So we’ll try to do that in the cleanest way possible.” “So we could stay at home, and that may be better, but we want to tour and we want to meet people and connect with people. If that’s the case, then it was worth listening to,” said Martin. “Sometimes criticism leads to improvement. When asked in an interview with the BBC back in October 2021 about facing the possible backlash that may come from announcing a tour that requires air travel, Martin explained that the band can only do their best and work toward becoming even better. Now, four years after their “Head Full of Dreams” tour, the chart-topping band is making new commitments to reduce their environmental impact and create a culture of eco-friendly music tours. “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.”Ĭoldplay had previously announced in 2019 that they would not continue touring due to environmental concerns. “We’re very conscious that the planet is facing a climate crisis,” the band wrote when they launched the tour on their Twitter page.
Reduce, including by cutting tour carbon emissions by 50%.One study found that, in the UK alone, live concerts and performances generate 405,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year, while a 2019 report found that the average touring DJ has double the impact of even the world’s frequent-flying “super emitters” - emitting 35 tons of carbon dioxide a year.įor their new tour, however, Coldplay are putting the environment first, guided by three key principles: Music tours are traditionally pretty harmful to the environment.
and Camila Cabello will also join the band as special guests on selected dates.īut it won’t just be a typical concert tour with lots of carbon intensive activities and no way to counteract them. Coldplay will perform on stages across the US, Europe, and Central America, while spreading awareness for the climate crisis. The band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour will kick off in Costa Rica on March 18 and will be ongoing through to the end of October 2022, with all the dates and venues worldwide available on their website. Last week, the band were nominated for four awards at this year’s MTV EMAs, including Best Live Act.The Global Citizen veterans and champions for the environment announced their long-anticipated return to the global stage back in October, after taking a hiatus from touring until they could identify ways to make their next tour as sustainable as possible. A fourth single, the album’s title track, has just been released. Tickets are on sale now from and A Head Full Of Dreams has sold more than 4 million copies since its December 2015 release, spawning the hit singles Adventure Of A Lifetime, Hymn For The Weekend and Up&Up, with over a billion YouTube video views between them. The tour reached Australia and New Zealand in December. The show was created by the band alongside celebrated production designers Misty Buckley and Paul Normandale. Since March of this year, the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has played to 2.5 million people across Latin America, the US and Europe, including four sold-out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium. Sat July 15 – Stade de France, Paris FRANCE Tue July 11 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff UK Mon July 03 – Stadio San Siro, Milan ITALY Wed June 21 – Koning Boudewijnstadion, Brussels BELGIUMįri June 30 – Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt GERMANY Sun June 18 – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw POLAND Wed June 14 – Red Bull Arena, Leipzig GERMANYįri June 16 – HDI Arena, Hannover GERMANY Sun June 11 – Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna AUSTRIA Thu June 08 – Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon FRANCE Tue June 06 – Olympiastadion, Munich GERMANY “A colourful, vibrant celebration of life” The TelegraphĬoldplay’s A Head Full Of Dreams Tour European dates are as follows: “A planet-sized visual spectacle” The Guardian “Kings of the stadium… a dazzling slice of pure paradise” BAND TO PLAY 13 STADIUM SHOWS ACROSS 9 COUNTRIES
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