered by climate change, is affecting musicians’ income, influencing ticket purchasing decisions, and even influencing event attendance.

Australia’s live music sector is going to be impacted by climate change in the future.

• The most common extreme event observed is extreme heat, which is also a common issue for tropical countries, especially during the summer season, like the Indian subcontinent.
• The heat waves occur frequently, and also ENSO plays a role that can make live events suffer, while 68% of people claim they have experienced it in the last 12 months.
• If temperatures rise above 35 degrees then 33% of people will cutoff attending festivals.
• If the temperatures rise above 40 degrees, then 66% of people will cut off.
• 84% of people will avoid if temperatures cross 45 degrees, and as temperature rises, more people will stop buying tickets and attending events, which can critically hamper musicians who depend on live events a lot.

The question that must come to our mind is:

Why Climate Change Impacts Extreme Weather?

Climate change impacts extreme weather due to following reasons:

• Climate change impacts extreme weather by bringing changes in the atmospheric conditions, including high temperatures and changes in precipitation, pressure levels of a region, along with relative humidity. All these leads to droughts, earthquakes, floods, cyclones, etc.
• The warm temperatures further leads to extreme heat leading to rainfall and depending on the location, even flooding. Additionally, sea level rise and storms are also impacts observed and all these affects musicians who performs live.

But why climate change impacts extreme weather? It’s because of our anthropogenic activities, as we are the sole reasons that trigger climate change, and today we are dealing with the consequences.

In the last 9-10 years, more than 50 music festivals were cancelled in Australia, and Green Music Australia commissioned a report on this ongoing situation.

The report also mentioned/offered a few recommendations, including:

• To protect live music, there’s a need for the government to strengthen its focus on climate and related commitments, and it’s for all countries
• Improving transparency and risk communication for audience
• Need to prioritize research
• There is a need to introduce consumer protection for ticket holders

Growing Challenge For The Music Industry

The Music Industry, even though s on the rise day by day as people from different cultures enjoy every type of music, which increases the income and popularity of musicians and motivates them to spark curiosity and creativity with their music, but this new challenge of climate change and extreme weather is growing.

Here are the overall growth and challenges faced by the music Industry and steps needed to be implemented in the last 10 years:

• Extreme weather event is not a trend, it’s a growing scaling problem every year, especially for Australia and Tropical countries, including the entire planet
• The pandemic allowed mass cancellation of live music programs, even leading to economic hardship
• Strong climate commitments are meant to be accomplished for our own survival in the long run
• The live music sector earns significant money from consumers, and the consumers are increasing

In Australia cultural landscape music festival is important and the impacts of climate change is already affecting the health of consumers and even lettingthem thnk twice about attending the music festivals.

This is not an issue in Australia, but also in the world. Every country is influenced by extreme weather events, and if we are late to fight against climate change then we will even have to face severe consequences.

Climate change needs to be mitigated. and we all must know how climate change is transforming the planet. Consumers happy bonding with live music is changing due to extreme weather events and climate change, and we must do something to save the music Industry for future generations.

Live music is an amazing experience, right? Have you ever attended any live music festivals or concerts before? Let us know in the comments down below.