Coldplay are one of the most popular acts in the world, having sold more than 100 million albums and releasing a long line of hits such as Yellow, Clocks, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida, A Sky Full Of Stars, Hymn For The Weekend, Something Just Like This, Higher Power and feelslikeimfallinginlove.
The band’s acclaimed Music Of The Spheres World Tour, which began in 2022, is taking them to stadiums around the globe, with more than 12 million tickets already sold.
The tour is accompanied by a comprehensive set of sustainability initiatives which include a show powered by 100% renewable energy in almost all locations; the world’s first tourable battery system; kinetic dancefloors allowing fans to help power the show; solar panels and wind turbines at every venue; incentives to encourage fans to travel by green transport; and one tree planted for every ticket sold.
The band recently gave an update on the sustainability initiatives, revealing that their current tour has so far produced 59% less CO2e emissions than their previous stadium tour in 2016/17.
The band’s tenth album, Moon Music, landed in October 2024. Moon Music is Coldplay’s first album since 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, which spawned the US No. 1 single with BTS, My Universe, and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Moon Music debuted at No. 1 on album charts around the world, including the US, where it became Coldplay’s fifth US No. 1 album and in the UK.