Coldplay is in Gothenburg this week for a total of four concerts at Ullevi.
They want to try to do the current tour in as environmentally friendly a way as possible. At Ullevi, this has been done, among other things, through new solar cells and by replacing place glasses with paper cups. The band has also chosen to fly regular flights instead of private jets between tour stops and has taken the initiative to plant trees.
This weekend, a tree was therefore planted in Hammarkullen in Gothenburg – not by the band themselves, however, but by the organization Love Button, Folkets hus and Bostadsbolaget in Hammarkullen.
— They are as busy as anyone. Their job is the concerts, we do the charity work, says Garrick Dawson from Love Button to GP and continues:
— But they are very serious about giving back to society.
Garrick Dawson is from the USA and there were also volunteers from, among others, Turkey, Poland, Germany and Pakistan. They had to pay for their own travel, but received tickets to Coldplay’s concert as a thank you for the work.
Live Green is a project that works for sustainable festivals. Its founder Louise Lindén is positive about Coldplay’s initiative and believes that the band puts pressure on others in the industry. But she is also critical of planting trees.
— It is used quite a lot to simplify how we solve the problem and to make us feel better, says Louise Lindén P3 News.