A Head Full of Dreams Tour

A Head Full of Dreams Tour
Tour by Coldplay

Promotional poster for the tour
Location Latin America, Europe,
North America
Associated album A Head Full of Dreams
Start date 31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
End date tba
Number of shows

52 total

  • 10 in Latin America
  • 20 in Europe
  • 22 in North America
Coldplay concert chronology

The A Head Full of Dreams Tour is the seventh concert tour currently being undertaken by British alternative rock band Coldplay, launched in support of their namesake seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams. Marking the band's return to large-scale venues, after the low-key Ghost Stories Tour, the tour will visit stadiums and arenas across three continents, with a total of 52 shows penned, with more to be announced in the future. The A Head Full of Dreams Tour boasts extensive laser light and pyrotechnic visuals similar to the Mylo Xyloto Tour, and also sees a reappearance of the Xylobands as a central part of the show's visual design. The tour has so far confirmed to be comprising three legs, with a total of 52 shows across Latin America, where they will perform for the first time since the Viva la Vida Tour, Europe, and North America, where they will embark on the very first stadium tour of the United States. The first show of the tour was held at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata in La Plata, Argentina, on 31 March 2016.

Promotion

In November 2015, Coldplay announced the Latin American and European legs of the "A Head Full of Dreams Tour" through their official website, with 28 stadium shows confirmed across 14 countries in Europe and Latin America the next year.[1] On 7 December 2015, a fourth and final date at Wembley Stadium, on Wed, 15 June 2016 was announced by the band.[2] The following day, while being interviewed on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the band announced that the tour would also visit Asia and North America.[3]

On 7 April 2016, Coldplay announced 12 new arena dates in the United States.[4] On 29 May 2016, the band will play a homecoming gig in Exeter in England as part of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.[5] [6] They have also been announced as the first headliners at Glastonbury 2016, performing on Sunday 26th June. This will be the fourth time they've headlined the festival and sets a record for the most number of times a headliner has played.[7] It was also announced that this would be their only festival performance in 2016. However, two more festivals are now on their tour agenda. While nothing has been announced nor confirmed as of yet, Coldplay has expressed an interest to visit less-visited countries during concert tours, such as India and a large amount of Asia, as well as Africa. No dates have been set currently.

Opening acts

Lianne La Havas (left) is following Coldplay for the Latin American and European legs of the tour as its main supporting act, while Alessia Cara (right) will serve as main support during the North American leg.

For each of the main tour dates, two supporting acts, the first billed as the "opener", and the second as the "main support", performed before the concert. British folk and soul singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas is serving as the tour's main supporting act for all the shows during the Latin America leg and a majority of the European leg of the tour. Her appearances on the tour follow her own 10-month tour in support of her July 2015-released album Blood, which had ended two weeks before the start of the A Head Full of Dreams Tour.[8] It marks the first stadium shows of Havas' career, and her first performances in Latin America.[9][10] The opening acts during the Latin America leg featured local talent, including Argentinian singer and plastic artist Hana Ciliberti, and Mexican pop rock artist Ximena Sariñana, who will perform at the shows in Mexico City.[11]

Canadian R&B and pop artist Alessia Cara will also perform as a supporting act on the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, serving as the opener on a majority of the shows during the European leg and as the main support during the North American leg.[12] Cara, who will be turning 20 years old during the tour, had launched into mainstream success in 2015 with "Here",[13][14] and had been performing her first concert tour in the months trailing the A Head Full of Dreams Tour, in support for her debut studio album Know-It-All.[15] Cara, however, will skip three dates on the tour. Swiss artist Lea Lu will occupy the opening slot during the 11 June show in Zurich, Switzerland,[16] while British rock band Reef will perform during the tour's final two London shows.[17] In Lieu of Lianne La Havas' absence during the 11 June show in Zurich and the 3 July show in Stockholm, Sweden, British recording artists Foxes and Birdy will serve as main support respectively.[18]

Opener
Main support

Setlist

“ I think we’re just about at the point in our career where we can get through a concert without playing anything shit. Only now. If we put all our amazing songs together that covers about 20 minutes. Then fill the rest with just pretty good ones. ”
— Chris Martin, replying to a question about a 7-album setlist design.[19]

Similar to the Mylo Xyloto Tour, the A Head Full of Dreams Tour is typically split into five parts; an introduction on the main "A-stage", a performance on the "B-stage", a second set on the A-stage, a set on the outward "C-stage", and finally an encore on the A-stage. Songs played on the A-stage are accompanied by the show's full laser light and pyrotechnic visuals, while performances on the B-stage are not accompanied by such, and songs played on the C-stage are strictly acoustic performances.

Shows typically feature over 20 songs on the setlist, many of which played differently from the recorded versions of the songs, usually combined with intros and outros from other tracks. For example, "Paradise", which closes the opening set of the show, is played with a remix of the song by Tiësto as an outro, while "Fix You" is played with the instrumental background from "Midnight". A majority of the songs played during the tour come from the namesake album A Head Full of Dreams, and from the band's previous studio album, Ghost Stories, though songs from the band's earlier discography, such as Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head are routinely played and shuffled across the setlist between shows. Frontman Chris Martin expressed satisfaction with the setlist, stating that the band were "enjoying playing really old songs", and that the tour "will finally have a setlist where we feel good about it from start to finish."[20]

As a tribute to the revered British musician David Bowie, who died in early 2016, "Heroes" became a staple of the setlist throughout the tour.

Apart from the band's own songs, covers of songs by other artists were also performed, with "Heroes" by David Bowie being a staple on the setlist, during the middle of the second A-stage set. The cover is a tribute to the late Bowie, whose death in January 2016 had been massively publicized by both the media and music fans alike. According to Martin, he and Bowie were good friends, claiming that Bowie even had assigned the nickname of "Sticky Martinez" to him.[21] The relationship between the band and Bowie musically, however, was not as profound; Bowie had earlier rejected a collaboration, after deeming the song written for him as simply "not one of [their] best".[22] Prior to the start of the tour, Martin also took to covering Bowie's songs, such as "Life on Mars?" on The Howard Stern Show and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in the weeks following Bowie's death.[23][24] The band also occasionally plays "'Til Kingdom Come"/"Ring of Fire", a combination between the X&Y song and the classic Johnny Cash song, which the band had initially conceived for the Twisted Logic Tour and also appeared in the setlist during the Viva la Vida Tour and Mylo Xyloto Tour. Occasionally, impromptu moments, usually during "A Sky Full of Stars" may also lead to an additional song being performed, as was the case during the band's 5 April performance at the Estadio Nacional de Lima in Peru, where Chris Martin sang "Happy Birthday to You" for his son Moses.[25]

Another staple of the setlist is a segment of the show known as the "Fan Dedication Song", where a song is requested by fans attending particular concerts on the tour, through social media service Instagram, for the band to play at the end of their C-stage set.[26] The segment was described by Martin as being similar to a photo booth, stating, "we'd ask people to give us a reason why they want us to play that song so there is a purpose behind why we play it."[20][27]

Setlist examples

Reception

Tickets for the first two legs were put on sale on Friday 27 November 2015 (which was also Black Friday). Their two Wembley Stadium dates quickly sold out, promoting a third, and later a fourth, to be added.[29] In addition to London dates being popular, shows were added in Mexico City, La Plata, Barcelona, Manchester, Zurich, Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

Tour dates

A Head Full of Dreams Tour
Date City Country Venue "Fan Request Song" Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — Latin America[30]
31 March 2016 La Plata Argentina Estadio Ciudad de La Plata "Green Eyes" 97,069 / 97,069 $6,619,890
1 April 2016 "Shiver"
3 April 2016 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile "Don't Panic" 60,787 / 60,787 $4,539,380
5 April 2016 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional de Lima "In My Place" 43,720 / 43,720 $4,828,810
7 April 2016 São Paulo Brazil Allianz Parque "Speed of Sound" 46,563 / 46,563 $4,093,280
10 April 2016 Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Stadium "A Message" 59,669 / 59,669 $4,645,550
13 April 2016 Bogota Colombia Estadio El Campín "The Hardest Part" 41,376 / 41,376 $3,532,820
15 April 2016 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol 195,192 / 195,192 $11,231,300
16 April 2016 "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
17 April 2016 "Shiver"
Leg 2 — Europe
24 May 2016 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann TBA TBA TBA
26 May 2016 Barcelona Spain Olympic Stadium
27 May 2016
1 June 2016 Gelsenkirchen Germany Veltins-Arena
4 June 2016 Manchester England Etihad Stadium
5 June 2016
7 June 2016 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
11 June 2016 Zurich Switzerland Stadion Letzigrund
12 June 2016
15 June 2016 London England Wembley Stadium
16 June 2016
18 June 2016
19 June 2016
23 June 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena
24 June 2016
29 June 2016 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion
1 July 2016 Hamburg Volksparkstadion
3 July 2016 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena
5 July 2016 Copenhagen Denmark Telia Parken
6 July 2016
Leg 3 — United States
16 July 2016 East Rutherford United States MetLife Stadium TBA TBA TBA
17 July 2016
20 July 2016 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse
21 July 2016 St. Louis Scottrade Center
23 July 2016 Chicago Soldier Field
24 July 2016
27 July 2016 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
28 July 2016 Columbus Nationwide Arena
30 July 2016 Foxborough Gillette Stadium
1 August 2016 Buffalo First Niagara Center
3 August 2016 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
4 August 2016 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center
6 August 2016 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field
20 August 2016 Pasadena Rose Bowl
21 August 2016
23 August 2016 Glendale Gila River Arena
25 August 2016 Tulsa BOK Center
27 August 2016 Arlington AT&T Stadium
29 August 2016 Denver Pepsi Center
31 August 2016 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena
1 September 2016 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
3 September 2016 Santa Clara Levi's Stadium
Total 544,376 / 544,376 $39,491,030
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
18 September 2015[lower-alpha 10] Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena Unknown Unknown
26 September 2015[lower-alpha 11] New York City Central Park 60,000[31]
19 November 2015 Los Angeles iHeart Radio Theater Unknown
21 November 2015 The Belasco Theatre
3 December 2015 London England Church of St John-at-Hackney
5 December 2015[lower-alpha 12] The O2 Arena
8 December 2015 Offenbach Germany Capitol
9 December 2015 Paris France Salle Wagram
7 February 2016[lower-alpha 13] Santa Clara United States Levi's Stadium 71,088[32]
24 February 2016 London England Indigo at The O2 2,292 / 2,707[33] $242,408[33]
29 May 2016[lower-alpha 14][34] Exeter Powderham Castle TBA TBA
26 June 2016[lower-alpha 15] Pilton Worthy Farm
Total — —
Legend
  Sold out show

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Intro with an excerpt from The Great Dictator
  2. ↑ Intro with ambience from "Oceans"
  3. ↑ Outro with "Paradise (Tiësto Remix)"
  4. ↑ Outro with excerpt from "Army of One"
  5. ↑ Instrumental bridge and outro played only
  6. ↑ Background from "Midnight" used in lieu of organs
  7. ↑ Requested by a fan as part of the tour's "Fan Dedication Song" series.
  8. ↑ Played with an extended outro
  9. ↑ Intro with ambience from "Oceans"
  10. ↑ The September 18, 2015 concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2015.
  11. ↑ The September 26, 2015 concert at Central Park in New York City is part of the Global Citizen Festival 2015.
  12. ↑ The December 5, 2015 concert at the The O2 Arena in London is part of Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball 2015.
  13. ↑ The February 7, 2016 concert at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was the Super Bowl 50 halftime show.
  14. ↑ The May 29, 2016 concert at Powderham Castle in Exeter is part of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016.
  15. ↑ The June 26, 2016 concert at Worthy Farm in Pilton is part of Glastonbury Festival 2016.
Citations
  1. ↑ "First legs of 2016 tour announced – extra dates added!". Coldplay.com. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  20. 1 2 Payne, Chris (22 December 2015). "Hey Coldplay Fans: You Can Request Songs for the Band's Farewell Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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  22. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (14 December 2015). "Chris Martin: David Bowie Rejected Coldplay Collaboration". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Chris Martin Discusses Super Bowl 50, David Bowie, And Why This Album Could Be Coldplay's Last". The Howard Stern Show. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  24. ↑ Camp, Zoe (23 March 2016). "Coldplay's Chris Martin Covers David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show"". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  25. ↑ "Coldplay at Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru". Setlist.fm. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  26. ↑ Coldplay website staff (1 April 2016). "Request a song for the Latin American shows". Coldplay. Parlophone. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  27. ↑ Cragg, Michael (23 December 2015). "Coldplay are taking song requests – should other bands follow suit?". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Coldplay at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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  30. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  31. ↑ "A-list celebs appear at Global Citizen Festival in Central Park".
  32. ↑ Breech, John (11 February 2016). "Fans at Super Bowl 50 spent nearly $11 million, bought 8K glasses of wine". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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