Ep 9. Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’

Update: 2020-12-03

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This episode is about a musician in the award-winning British band, Foals, who wants to see big changes in both the live music industry and wider society. In a rare and personal interview, Edwin Congreave, says certain types of heavily polluting tours shouldn’t take place anymore and there are greener alternatives to connect with audiences. Edwin speaks to Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill about his own realisation about the fragility of our planet, his vision for the future of the live music industry and how bands could tour differently. And he calls on society to ask itself, 'what are we going to do about this'?

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Ep 9. Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’

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Ep 9. Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’