Music of the Spheres World Tour
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour: a sustainable spectacle that became one of the highest-grossing and most-attended tours of all time.
The Music of the Spheres World Tour is the ninth concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It is being staged to promote their ninth and tenth studio albums, Music of the Spheres (2021) and Moon Music (2024), respectively. The tour began at San José's Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on 18 March 2022, and as of the latest announced dates, it is scheduled to conclude in 2025 with no official confirmation of a pause and restart in 2027. It marked their return to live performances after the COVID-19 pandemic, spanning 225 dates in 80 cities across 43 countries. The band postponed touring Everyday Life (2019) to reduce their carbon footprint and develop sustainable touring methods, but did not rule out touring it entirely. A team of experts measured their CO2 emissions and devised strategies to reduce them over the following two years.
Quick Facts
- Associated album
- Music of the Spheres
- Primary theme
- Cosmic exploration and sustainability
- Key innovation
- Kinetic dance floors generating electricity
- Visual signature
- Massive LED sphere stage structure
- Global reach
- Continents including Europe
- Americas
- Asia
- Oceania
- and Africa
Lore & Background
Coldplay announced the first shows on 14 October 2021, a day before Music of the Spheres was released. Similar to the Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–2012), production elements involved pyrotechnics, confetti and lasers. However, adaptations were done to cut their carbon footprint. Other ideas included crafting the first rechargeable mobile show battery in the world with BMW and planting a tree for every ticket sold. Emissions fell by 47% in comparison to the group's 2016-2017 A Head Full of Dreams Tour, leading Time to rank Coldplay among the most influential climate action leaders. Pollstar stated that they have ushered in 'a new era of sustainable touring'.
Reader's Guide
With a global cultural impact, the Music of the Spheres World Tour grossed $1.52 billion in revenue from 13.1 million tickets, becoming the most-attended tour of all time and the first by a band to collect $1 billion. Coldplay also broke numerous venue records during the tour. The shows received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised the group's stage presence, musicianship, versatility and joyfulness, as well as the overall production value. A concert film, Music of the Spheres: Live at River Plate, was released in cinemas around the world in 2023, featuring their performances in Buenos Aires.
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