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Review: Coldplay spectacular pulls Climate Pledge Arena into the center of its universe

The lights cut, but a packed Climate Pledge Arena is aglow in a galactic blue, emanating from light-up bracelets strapped to fans’ wrists. Planetary spheres that would later shine with cosmic neon hang in the shadows above a jacked crowd as Coldplay blasts off with ’80s-reviving synth party “Higher Power,” a revved-up highlight that opens the pop-rock giants’ new “Music of the Spheres” LP and Friday’s highly anticipated Seattle concert.

A battery of lasers, fierce enough to take down the Death Star, shoot out from the back of the stage as singer Chris Martin hops and jives his way up a massive catwalk in step with the giddy, high-definition synth-pop jam — a standout from the week-old record.

“This boy is electric,” sings the prancing frontman, moving like the protagonist of an ’80s sci-fi flick, dodging those lasers with scripted swagger.

Debatable. But in the moment, Martin and the pop-rock giants are hot enough to fry a million circuit boards. Whoosh . Confetti rains down on an unsuspecting crowd (not three minutes in) and it’s pure elation. You’d have thought the Kraken just got its first overtime win and this high-profile party is just getting started.

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While the sold-out Coldplay gig — livestreamed through Amazon platforms — was billed as the $1.15 billion venue’s grand opening (emphasis on the “grand”), technically the first Climate Pledge Arena concert went down a few days earlier. If Tuesday’s double bill of hometown heroes Foo Fighters and Death Cab for Cutie was the localized christening a town with this much musical pedigree deserved, last night was the popcorn-ready spectacular befitting a glitzy new entertainment palace with ambitious concert plans .

Arena reps aren’t disclosing attendance figures, but a crowd size likely in the 15,000 neighborhood counts as an underplay for the British stars who packed a stadium-sized show into a little hockey arena last night. I joke about the “little” part, but the clear sightlines and oft-touted tightness of the bowl really do make Climate Pledge Arena feel intimate by arena standards. I sat in roughly the same section where I caught one of my last KeyArena shows and felt five miles closer (though that catwalk extending to center ice didn’t hurt), and while a venue that size will never sound as rich as the 1,800-seat Moore Theatre, it was generally clean and clear.

It was a high-stakes gig for Coldplay, coming the day tickets went on sale for perhaps the most ambitious tour of their career. The band isn’t exactly a critical favorite (at least on this side of the pond), and that’s just fine. But the commercial juggernauts command a very bright spotlight and the stars were shining for Climate Pledge Arena, too, as the Brits made the carbon-neutral arena their launchpad for their sustainability-focused Music of the Spheres tour next year, aiming to cut its CO2 emissions in half. (Big ol’ carbon footprint on those stadium runs.)

But credit Coldplay for still playing to Seattle and not the larger livestream audience watching through various Amazon platforms (roughly 35,000 were on the Twitch feed). In between a disco-rocking “Adventure of a Lifetime” — which saw Martin, in his almost-sleeveless tie-dye (or was that just the lasers?), flailing down the runway like an aerobics instructor at a cosmic bowling alley — and “The Scientist,” Martin fondly recalled playing the Showbox in 2002.

He name-checked the beloved club again introducing the knockout “Everything’s Not Lost,” a “Parachutes” favorite that felt like a barroom piano ballad, even in a room a million times larger than the springy-floored rock hall, with Radiohead-esque guitars leaning into the evening’s interstellar ambience.

Later, an acoustic rendition of Coldplay’s signature smash “Yellow,” fodder for infinite high school love notes exchanged during the early 2000s, managed to cut down on the cheese factor while still sounding like a coffee shop boy with a crush. Played from the end of the runway, the tune set up the biggest Seattle nod of the night, as Martin and drummer Will Champion (on keys here) veered into a heartfelt cover of Pearl Jam’s “Nothingman” as a tribute “to all the bands we fell in love with here in the ’90s.”

“If Eddie [Vedder] ever hears this, I love you, man,” Martin said. “Thank you for being so incredible to our band.”

It was a warm and memorable salute that made up for a few of the flatter chunks in their 90-minute set, including the band’s BTS team-up “My Universe,” a gleeful, midtempo pop romp that felt a little forced and detached without Coldplay’s superstar collaborators on hand.

In one of those classic pop-star-in-a-can, “awwww” moments that’s still impossible to deny, Martin pulled a 6-year-old birthday boy on stage to introduce the band and take the best seat in the house for a closing “Coloratura,” a 10-minute epic off the new album that had Martin making like the phantom of an outer space opera hunched over the piano.

For a night, the superstar pop band put Seattle and its eco-conscious new arena at the center of its universe for a cosmic swoonfest seen around the world. Not a bad way to break in the place.

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How to Get Tickets to Coldplay’s 2023 “Music of the Spheres World Tour”

The band returns to Europe in 2023 with more dates coming

Coldplay have been making the rounds on their ongoing “Music of the Spheres World Tour” since spring 2022 with over four million tickets sold, but they’re just getting started with a new slate of tour dates coming in 2023. Update – August 25th: Due to overwhelming demand, Coldplay have added 16 additional shows.

Get tickets here , and read on for more details including pre-sale dates.

What Is Coldplay’s Next Tour?

The band’s ongoing world tour has taken them nearly around the entire globe already, but they still have legs in South America and Europe ahead while also hinting at future dates in North America and southeast Asia as well.

Coldplay’s next run kicks off at Brazil’s Rock in Rio on September 10th, followed by two double-headers in Lima, Peru and Bogota, Colombia. They then stop for a four nights in Santiago, Chile and two headlining shows back in Rio. On October 15th, the band begins a six-night stint in Sao Paulo, Brazil followed by a whopping ten shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The final performance also wraps their South American circuit on November 8th.

The tour resumes in 2023 in Coimbra, Portugal on May 17th. They’ll play four nights in Barcelona, four nights in Manchester, and their final two scheduled UK dates in Cardiff are on June 6th and 7th. They will also stop for back-to-back performances in Milan, Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Gothenburg, Sweden; and the four-show closer in Amsterdam between July 15th-19th.

Who Is Opening for Coldplay on Tour?

There’s been no shortage of star power on the “Music of the Spheres World Tour.” Surprise guest appearances so far have included Bruce Springsteen , Kylie Minogue, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Craig David, Natalie Imbruglia, Stormzy, and in one night at Wembley , Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, Jacob Collier, Nicole Lawrence, and Simon Pegg.

Beyond the stream of shock stage entrances, fans are guaranteed to see either Camila Cabello and H.E.R. in the supporting slot on select dates this fall. There’s been no confirmation on openers for the 2023 legs, but it seems the band has a whole “Sky Full of Stars” to pick from.

How Can I Get Tickets for Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour”?

Coldplay tickets for their ongoing world tour are open to fans for nearly every date. General public tickets for the newly announced UK/European shows will go on-sale Thursday, August 25th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Get tickets via Ticketmaster .

What Are Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” Dates?

See Coldplay’s full list of tour dates below, and get tickets to all of their upcoming shows here .

Coldplay 2022-2023 Tour Dates: 08/23 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park Stadium ( Tix ) 08/24 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park Stadium ( Tix ) 09/10 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Rock in Rio 09/13 – Lima, PE @ Estadio Nacional 09/14 – Lima, PE @ Estadio Nacional 09/16 – Bogota, CO @ Estadio El Campín 09/17 – Bogota, CO @ Estadio El Campín 09/20 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional 09/21 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional 09/23 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional 09/24 – Santiago, CL @ Estadio Nacional 10/11 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Stantos Engenhao 10/12 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Estadio Nilton Stantos Engenhao 10/15 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/16 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/18 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/19 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/21 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/22 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Allianz Parque 10/25 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 10/26 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 10/28 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 10/29 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/01 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/02 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/04 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/05 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/07 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 11/08 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate 03/10 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/11 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/13 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/14 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/17 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/18 – São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi * 03/21 – Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira * 03/22 – Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira * 03/25 – Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 03/26 – Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 03/28 – Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão * 05/17 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/18 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/20 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/21 – Coimbra, PT @ Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 05/24 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ( Tix ) 05/25 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ( Tix ) 05/27 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ( Tix ) 05/28 – Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ( Tix ) 05/31 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium ( Tix ) 06/01 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium ( Tix ) 06/03 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium ( Tix ) 06/04 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium ( Tix ) 06/06 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium ( Tix ) 06/07 – Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium ( Tix ) 06/21 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ( Tix ) 06/22 – Naples, IT @ Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ( Tix ) 06/25 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro ( Tix ) 06/26 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro ( Tix ) 06/28 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro ( Tix ) 06/29 – Milan, IT @ Stadio San Siro ( Tix ) 07/01 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund ( Tix ) 07/02 – Zurich, CH @ Stadion Letzigrund ( Tix ) 07/05 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken ( Tix ) 07/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Parken ( Tix ) 07/08 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi ( Tix ) 07/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi ( Tix ) 07/11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi ( Tix ) * 07/12 – Gothenburg, SE @ Ullevi ( Tix ) * 07/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA ( Tix ) 07/16 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA ( Tix ) 07/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA ( Tix ) 07/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff ArenA ( Tix ) 09/20 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field ^ 09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place ^ 09/27 – San Diego, CA @ Snapdragon Stadium ^ 09/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Rose Bowl ^

* = w/ CHVRCHES ^ = w/ H.E.R. and 070 Shake

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Coldplay Set to Break Records With Expanded Stadium Tour Down Under

Chris Martin and Co. will become the first act to play the three nights at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

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When Coldplay ’s world tour heads to Australia and New Zealand in 2024, the Brits will go where no band has gone before.

Coldplay’s tour Down Under expands with the addition of six new stadium dates across Melbourne (Marvel Stadium), Sydney (Accord Stadium) and Auckland (Eden Park), for a total of 11 trans-Tasman shows.

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Interest for the shows were pumped by a pair of concerts last month at Perth’s Optus Stadium – marking the group’s return to Western Australia for the first time since 2009. Coldplay last played Australia’s east coast and NZ back in 2016.

The pop-rock outfit is a legitimate heavyweight in these parts, with 2022’s Music Of The Spheres blasting to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, for the group’s seventh leader. They’ve previously led the national chart with A Rush Of Blood To The Head (September 2002), X&Y (June 2005), Viva La Vida (June 2008), Mylo Xyloto (October 2011), Ghost Stories (May 2014) and Everyday Life (December 2019).

The Music Of The Spheres World Tour is already in the history books. Since it kicked off date in March 2022, the trek has notched more than 9 million tickets. Recently, the band strolled into Billboard Boxscore history, following the Rolling Stones to become just the second artist to score a half-billion double-up in the top 10 of all-time highest-grossing tours, when their current tour crossed the $500 million mark .

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Coldplay pledge 50% lower CO2 emissions on 2022 world tour

Band announce a range of initiatives to reduce energy consumption, including stadium floors that harness fans’ kinetic energy

Coldplay have announced a new world tour, and with it a range of initiatives designed to mitigate its environmental impact.

The band have pledged to cut CO2 emissions by 50% compared with their 2016-17 world tour, and “almost entirely” use renewable energy to power their stage show.

A “kinetic floor” will be installed so that the energy created by fans during the show can be harnessed; solar panels will be installed on the floors, stage and elsewhere in open-air stadiums as soon as the band arrive, to generate power in the run-up to the show. Battery and mains power will also be drawn from renewable sources. The stage itself will be built from reusable and sustainable materials including bamboo and recycled steel.

The route of the tour has been designed to minimise flights, and the band will pay a surcharge for more sustainable air fuel.

Fans who commit to low-carbon travel, proven via an app, will get discounts at the venues. At least one tree will be planted for every ticket sold, and the band will monitor how fans travel to the shows based on info volunteered to the app, calculate the emissions, and pledge to “drawdown” those emissions through “rewilding and conservation”.

The light-up wristbands worn by fans – a key part of Coldplay’s shows – will be made of compostable materials and many will be reused, with production of the wristbands reduced by 80%. The confetti used will be biodegradable, and the band will “strive to eliminate the sale of single-use plastic water bottles”.

The band said: “The planet is facing a climate crisis. So we’ve spent the last two years consulting with environmental experts to make this tour as sustainable as possible, and, just as importantly, to harness the tour’s potential to push things forward. We won’t get everything right, but we’re committed to doing everything we can and sharing what we learn.”

The 30-date tour begins in Costa Rica on 18 March, and will travel to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the US, several countries in continental Europe and the UK, finishing in Brazil. The UK dates are three nights at Wembley Stadium in August, with another at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Coldplay release a new album on Friday, Music of the Spheres, whose bright pop aesthetic is a marked change in tone from their previous album Everyday Life.

The band did not tour that 2019 album, instead playing a handful of one-off concerts. Frontman Chris Martin explained : “We’re taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable [but] how can it be actively beneficial. All of us have to work out the best way of doing our job.”

The music industry has been reckoning with its substantial carbon output from touring, generated by transporting not just bands but large stage sets and crews from continent to continent.

Massive Attack recently commissioned a University of Manchester report on touring, which called on artists to stop using private flights, and for festivals and venues to reduce the intensity of their electricity use.

UK independent music labels such as Ninja Tune and the Beggars Group of labels, including XL and 4AD, have recently made pledges concerning manufacturing, business travel and energy use.

Harry Styles, Tame Impala, Pink and the 1975 are among the artists who have partnered with the organisation Reverb for their tours. Reverb encourages attendees not to use single-use plastic, and calculates the carbon emissions of a tour to fund “global projects that directly eliminate an equivalent amount of greenhouse gas pollution”. Such offsetting projects have been criticised, however, as being much less desirable than not emitting CO2 in the first place.

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