Barenaked Ladies: Last Summer on Earth 2022
IMPACT REPORT
IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS
16,000+ ACTIONS BY FANS
SUPPORTING IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
$40,000+ RAISED
TO SUPPORT BARENAKED PLANET, BNL + REVERB’S JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
22,000+ SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES ELIMINATED
AT SHOWS BY FANS, ARTISTS AND CREW
OVERVIEW
Since 2004, Barenaked Ladies and REVERB have partnered to increase sustainability on the band’s tours and engage fans in meaningful action for people and the planet. This year fans took part in the Fan Travel Survey to help discover new information about fan travel and its climate impacts. BNL also committed to completely eliminating single-use plastic bottles backstage and on tour buses!
TOUR SUSTAINABILITY
Tour Sustainability
Sustainability Measures
Barenaked Ladies and REVERB partnered to make the 2022 Last Summer on Earth Tour more sustainable. Efforts were made across the tour to minimize environmental footprints and maximize positive impacts.
- Single-Use Plastic Waste Reductions
Eliminated 100% of single-use plastic water bottles backstage - Enhanced Recycling and Composting
- Battery Reclamation & Donation: Usable batteries donated to shelters; Dead batteries properly recycled
- Unused Hotel Toiletries Donated to shelters (otherwise they end up in landfills)
Tour Sustainability
Single-Use Plastic Reductions
22,000+ SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES WERE AVOIDED on this tour by artists, crew, and fans.
- Water Refill Stations were set up for artists and crew backstage, in catering and on buses and in main concourses for fans
- Reusable Water Bottles and Insulated Mugs were provided for artists and crew
- Custom #RockNRefill Reusable Nalgene Bottles available to fans for donation
100% of donations supported Barenaked Planet
- Reusable or Compostable Serviceware used in catering and tour buses
FAN ENGAGEMENT
Fan Engagement
Barenaked Planet Eco-Village
Each night on the Last Summer on Earth Tour, fans took meaningful action for people and the planet with REVERB in the Barenaked Planet Eco-Village. In all, fans took 16,790 ACTIONS.
- 2,541 Donations for custom BNL reusable Nalgene bottles
- 11,112 Single-use bottles were avoided by fans
- 1,047 Fan Travel Survey entries to help us learn more about fan travel habits and their associated carbon footprints
- 912 Music Climate Revolution Climate Quiz takers
- $40,000+ Raised to support Barenaked Planet
- 163 Volunteers gave over 400 hours of time at shows
Fans that took action were entered to win a Taylor Guitar signed by the band!
Thanks!
We’d like to thank everyone that helped create positive impact for people and the planet on this tour, especially:
Barenaked Ladies
Alison Taylor
Leah Reid
Rachel Torrico, REVERB On-Site Coordinator
REVERB Volunteers
All the fans that took action with us on tour!