Fresh off six sold-out, guest-filled performances at London’s Wembley Stadium, Coldplay has extended their Music of the Spheres tour with European stadium dates next year. The trek will resume May 17, 2023, in Coimbra, Portugal and run through July 15-16 in Amsterdam. Tickets go on sale Thursday (Aug. 25). As previously reported, Coldplay brought out […]
Coldplay has been bringing out special guests such as H.E.R., Craig David and Natalie Imbruglia during its six-night stint at Wembley Stadium, and at the penultimate show last night (Aug. 20), the band introduced comedian Steve Coogan — in character as the beloved Alan Partridge. Joined by musicians Jacob Collier and Nicole Lawrence, the makeshift […]
Does it get any more Jersey than this? Last night at Coldplay‘s Music of the Spheres show at MetLife Stadium, Chris Martin and company brought up New Jersey’s favorite son, Bruce Springsteen, to cover a pair of his songs. And those songs? “Working on a Dream” and “Dancing in the Dark.” “Chris [Martin] said he […]
For their inaugural Spotify Singles recording, Coldplay covered one of rap’s and one of pop’s biggest stars. On Side A, the band fronted by Chris Martin tackled an acoustic rendition of “Let Somebody Go,” which is their current single with Selena Gomez. “I have always loved Selena’s voice and when ‘Let Somebody Go’ arrived it […]
Coldplay played Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena last night, and Chris Martin took the opportunity to pay homage to the city’s hometown heroes Pearl Jam by covering their Vitalogy song “Nothingman.” “So, ‘cause we’re here in Seattle, we wanted to pay tribute to one of the bands we fell in love with when we were just young teenagers […]
A weary voice actor steps into a Hollywood studio soundbooth. Maybe it’s Will Arnett. It’s probably Will Arnett. Will Arnett sips his coffee, slides his headphones on and speaks into the microphone, addressing his producer: “Alright, Frankie, what are we hawking today? More Reese’s cups?” “No, Will, we’ve got something new for ya. It’s, it’s […]
Coldplay revealed the sprawling new song, “Coloratura,” from their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres (Vol. 1). The celestial track — which, according to the band, is not a “single” — closes out the album and clocks in at over 10 minutes. Coldplay released the album’s first single, “Higher Power,” last May. [embedded content] […]
Last month, Coldplay began teasing a new project called “Alien Radio” with a series of mysterious symbols. Within hours, the code was cracked by fans and internet sleuths, who discovered that the band would be releasing a song called “Higher Power” on May 7. Now that it’s May 7 in certain parts of the world, the […]
If Brittany Howard’s five Grammy nods weren’t enough proof of how massive her last year has been, her latest performance with Coldplay’s Chris Martin should do it. The Alabama Shakes leader and 2021 nominee shared a heartfelt performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” originally written by Rodgers and Hammerstein and popularized by Gerry and the […]
Not all love songs are romantic. Not all love songs are even happy. It all depends on your definition of the term. For every “My Girl” or “Your Song,” there’s at least one track with a nuanced take on the darker, more complicated sides of love — the drama of a long-term relationship, the fear […]