Nova Twins Play Climate Live ‘Can You Hear Us Yet?’ London Bus Gig

Climate Live took over the streets of London at the weekend with the next instalment of their global Climate Live concert series – a surprise run of pop-up gigs. Rocking out on the roof of a dazzling open-top bus, a stellar line-up of artists and young activists hit the road for a day of outdoor shows across the UK’s capital, raising awareness for the climate emergency through the power of music.

Led by members of Fridays For Future youth climate groups, who organise the school strikes started by Greta Thunberg, Climate Live’s gigs kicked off at the legendary Camden Town, known for being a hotbed for some of the biggest and most influential moments in music. The shows then hit central London, dropping by the iconic London Eye before crossing the river to Embankment. The artists joining Climate Live in asking world leaders attending COP26 “Can You Hear Us Yet” were genre-smashing vibrant punk duo Nova Twins, unfiltered and boundary-pushing GIRLI, as well as indie rock band second thoughts.

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Following their performance in Camden, Nova Twins said: “We’re honoured to participate in this fight towards climate change, at this pivotal point in time. We’ve all gotta do what we can, where we can, taking personal responsibility to change how we treat the planet, whilst putting pressure on governments and big corporations to help build a sustainable future. We’re living in an imperfect world and there’s no easy solution but we have to take action now. You can feel very helpless on your own but working with a youth organisation of climate justice activists is very inspiring. Nothing is more important than this message and we’re so proud to be a part of it.”

In addition to the performances, various speakers took to the bus rooftop to address the busy crowds drawn to the electric atmosphere of the bus. During the day, Destin M. Sempijja (Uganda), Kevin Mtai (Kenya) and Marcelo Rocha (Brazil) spoke movingly about how their young lives have been affected by the crisis and how it is real and happening now. In Marcelo Rocha’s words: “Climate justice without racial justice is neocolonialism.”

Commenting on the day of action in London, Climate Live Founder Frances Fox, said: “We’re here in London on a big pink bus with our message to world leaders at COP26: ‘Can You Hear Us Yet?’. We are out here making some noise and trying to engage more people in the climate movement! I can’t quite believe we’re here. It all began as a glimmer of an idea in May 2019 that then caught the attention of youth across the globe. It has been humbling to see so many getting involved: there have been regular calls with organisers in over 40 countries as we grappled with the logistics to pull all the events off. It was incredible seeing Greta Thunberg launch the first of the concerts in 20 countries across the world and here we are today with the latest in the series.”

Join in on socials with tag #CanYouHearUsYet? and sign Climate Live’s COP26 Global Petition today, which will be handed to world leaders at COP26 in Glasgow: https://climatelive.org/petition/