Parachutes Tour

Coldplay's first headlining tour, supporting their debut album Parachutes.

The Parachutes Tour was the first concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was announced on 27 April 2000 in support of their debut album, Parachutes (2000), following the unnamed concert run they co-headlined with Welsh band Terris. They mostly performed at clubs, theatres and festivals, while the set list included all tracks from the concert run's namesake album along with songs from The Blue Room (1999), covers and unreleased material.

Quick Facts

Artist

Coldplay

Location

Asia
Europe
North
America
Oceania

Album

Parachutes

Start date

8 June 2000

End date

9 December 2001

Number of shows

131

Attendance

262,140

Gross

$4.2 million$ million in US dollars.US

Lore & Background

After numerous one-off performances and a few shows with Bellatrix in support of The Blue Room (1999), Coldplay was part of the NME Premier Tour in January 2000 and embarked on a co-headlining run with Terris in March. On 27 April 2000, the band announced their first headlining tour would be coming to the United Kingdom right after supporting Muse at Showbiz Tour.

Reader's Guide

Except for London, English band Lowgold were the supporting act for all October 2000 performances. On 18 December, the guests included Bettina Motive and the Fantastic Super Foofs. During the first North American leg, Lily Frost was the opener in Vancouver and remaining dates had Powderfinger. Grandaddy was invited for the continent's second run. Mercedes, JJ72 and Swan Lee were featured in the shows at Club Ifor Bach, Ancienne Belgique, and Vega, respectively.