Massive Attack will be playing a show in Liverpool, deemed to be a ‘super low carbon’ event. The gig will be in partnership with the Good Business Festival, a new global climate change organisation seeking to make positive changes from businesses. At this time, a venue and date have not been set.

The band intends to make their festivals carbon neutral, or as close to this goal as they can. It is the intention of the band for a “dramatic reduction” in their carbon impact, from their crew, catering, transport, merchandise and production.

Massive Attack, known for famous hits, ‘Teardrop’ and ‘Paradise Circus’, teamed up with Manchester University’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in a bid to better understand CO2 emissions generated through travel and production, audience transportation and venue. Data is to be collected from the band’s upcoming tour.

Recently, Coldplay also decided to find ways to make touring more sustainable and less harmful against the environment. Chris Martin said, “We’re taking time to see how our tour can be actively beneficial…All of us have to work out the best way of doing our job.”

Their new album, ‘Everyday Life’, reflects on the band’s feelings on the environment.

Robert Del Naja, (one half of Massive Attack), said, “We’re looking forward to exploring the social and scientific solutions to the challenges we face in transitioning to a low-carbon society.”

“This project offers an opportunity to work with new and progressive identities in the planning, energy, technology and transport sectors.”

In an article with The Guardian, research fellow Dr Chris Jones from Tyndall said, “We will be working with Massive Attack to look at sources of carbon emissions from a band’s touring schedule.”

“Every industry has varying degrees of carbon impact to address and we need partnerships like this one to look at reducing carbon emissions across the board.”