Jim King on the ‘business sense’ of green gigs
The AEG festivals chief tells IQ how All Points East and BST Hyde Park will learn from LIDO's groundbreaking debut
News By Lisa Henderson | 10 June 2025
AEG’s European festival chief Jim King has discussed his ambitions to roll out LIDO’s sustainability blueprint to other London-based festivals. The new 10-day extravaganza, which launched last Friday (6 June) in Victoria Park, is being touted as London’s most sustainable festival to date.
AEG’s European festival chief Jim King has discussed his ambitions to roll out LIDO’s sustainability blueprint to other London-based festivals.
The new 10-day extravaganza, which launched last Friday (6 June) in Victoria Park, is being touted as London’s most sustainable festival to date. A major reduction in diesel generator capacity and HVO fuel use, improved waste management systems and a strict food policy will help LIDO avoid a predicted 50 tonnes of CO2, a stat which will be…