Coldplay claim biggest stadium gig of 21st century

Coldplay have set the record for the largest stadium concerts of the 21st century after drawing more than 222,000 fans across their two concerts in India.

The band brought their Music of the Spheres World Tour to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 25-26 January, pulling in crowds in excess of 111,000 for each date – the biggest gigs of their career.

Fans in India were also able to watch the Sunday night show from their homes via the Disney+ Hotstar livestream.

Coldplay’s two-night Ahmedabad stand, which was presented by BookMyShow Live in partnership with Live Nation, came on the heels of their three 55,000-cap dates at Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports Stadium on 18-19 & 21 January.

Prior to that, the group, who are booked by Wasserman Music in the US and Canada and WME for the rest of the world, completed a record-breaking four-night run in Abu Dhabi, achieving the largest and longest series of ticketed shows in the UAE.

More than 12 million tickets have now been sold for the Music of the Spheres World Tour

The Music of the Spheres global trek is firmly established as the biggest-selling tour of all time, having now sold over 12 million tickets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Oceania since kicking off in 2022.

It resumes in April with four shows at Hong Kong’s new 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. Operated by ASM Global, the venue hosted its first trial concert last week – a charity event featuring domestic artists  Jay Fung, Cloud Wan, Jace Chan and Dear Jane – for which capacity was capped at 18,000.

The tour will then stop for six nights in South Korea at Seoul’s Goyang Stadium before heading to the US and Canada from May to July. UK dates will then follow, comprising two gigs at Hull’s Craven Park Stadium (18-19 August) and an unprecedented 10-night residency at London’s Wembley Stadium (22 August-8 September).

Read IQ‘s interview with Coldplay production manager Chris Kansy, who was recently crowned The Gaffer for the second time, here.

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