AGF Highlights & Industry News - July 2025
As the summer season hits its stride, sustainability in live events continues to be front and centre - from major festivals adapting to extreme weather, to innovative approaches reshaping how we think about waste, energy, and audience engagement.
This month’s round-up brings you insights from industry leaders, fresh data from across the UK festival landscape, and standout sustainability stories from across Europe and beyond. Here’s a look at what we’ve been following recently.
Green News Roundup: What’s Happening Across the Sector
Image: Association of Independent Festivals (AIF)
Festival Forecast 2025
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has published its Festival Forecast 2025, presenting data and trends across 592 UK festivals. The report also includes key sector updates and challenges from the past year.
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Image: Roskilde Festival, Denmark – via IQ Magazine
Tackling Heatwaves at Festivals
Organisers from Austria's LIDO Sounds, Spain's Resurrection Fest and the UK's Isle of Wight Festival discuss the challenges of soaring temperatures in IQ Magazine.
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Image : TriplePundit
Goldenvoice’s Evolving Sustainability Strategy
Goldenvoice, the company behind music venues and festivals like Coachella, Stagecoach and Cali Vibes, is evolving its approach to sustainability at music festivals
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Image: edie.net
Sustainability Wins – via Edie
Read about the sustainability success stories of the week Edie, including Silverstone’s HVO roll-out and Lisbon’s city-wide reusable cup system.
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Image: Getty Images via Forbes
Engaging Gen Z Through Values-Driven Events
Learn how festival organisers need to cater for Gen Z and offer authentic and sustainable events that cater for a demographic with a clear preference for values-based consumption.
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AGF Pick of the Month: Album Edition
This month, we’re featuring Let Me Be Water by Madame Gandhi – a bold and reflective album celebrating nature, empowerment, and interconnectedness. Fusing electronic music, spoken word, and natural sounds, it features collaborations with over 50 women and gender-expansive creatives, including the track Let Me Be Water (feat. NATURE).
You may remember Madame Gandhi from her performance and panel appearance at GEI17, where she shared her insights on activism, music, and making change through creativity.
Take a moment to listen and connect with the album’s powerful message.
Read More & Listen Now
That’s all for this month’s round-up. We’ll be back next month with more updates from across the sector – highlighting progress, innovation, and ideas driving sustainability in live events. In the meantime, if you’ve got a story, project or initiative you’d like us to feature, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
