Coalition of Festivals launches to promote an equitable and sustainable music festival industry

A new US-based Coalition of Festivals has formed to promote a more equitable, diverse, and sustainable music festival industry.

At launch, an impressive list of festivals have signed on the Coalition of Festivals including Broccoli City, The Governors Ball Music Festival, Hulaween, Lightning in a Bottle, Outside Lands, and multiple AEG Presents festivals.

Participating production companies include Do LaB, Founders Entertainment, Fox Pocket, Gravity Productions, Hula Holdings / Good Form, Old Soul Production Services, and Superfly.

The Coalition of Festivals was launched by a group of live music industry leaders: Jonathan Azu (Culture Collective, Diversity in Music), Kyle Casey (Gravity Productions), Kierrah Matthews, Veline Mojarro (SHIFT Consulting), Katelyn Scott (Winter Circle Productions), Jen Stiles (Founders Entertainment), and Evan Tzeng (StayAltered).

It is also supported by social impact partners including A Greener Festival, Diversify The Stage, Diversity in Music, she said.so, SHIFT Consulting, and Well Dunn.

At launch, the Coalition has two program initiatives:

Program 1, “Be The Change” A series of educational webinars and facilitated dialogues for current festival producers, department heads, and promoters. Topics range from allyship, building a