Massive Attack have turned down an strategy from Coachella to carry out on the 2025 competition, citing its environmental influence, Robert Del Naja instructed NME in a latest interview. Talking to Greg Cochrane, Del Naja lamented the burden on water provides of the competition, in addition to others in desert areas and people accessible solely by air.
“We stated no to Coachella for subsequent 12 months,” 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 through the Las Vegas Sphere. “That’s an aviation vacation spot,” Del Naja stated. “You may’t get to Vegas [without flying]…. What an excellent little bit of infrastructure within the worst potential place it could possibly 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 12 months.
