Bring Me The Horizon have become the first band to carry out a fully non-rescheduled arena tour after the Covid pandemic's peak, and the British rockers have managed to reduce carbon emissions by 38 percent.

The intention of the endeavour was to emerge with a more sustainable touring approach, and the Bring Me The Horizon touring team and stakeholders took steps to put the positive words into action. Taking place from 20th - 26th September, their Post-Human UK arena tour was the first of its kind to actually achieve the aspirational reductions of touring.

The band achieved the feat by using renewable fuel for trucks, plant-based meals, a plastic bottle ban, food waste reduction, energy efficient equipment, with 3322 plastic bottles prevented through back of house and tour bus use of water coolers.

According to a new AGF report, 27.97 tonnes of CO2e were avoided, with trucking fuel swapped to HVO Renewable Diesel for a greener artist tour.

The band invested in making recommended changes, while Raw Power Management, United Talent Agency (UTA), Promoter Kilimanjaro, and The O2 (the venue for the London leg of the tour) shared the cost of sustainability implementation advice and tour impact audit.

Sustainability experts AGF joined the tour to provide advice and consultancy, to implement and report upon proposed mitigation actions producing this Greener Tour Report and CO2 Analysis.

Matt Ash of Raw Power Management said: “Working with an artist in BMTH and a tour production team that was fully behind the approach to sustainable touring was something that we absolutely endorsed and are keen to implement on all future touring whenever possible.”

Claire O’Neill, CEO of AGF, added: “During the pandemic, the touring music industry came together on the important topic of sustainability. We’re so happy with the results from walking the talk with the first UK Arena Tour off the mark. The report shows a direct link between well-being, stress, and environmental sustainability.

“Culture change and industry restructuring is essential to achieve a green future for artist touring. There is much still to be done, but these results are undeniable evidence that we can take huge strides to reduce emissions and protect ecosystems immediately. There’s no excuse to delay.”

Later this year, Coldplay are set to head out on an eco-friendly world tour behind new album Music Of The Spheres, with an emphasis on environmental sustainability.

Read the report in full here.