British rock band Coldplay have headlined eight concert tours and numerous promotional shows, music festivals, broadcast media events and other live performances.
[3] A year before, however, drummer and percussionist Will Champion busked in Covent Garden alongside vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, becoming the first version of the group to engage with an audience.
[4] Since then, Coldplay expanded their stagings for theatres, arenas and stadiums on the Rush of Blood to the Head (2002–03), Twisted Logic (2005–07) and Viva la Vida (2008–10) tours.
[14] Conversely, the Head Full of Dreams Tour (2016–17) saw Coldplay perform exclusively at stadiums in every country other than the United States, which also included arena dates.
[22] The year also saw them announcing the Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022–25), which included an ecological plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 50%, in comparison to their previous concert run.