Coldplay’s ongoing tour, has achieved unprecedented success, grossing $945.7 million and selling 8.8 million tickets since its inception in March 2022. This makes it the highest-grossing and best-selling rock tour in the 40-year history of Boxscore’s records.
The British band’s tour surpasses Sir Elton John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road,’ which earned $939 million from 328 shows over five years. John had previously set a record by exceeding Ed Sheeran’s ‘The Divide Tour,’ which made $776.4 million.
Despite Coldplay’s impressive figures, they are unlikely to surpass Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour,’ which made history in December 2023 as the first tour to gross $1 billion. Swift sold 4.3 million tickets at an average price of $238.95, grossing approximately $17.3 million per show for the current leg of her tour.
Coldplay’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour has also been noted for its eco-friendly initiatives. The tour has produced 59% less CO2 emissions compared to their 2016-2017 tour and has resulted in the planting of 7 million trees worldwide, thanks to the band’s commitment to planting one tree for each ticket sold.
On August 16, Coldplay announced the tracklist for their upcoming 10th studio album, ‘Moon Music,’ and debuted a new track, ‘We Pray,’ featuring Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, and Tini, during their Glastonbury set.
Coldplay’s ‘Moon Music’ is described as a continuation of their 2021 album ‘Music Of The Spheres.’ Frontman Chris Martin has expressed the band’s intention to release 12 albums in total, though they plan to conclude their discography with three more records.
In recent performances, Coldplay was joined by Shawn Mendes for a special rendition of ‘Fix You’ in Munich.
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