Rain, Heat, Repeat: How Music Fans Are Experiencing Extreme Weather

<p dir="ltr">In 2024-2025, Green Music Australia conducted polling to explore how climate change and extreme weather events are impacting music audiences in Australia. Through surveys at live music events and festivals across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, we engaged with adiverse sample of 1155 attendees, spanning ages from 18 to over 60.</p><p dir="ltr">The survey aimed to provide an initial snapshot of how, if at all, audience behaviour is shifting in response to climate impacts. We explored whether concerns about extreme weather are influencing ticket purchasing decisions, event attendance, and perceptions of government action on climate change. Participants were asked about their festival attendance habits, their awareness of climate-related festival cancellations, and how various weather conditions might affect their plans to attend live music events in the future.</p><p dir="ltr">By centering the voices of music audiences, this data provides early insights into a growing challenge for the music industry and contributes to a broader conversation on its climateresilience. We hope these findings serve as a foundation for deeper investigations and inspire action from artists, event organisers, industry stakeholders, and policymakers to safeguard live music in an era of increasing climate uncertainty.</p>