Recommendations of the Editorial team
Heat waves are currently causing concern worldwide. Also with Chrissie Hynde. The lead singer of the Pretenders turned in a social media post with an urgent Warning to the public. The future of open-air concerts is seriously threatened because the United States and Great Britain are fighting with record-breaking temperatures.
“I hope you survive the heat waves,” Hynde wrote in a detailed Instagram post. It also says: “I remember the last few years when we supported Guns n ‘Roses and later the Foo Fighters in stadiums (to finance the club shows that I actually prefer). It was so hot that I had to buckle up ice packs around the waist.”
“Open-air events will come to an end”
“It became clear to me: open-air events will come to an end. It is simply too hot,” predicts Hynde in her contribution. The musician also gave her fans more personal insights, including her summer book tip-Emily Brontë’s “Sturmhöhe”.
Heat -related concert breakdowns are increasing
This warning hits a sore point. This week, 160 million people in the United States are under heat alarm. At an open-air concert by the K-Pop Group Stray Kids, five visitors had to be hospitalized for heat hits. In the previous week, the popular Bonnaroo music festival had to be canceled on the festival site due to weather -related problems.
Last year, Lara Seaver, project manager at the music sustainability company Reverb, commented on the Rolling Stone on the effect of climate change on the live music industry. “When I started at Reverb, maybe one of ten bands we worked with had a weather -related cancellation during the tour,” she said. “Now practically every artist has a weather problem. The frequency and violence are increasing.”