The massive stadium run begins in March
Coldplay have announced their Music of the Spheres World Tour. The massive stadium trek begins on March 18 in San Jose, CR at Estadio Nacional. It is the band’s first-ever live performance in Costa Rica. The run wraps up on August 23 at in Glasgow, UK at Hampden Park Stadium. Special guests on the tour will be H.E.R. and London Grammer on select dates. Other support acts are to be announced in the coming weeks.
The tour will see the band perform in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, USA, Germany, Poland, France, Belgium and the UK.
On September 10, the group is slated to perform at Rock in Rio in Rio De Janeiro, BR.
“Playing live and finding connection with people is ultimately why we exist as a band,” Coldplay said in a statement. “We’ve been planning this tour for years, and we’re super excited to play songs from across our whole time together. At the same time, we’re very conscious that 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. It’s a work in progress and we’re really grateful for the help we’ve had so far. If you’d like to come to a show and sing with us, we’re so excited to see you.”
Tickets for all U.S. dates will go on sale to the general public starting Friday, October 22 at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.com. To ensure tickets get into the hands of fans directly, the tour will also have a Verified Fan presale available for all U.S. dates. Registration for U.S. tour dates is available now HERE through Sunday, October 17th at 6pm PT/9pm ET via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Verified Fan presale begins Wednesday, October 20 at 10am local time through Thursday, October 21 at 10pm local time.
The band have already teased that more dates will follow soon.
In 2019, Coldplay committed to making their future tours as environmentally beneficial as possible, and today’s announcement is accompanied by a comprehensive set of sustainability initiatives and environmental commitments.
Full details can be seen at coldplay.com/sustainability, including commitments to:
- Cut direct emissions by 50% compared to the band’s most recent tour (2016-17).
- Power the show entirely by renewable, super-low emission energy – with solar installations at every venue, waste cooking oil, a kinetic stadium floor and kinetic bikes powered by fans. This power will be stored in the first ever mobile, rechargeable show battery (made from recyclable BMW i3 batteries).
- Draw down significantly more CO2 than the tour produces with a range of nature- and technology-based solutions, including planting one tree for every ticket sold.
- Provide each venue with a sustainability rider requesting best environmental practices.
- Encourage fans to use low carbon transport to and from shows via the official tour app built by SAP, rewarding those who do with a discount at venues.
- Ensure all merchandise is sustainably and ethically sourced.
- Offer free drinking water and strive to eliminate plastic bottles at every venue.
- Put 10% of all earnings into a fund for environmental and socially-conscious causes, including ClientEarth, One Tree Planted and The Ocean Cleanup.
- Establish a partnership with climate change experts at Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment to quantify the impact of the tour – both positively and negatively – on the environment
- Together with Green Nation, Live Nation’s sustainability platform, Coldplay will be a special artist advisor, ensuring the sustainable practices developed on this tour are shared, adopted and scaled through the rest of the live touring industry.
Coldplay’s new studio album Music of the Spheres arrives tomorrow, October 15, via Parlophone/Atlantic Records.
MARCH
18: San Jose, CR – Estadio Nacional (Support: TBA)
22: Santo Domingo, DR – Estadio Olímpico (Support: TBA)
25: Monterrey, MX – Estadio BBVA (Support: H.E.R.)
29: Guadalajara, MX – Estadio Akron (Support: H.E.R.)
APRIL
3: Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol (Support: H.E.R.)
23: Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
26: Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
MAY
3: Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
6: Dallas, TX – Cotton Bowl Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
8: Houston, TX – NRG Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
28: Chicago, IL – Soldier Field (Support: H.E.R.)
JUNE
1: Washington, DC – FedExField (Support: H.E.R.)
4: East Rutherford, NJ – Metlife Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
8: Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field (Support: H.E.R.)
11: Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
14: Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
JULY
2: Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park (Support: H.E.R.)
3: Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park (Support: H.E.R.)
8: Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy (Support: H.E.R.)
10: Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion Berlin (Support: London Grammar)
12: Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion Berlin (Support: H.E.R.)16: Paris, FR – Stade de France (Support: H.E.R.)17: Paris, FR – Stade de France (Support: H.E.R.)
AUGUST
5: Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
6: Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
12: London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
13: London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
16: London, UK – Wembley Stadium (Support: London Grammar)
23: Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park Stadium (Support: H.E.R.)
SEPTEMBER
10: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Rock in Rio Festival