(promoted by SJM Concerts), with Phil Bowdery overseeing Europe and Australia, and Bruce Moran steering the Latin America run, which began Mar. 31 and concludes Apr. 17 with two sold out stadiums in Mexico City. Live Nation is producing worldwide with the exception of the U.K. in North America, with Steve Strange, X-Ray Touring, handling the rest of the world. Paradigm’s Marty Diamond is the agent for U.K. This band does not like to see empty seats.”Ĭoldplay Lands 13 Tracks on Hot Rock Songs, Thanks to Super Bowl Bump As always, the tour promised surprises and a lot of candy for both eyes and ears, with a setlist that spans their entire career. leg of the tour began in mid-July and runs through early September. “To be honest, I think we were ready on the last tour, but I have to be 100 percent we can sell every last ticket in every building we play. 2016 marks Coldplay’s first global stadium and arena tour in years, in support of their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams. “On this tour, I knew we were ready to do stadiums in America,” says Holmes.
We even have a $27.50 ticket.”Ĭoldplay”s previous tour was Mylo Xyloto in 2011-2012, which grossed $187 million and moved 2.2 million tickets to 77 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore.Ī stadium-level act in most of the rest of the world, Coldplay will embark on a stadium run in North America for the first time this summer, which Holmes attributes to his being somewhat “risk-adverse” in plotting previous tours. “On this tour, there is a price point for everyone. “We have always charged a reasonable ticket price, yet delivered a world class production,” says Holmes. Ticket prices top out at less than $200, below what the top-level superstar acts are currently charging at the high end - which is by design, Holmes says. “This ‘stadium on the weekends and arenas during the week’ model enables us to try to play to as much of our fan base as possible.” “We’ve always played a lot of markets in America, so we try to hit as many markets as we can,” Holmes tells Billboard. The bands singer/pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion, met at University College London and came together from 1996 to 1998.
This not only keeps the crew busy and revenue flowing as Coldplay makes its way across America, but, more importantly, allows Coldplay to return to many markets where it has history, according to manager Dave Holmes. Coldplays 2016 Concert History Coldplay is a British alternative rock and pop band formed in London in 1996. The stadium dates in America are Saturday night plays (except where second nights were added), and the arena dates are during the week. Coldplay Performs on ‘Tonight Show,’ Talks Super Bowl Halftime Show Backstory
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