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Music of the Spheres World Tour

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Sustainability plan [ ]

Alongside the announcement, the band released a detailed plan outlining how they could have the least possible impact on the environment, resulting in 50% less carbon dioxide generated than during the A Head Full of Dreams Tour . Coldplay and a number of leading environmental experts worked on the plan for over two years, and it includes a number of innovative sustainability strategies. For example, the band has collaborated with BMW to develop the first "mobile, rechargeable show battery" to power each concert on the tour, and the stage will be constructed from "a combination of lightweight, low-carbon, and re-usable materials (including bamboo and recycled steel) that can be properly reused or recycled at the end of the tour." In addition, they have pledged to plant one tree for every ticket sold. [2]

The tour, like the Mylo Xyloto Tour and the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, will include extensive pyrotechnic and confetti visuals, as well as a third generation of Xylobands for audience members to wear. However, according to Coldplay's sustainability plan, these features will be adapted in such a way that their inclusion in each show on the tour will be more considerate towards the environment: the band have stated that they are investing in "a new generation of sustainable pyrotechnics that have less explosive charge and new formulas that greatly reduce or eliminate harmful chemicals", that "confetti used during the show will be 100% biodegradable and will require significantly less compressed gas for ignition than on previous tours", and that the LED wristbands will be made from 100% compostable, plant-based materials". [3]

Setlist [ ]

• Latin America
• North America

This setlist is a mix of both concerts on 18 and 19 March 2022, in San José, Costa Rica. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.

This setlist was taken from the band's 6 May 2022 concert in Dallas, Texas. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.

Tour dates [ ]

• Leg 1 — Latin America
• Leg 2 — North America
• Leg 3 — Europe
• Leg 4 — South America
• Leg 5 — Brazil

References [ ]

• ↑ coldplay.com - MUSIC of the SPHERES World Tour announced
• ↑ https://sustainability.coldplay.com/
• ↑ https://sustainability.coldplay.com/section/stage-show/
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Coldplay Announce Music Of The Spheres World Tour

BAND REVEAL 2022 DATES ALONGSIDE PLEDGE TO MAKE TOUR AS SUSTAINABLE AND LOW-CARBON AS POSSIBLE

U.s. dates go on sale friday, october 22 at 10am local time.

On the eve of their new album,  Music Of The Spheres , Coldplay have today announced an accompanying global stadium tour in 2022.

The  Music Of The Spheres World Tour  begins on 18 March 2022 with the band’s first ever show in  Costa Rica , before travelling to the  Dominican Republic ,  Mexico ,  USA ,  Germany ,  Poland ,  France ,  Belgium  and the  UK . 

The full list of shows is available below and at coldplay.com/tour. Support at the majority of shows will come from  H.E.R. , with  London Grammar  supporting at selected dates.

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.

SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ‘A WORK IN PROGRESS’

SHOW POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY

PLEDGE TO CUT TOUR EMISSIONS BY 50%

ONE TREE PLANTED FOR EVERY TICKET SOLD

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. 

Credit: James Marcus Haney

Coldplay said: 

“Playing live and finding connection with people is ultimately why we exist as a band. 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.”

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES WORLD TOUR 2022

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

10: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Rock in Rio Festival 

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Coldplay Pledges to Lower Carbon Emissions on 2022 Tour

On Thursday (Oct. 14), Coldplay announced the dates for its 2022 global tour in support of the upcoming album 'Music of the Spheres.'

By Gil Kaufman

Gil Kaufman

Coldplay announced the dates for an expansive 2022 world tour in support of the group’s upcoming Max Martin-produced album, Music of the Spheres  on Thursday morning (Oct. 14). The stadium outing is slated to kick off on March 18 with the band’s first-ever show in Costa Rica, at the Estadio Nacional, before moving on to the Dominican Republic and Mexico and then touching down in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on April 23 for a U.S. run slated to last through a June 14 gig at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

H.E.R. is on board to support the majority of the dates, with London Grammar booked to open a July 10 show in Berlin and an Aug. 16 gig at Wembley Stadium in London. Tickets for the U.S. dates will go on sale to the general public on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. local time here , with a release teasing that more dates will be announced soon.

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In an effort to make the tour as sustainable as possible, the band announced that all the shows will be powered by 100% renewable energy, with pledges to cut tour emissions by 50% from the group’s 2016-17 world tour and plant one tree for every ticket sold. According to a release, each venue will be equipped with solar installations and other renewable power sources including waste cooking oil and a kinetic stadium floor with kinetic bikes powered by fans that will store energy in the first-ever mobile, rechargeable show battery.

Coldplay are also encouraging fans to use low-carbon transport to and from shows through the official tour app, rewarding those who do with a discount at the venues, in addition to making sure that all merch is sustainably and ethically sourced. There will also be free drinking water and efforts made to eliminate plastic bottles at every venue; click here to see the full list of sustainability goals.

In a statement, the band said, “Playing live and finding connection with people is ultimately why we exist as a band. 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.”

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Music of the Spheres will be released on Friday (Oct. 15) via Parlophone/Atlantic Records.

Coldplay Music of the Spheres tour dates:

March 18: San Jose, CR @ Estadio Nacional

March 22: Santo Domingo, DR @ Estadio Olímpico

March 25: Monterrey, MX @ Estadio BBVA

March 29: Guadalajara, MX @ Estadio Akron

April 3: Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol

April 23: Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium

April 26: Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

May 3: Phoenix, AZ @ State Farm Stadium

May 6: Dallas, TX @ Cotton Bowl Stadium

May 8: Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium

May 28: Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field

June 1: Washington, DC @ FedExField

June 4: East Rutherford, NJ @ Metlife Stadium

June 8: Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field

June 11: Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium

June 14: Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium

July 2: Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park

July 3: Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park

July 8: Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy

July 10: Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion Berlin

July 12: Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion Berlin

July 16: Paris, FR @ Stade de France

July 17: Paris, FR @ Stade de France

Aug. 5: Brussels, BE @ King Baudouin Stadium

Aug. 6: Brussels, BE @ King Baudouin Stadium

Aug. 12: London, UK @ Wembley Stadium

Aug. 13: London, UK @ Wembley Stadium

Aug. 16: London, UK @ Wembley Stadium

Aug. 23: Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park Stadium

Sept. 10: Rio De Janeiro, BR @ Rock in Rio Festival

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Coldplay Announce 2022 World Tour

By Madison Bloom and Jazz Monroe

Coldplay have announced a world tour behind their Max Martin–produced album Music of the Spheres . After declining to tour the album’s predecessor, Everyday Life , for environmental reasons, the band have pledged to cut tour emissions by 50 percent and adopt a broad model for sustainability, with each show powered exclusively by renewable energy. Coldplay plan to eliminate “significantly more CO2 than the tour produces” with initiatives including the planting of one tree for each ticket sold. Ten percent of all tour earnings will enter a fund for “environmental and socially conscious causes,” according to a press release. Check out the dates below.

In a statement, Coldplay said they were “very conscious that the planet is facing a climate crisis.” They continued, “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.”

Initiatives include the use of solar installations at every venue, as well as energy generated from waste cooking oil, a kinetic stadium floor, and kinetic bikes powered by fans. A mobile, rechargeable show battery touted as the first of its kind will store the energy. The band will encourage fans to use low-carbon transport with an app that offers venue discounts as rewards, and will discourage single-use plastic bottles by providing free water. The band has also enlisted climate experts at Imperial College London’s Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment to track the tour’s environmental impact.

H.E.R. will support most of the shows, with London Grammar on board for some dates.

Coldplay launched their Music of the Spheres rollout back in April with the release of lead single “ Higher Power .” They didn’t announce the album proper until July, and followed the news with two more tracks: “ Colortura ” and “ My Universe .” The latter features K-pop superstars BTS, and was released with a sci-fi visual directed by Dave Meyers.

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03-18 San Jose, Costa Rica - Estadio Nacional 03-22 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Estadio Olímpico 03-25 Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio BBVA ^ 03-29 Guadalajara, Mexico - Estadio Akron ^ 04-03 Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol ^ 04-23 Santa Clara, CA - Levi’s Stadium ^ 04-26 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium ^ 05-03 Phoenix, AZ - State Farm Stadium ^ 05-06 Dallas, TX - Cotton Bowl Stadium ^ 05-08 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium ^ 05-28 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field ^ 06-01 Washington, DC - FedExField ^ 06-04 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium ^ 06-08 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field ^ 06-11 Atlanta, GA - Mercedes-Benz Stadium ^ 06-14 Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium ^ 07-02 Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank Park ^ 07-03 Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank Park ^ 07-08 Warsaw, Poland - PGE Narodowy ^ 07-10 Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion Berlin ≠ 07-12 Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion Berlin ^ 07-16 Paris, France - Stade de France ^ 07-17 Paris, France - Stade de France ^ 08-05 Brussels, Belgium - King Baudouin Stadium ^ 08-06 Brussels, Belgium - King Baudouin Stadium ^ 08-12 London, England - Wembley Stadium ^ 08-13 London, England - Wembley Stadium ^ 08-16 London, England - Wembley Stadium ≠ 08-23 Glasgow, Scotland - Hampden Park Stadium ^ 09-10 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Rock in Rio Festival

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Coldplay announce details of their sustainable 2022 world stadium tour

The 'Music Of The Spheres' dates, which include three Wembley Stadium shows, will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy

Coldplay have announced details of their 2022 world stadium tour, with an emphasis on environmental sustainability – see the dates, ticket details and information on the band’s eco-friendly measures below.

Back in 2019 the band announced that they were taking time to consider how they would tour in the future in order to make it as environmentally friendly as possible .

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Later this month (October 22), they will become the first act to play the newly renamed Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, the first zero-carbon arena in the world.

Coldplay’s new tour dates – which come on the back of the band’s new album ‘Music Of The Spheres’, out tomorrow (October 15) – will see the band supported by H.E.R. and London Grammar , and begin in March in Costa Rica.

North American dates will then take place across May and June, before the band head to Europe in July. A UK run of shows closes the tour, including three dates at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Fans can register for tickets for the US leg of the tour here , while priority tickets for the London and Glasgow shows go to fans who have pre-ordered ‘Music Of The Spheres’ on the band’s official webstore .

Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale to the general public on October 22 at 10am local time here and here . Full ticket details can be found here .

See the full list of Coldplay’s 2022 dates and watch the tour’s trailer below:

MARCH 2022 18 – San Jose, Costa Rica – Estadio Nacional 22 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Estadio Olímpico 25 – Monterrey, Mexico – Estadio BBVA* 29 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Estadio Akron*

APRIL 2022 3: Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol* 23: Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium* 26: Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium*

MAY 2022 3 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium* 6 – Dallas, TX – Cotton Bowl Stadium* 8 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium* 28 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field*

JUNE 2022 1 – Washington, DC – FedExField* 4 – East Rutherford, NJ – Metlife Stadium* 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field* 11 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium* 14 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium*

JULY 2022 2 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park* 3 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park* 8 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy* 10 – Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion Berlin^ 12 – Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion Berlin* 16 – Paris, FR – Stade de France* 17 – Paris, FR – Stade de France*

AUGUST 2022 5 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium* 6 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium* 12 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium* 13 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium* 16 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium^ 23 – Glasgow, UK – Hampden Park Stadium*

SEPTEMBER 2022 10 – Rio De Janeiro, BR – Rock in Rio Festival

*with H.E.R. ^with London Grammar

Discussing the idea behind the tour, the band said in a statement: “Playing live and finding connection with people is ultimately why we exist as a band. 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.”

Integral to the tour are its eco-friendly measures, which have been set out on a new ‘sustainability’ section of Coldplay’s official website .

The measures include cutting direct emissions by 50 per cent compared to the band’s last tour in 2016 and 2017, using 100 per cent renewable energy and having solar installations at every venue.

Fans who travel to the shows by public transport will be rewarded with discounts, while the band are donating 10 percent of all of the tour’s earnings to climate change organisations. One tree will also be planted for every ticket sold.

Earlier this week (October 12), Coldplay played a tiny London show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire which featured a special guest appearance from Ed Sheeran .

Reviewing the gig , NME wrote: “The intimate settings bring out a rawer, rougher and slightly goofier side of the band. With only a few thousand fans to please – as opposed to the enormous crowds they pack into stadiums – they loosen up.”

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US Tour Update

We’re very sorry to announce that due to logistical issues, we’ve had to reshuffle the opening dates of our upcoming US tour.  The US shows will now begin in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on May 6.

The concert at the State Farm Stadium in Phoenix has been rescheduled for May 12, and the show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara has been rescheduled for May 15. Our two shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have been postponed; we will announce new dates as soon as possible.

We apologise to all affected ticketholders for any inconvenience these rearrangements will cause.

All previously purchased tickets will be honoured for the new show dates.  Any fans who would prefer to receive a refund can request one from the point of purchase.

No other dates are affected – the Music Of The Spheres World Tour will still start in Costa Rica on March 18 as planned. Thank you for your understanding. We can’t wait to see everyone soon.