Act 1.5 presents…’ a weekend of live music and events. From 28th - 30th November, Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena will host Massive Attack,** IDLES** and **Nile **Rodgers.
This unique series of shows are being staged to mark today’s announcement at UN Headquarters in New York that Liverpool is the world's first ‘UN Accelerator City’ for climate action - an accolade to recognise the project and the city’s commitment to technical innovation and smart regulation to rapidly decarbonise the live music and TV/Film production sectors.
Building on the methods first trialled in Bristol, and continuing their partnership with clean energy provider Ecotricity, ‘Act 1.5 presents…’ will test, operate & adapt a range of measures to dramatically reduce the level of carbon emissions & air pollution that would usually be produced at an event of this scale. These include:
- A localised presale period for anyone living in the Liverpool City Region from 12.00 Wednesday 25th September.
- An entire event site powered entirely by 100% renewable energy.
- A public transport incentive initiative in partnership with Merseytravel, Avanti West Coast and Trans Pennine Express that will generate a vital reduction in audience travel emissions (where up to 80% of emissions for major live music events are generated)
- A meat free arena
- 100% zero to landfill waste removal
- “Plug & Play” Single Technical set Up shared by each act
- Show to end earlier than standard at 22:00 to allow audiences to use public transport to get home