Coldplay

How Good Are They LIVE?

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LAST 12 MONTHS RATING

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Real Live Certified

Critic Consensus

Coldplay is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 263 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Coldplay is rated as an exceptional live performer, with many notable strengths. Coldplay concert reviews describe live shows and performances as thrilling, infectious, euphoric, colorful, captivating, eye-popping, and unforgettable.

ON TOUR

Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece (June 8); Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece (June 9); National Arena, Bucharest, Romania (June 12); National Arena, Bucharest, Romania (June 13); Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary (June 16); Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary (June 18); Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary (June 19); Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu, France (June 22); Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu, France (June 23); Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu, France (June 25); Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 26); Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Rome, Italy (July 13); Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy (July 13); Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany (July 20); Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany (July 21); Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany (July 23); Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland (July 27); Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland (July 28); Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland (July 30); Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland (July 31); Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany (August 15); Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany (August 17)

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Latest release

Prospekt’s March EP (June 16, 2023)

artist info

GENRE

rock

ORIGIN

London, United Kingdom (1996 - present)

BIO

Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1996. The band's 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.

HAS PERFORMED with

Tove Lo, The Temper Trap, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Alessia Cara

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Scenestr (Australia)

November 20, 2023

Like returning home from a distant journey, Coldplay transported the Optus Stadium crowd (18 November) through a performance that was nothing short of a spectacular cosmic odyssey, guiding us back to earth in four acts, past the Planets, Moons, Stars, and tenderly back Home to Western Australia.

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The Music (Australia)

November 19, 2023

Coldplay - 'Music Of The Spheres' Tour at Optus Stadium, Perth

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The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

October 3, 2023

Famous Soft Rock Band Plays Sold-Out Show at Rose Bowl with Special Guest Selena Gomez

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Star Tribune (USA)

October 2, 2023

Coldplay brings empathy — and Selena Gomez — to the band's 2023 North American tour finale

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Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

October 2, 2023

In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale — LED wristbands flashing, confetti canons on overdrive, a singalong of 68,000 voices repeating “You’ve got a higher power,” to match frontman Chris Martin’s energy.

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Seattle Times (USA)

September 21, 2023

If you were a fan of Coldplay in 2001, you might have caught them on their first tour when they played the Showbox in downtown Seattle. MTV, back when it still cared about music, reviewed the show and described lead singer Chris Martin as nervous and wondered if American audiences would embrace the British band.

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