Your Wallet and Climate: Why Phoebe Bridgers's New Tour Bans Single-Use Plastics
The next time you buy a concert ticket, you might be paying for a lot more than just music. Indie icon Phoebe Bridgers is making headlines for banning single-use plastics on her upcoming tour, and experts say this could be the first domino to fall in a massive change for the live event industry. For fans, this means higher upfront costs for merchandise (think reusable aluminum water bottles vs. cheap plastic cups) and likely pricier venue concessions as vendors scramble to ditch disposables. But here's the pocketbook punch: if this green mandate goes mainstream, you could see a $10 surcharge on every ticket to cover eco-friendly logistics. Is your favorite artist about to follow suit? Your next concert budget may depend on it.