Tour by Coldplay | |
Location |
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Associated album | A Head Full of Dreams Kaleidoscope EP |
Start date | 31 March 2016 |
End date | 15 November 2017 |
No. of shows | 122 |
Producer | Live Nation [1] |
Attendance | 5.38 million |
Box office | $523 million [lower-alpha 1] |
Website | coldplay |
Coldplay concert chronology |
The A Head Full of Dreams Tour was the seventh concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was announced on 27 November 2015 in support of their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams , and marked a return to live performing at stadiums following the intimate shows from Ghost Stories Tour (2014), which saw the band playing in venues such as the Beacon Theatre and Royal Albert Hall. [3] With exception of "Fun" and hidden track "X Marks the Spot", all songs from the album were played. [4] The band combined extensive use of laser light and pyrotechnic special effects with raw, acoustic segments between stages, complementing performances with a new version of the Xylobands from Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–12). [5]
The concert run consisted of 122 shows in eight legs across five continents, starting at Argentina's Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on 31 March 2016 and finishing at the same venue on 15 November 2017. It also marked their first solo shows in Latin America since Viva la Vida Tour (2009–10). [6] According to Billboard , Coldplay earned $523 million from 5.38 million tickets sold in 114 reported dates, making A Head Full of Dreams Tour the third-highest-grossing tour of all time upon conclusion. In 2018, Live in Buenos Aires was released to celebrate the concert run and promoted along with The Butterfly Package, a set which additionally contained Live in São Paulo and Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams . The latter is a career-spanning documentary directed by Mat Whitecross.
Following the release of Coldplay's sixth album, Ghost Stories (2014), the band announced they would not be making a usual tour for it, [7] limiting themselves to one-off concerts at smaller venues around the world. [3] On 6 November 2015, "Adventure of a Lifetime" was made available as the lead single for A Head Full of Dreams . [8] The song was succeeded by the tour announcement on 27 November, which included numerous stadium dates spread across 14 countries in Europe and Latin America for the next year. [9] During an interview for The Late Late Show with James Corden , the band mentioned they would also be visiting Asia and North America. [10] In April 2016, Coldplay announced 12 new arena shows in the United States. [11] Months later, they published teasers on social media with dates for Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. [12] In 2017, the band further promoted the tour's namesake album by releasing a companion piece named Kaleidoscope EP , which included four new songs and a live version of "Something Just Like This". [13]
Before starting the tour, Coldplay performed the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, which included guest appearances from Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson and the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, [14] earning the biggest audience in history for a group and male act performing at the event as well. [15] The band later appeared in multiple festivals, including the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter. [16] Lead singer Chris Martin said he lived "the first few years of my life less than 500 yards from where we'll be performing so this couldn't be more of a homecoming for me". [16] In 2016, they were announced as headliners for Glastonbury Festival, [17] setting the record for most headlining sets ever by any act. [18] Months later, the band appeared at Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai, where they played "Maa Tujhe Salaam" with A. R. Rahman. [19] Martin has been the event's curator since 2015 and plans to fulfil the role for the next 15 years. [20] He invited Colombian singer Shakira for the Hamburg edition. [21] In 2017, Coldplay were part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. [22]
Most of the tour included two supporting acts on each concert, with British singer Lianne La Havas opening all performances held during the first Latin American and European legs, marking the first stadium shows of her career. [23] She noted being a fan of Coldplay for many years and grew up listening to them. [23] Canadian singer Alessia Cara supported the first European and North American runs as well, [24] which additionally included Foxes and Birdy. [25] In select dates, local artists from their respective country were invited to serve as opening acts: Ximena Sariñana and Hana Ciliberti performed in the Mexico City shows, [26] while Radwimps played at the Tokyo Dome on 9 April 2016. [27] Remaining dates for the Asian leg were supported by Jess Kent, who also participated in the concerts held in Australia and New Zealand. [27]
For their second run in Europe, Coldplay included AlunaGeorge and Swedish singer Tove Lo, with whom they collaborated on the song "Fun", from A Head Full of Dreams (2015). [28] The local acts invited for Hannover, Gothenburg and Cardiff were German singer Femme Schmidt, Danish group Mew and English band Embrace, respectively. [28] Meanwhile, the second leg in North America featured singers Izzy Bizu and Alina Baraz. [28] In November 2017, Coldplay finished the tour with shows in Brazil and Argentina, which were opened by Jon Hopkins and Dua Lipa. [29] The former has been a collaborator of the band since their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), [29] while Martin co-wrote the song "Homesick" for the latter's debut album. [30] After being asked about the experience, she commented it was "amazing" and "surreal to get to sit next to him on the piano and hear him perform so close to me" and thanked the singer for the opportunity, adding she learned a lot from him when they were on studio. [30]
Similar to Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–12), the band combined performances including laser light and pyrotechnic visuals at the main stage with intimate sets at the B-stage and C-stage. [32] During the latter segment, songs were played strictly in acoustic renditions. [33] Shows usually featured between 22 and 25 tracks, which sometimes incorporated new intros and outros: "Paradise" started regularly but ended in its Tiësto remix version, while "Fix You" was performed with an additional instrumental background from "Midnight". [34] Before the tour began, Martin said Coldplay would "finally have a set list where we feel good about it from start to finish". [35] He joked about being "at the point in our career where we can get through a concert without playing anything shit" as well. [36]
Aside from their own catalogue, the band often covered songs from other artists, most notably "Heroes" by David Bowie during the first four legs of the tour. [35] According to Martin, they were good friends with Bowie, though he rejected a collaboration for "Lhuna", a charity single released with Australian singer Kylie Minogue in 2008, claiming the track was "not one of your best". [37] The band also performed Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" in selected shows. [38] Coldplay originally wrote "Til Kingdom Come" as a collaboration with the singer, but he died before being able to record it. [39] Additionally, the band had a "Fan Dedication Song" segment at the C-stage: "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". [35]
Fans who pre-ordered A Head Full of Dreams (2015) from Amazon were given early access to buy tickets for the United Kingdom shows on 26 November 2015, while general public sales for the entire first European leg were opened on the following day. [9] Due to high demand, Coldplay added extra dates in Mexico City, Barcelona, Manchester, Zurich, London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. [40] Over 900,000 people attempted to buy tickets for the concerts in Seoul, leading online servers to crash. [41] The performance at Foro Sol on 17 April 2016 saw the venue's biggest ever single-day attendance (67,451 tickets), [1] a record also broken at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium (62,068 tickets). [42] Additionally, the band later earned the highest-grossing boxscore report of Singapore's history ($12.4 million). [43] In Taiwan, they had the biggest ticket sales of all time for an international act, a record broken by Blackpink in 2023. [44] The concerts in London and Paris were the most prolific of their career both in attendance and gross according to Pollstar . [45] After the last show in La Plata, Billboard claimed the A Head Full of Dreams Tour was the third-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $523,033,675 from 5,389,586 tickets sold in 114 dates. [46]
The tour was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, with Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from the Financial Times describing it as a "bubble of positivity making its way around a turbulent world". [47] He stated large venues were a "natural home" for Coldplay and where their "uplifting platitudes make most sense". [47] Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald , Bernard Zuel commented the concert was "very big, but just on the right side of huge. They get loud and in your face but never up your nose. They grab for audience participation but collegially rather than greedily", praising how they crafted a "continuously satisfying pop show that has elements of U2 and Taylor Swift, Springsteen and Kylie, but somehow retains a sliver of modesty". [48] In his five-star Wembley Stadium review for the Evening Standard , David Smyth stated Coldplay were "playing more stadium shows in London than anyone else this summer because no one else is doing this kind of thing better. Long may they shine". [49] Similarly, The Guardian 's Kitty Empire rated their Croke Park performance with 4/5 stars and mentioned it felt "like the encore, the kind that sends you out into the night streets, hollering the chorus" even when the band were "just two songs in". [50]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Billboard Live Music Awards | Top Draw | Won | [51] |
Top Tour | Nominated | |||
Top Boxscore [lower-alpha 2] | Won | |||
Live UK Music Business Awards [lower-alpha 3] | Spectacle of the Year [lower-alpha 4] | Runner-up | [53] | |
Best Festival Performance [lower-alpha 4] | Won | |||
Los40 Music Awards | Tour of the Year | Nominated | [54] | |
Ticketmaster Awards | Ticket of the Year – Global | Won | [55] | |
Ticket of the Year – United Kingdom | Won | |||
Ticket of the Year – Spain | Won | [56] | ||
Most Anticipated Event of 2017 – France | Won | [57] | ||
2017 | American Music Awards | Tour of the Year | Won | [58] |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Rock Tour | Won | [59] | |
Billboard Live Music Awards | Top Draw | Nominated | [60] | |
Top Tour | Nominated | |||
iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best Tour | Won | [61] | |
NME Awards | Music Moment of the Year [lower-alpha 4] | Won | [62] | |
Pollstar Awards | Major Tour of the Year | Nominated | [63] | |
Most Creative Stage Production | Nominated | |||
Ticketmaster Awards | Ticket of the Year – Global | Won | [64] | |
Ticket of the Year – Canada | Won | [65] | ||
Ticket of the Year – France | Won | [66] | ||
Best Live Event of the Past 20 Years – Ireland | Won | [67] | ||
Ticket of the Year – Ireland | Won | |||
Ticket of the Year – Poland | Won | [68] | ||
Ticket of the Year – Sweden | Won | [69] | ||
2018 | Pollstar Awards | Major Tour of the Year | Nominated | [70] |
Most Creative Stage Production | Nominated | |||
Tech Enhancement of the Year [lower-alpha 5] | Nominated | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Rock Tour | Nominated | [71] |
After the tour was finished, Coldplay released Live in Buenos Aires (2018), their fifth live album. [72] It consisted of two CDs with songs played during their last show in La Plata. The record was marketed along with The Butterfly Package, a set which additionally contained Live in São Paulo, their first music film to include a concert in full, [73] and Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams , a documentary featuring previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage. [74] A one-night-only premiere for the latter was held at selected cinemas across the world one month earlier, grossing $3.5 million from over 300,000 tickets sold and reaching number one at the box office of Netherlands; number two in Australia, Italy and United Kingdom; and number five in the United States. [75] Both projects were directed by Mat Whitecross, a long-time collaborator of the band. [74] Sam Sodomsky from Pitchfork stated Live in Buenos Aires made "a strong case for the legacy of one of the 21st century's most enduring live acts", [76] while Live in São Paulo was nominated for a UK Music Video Award. [77]
This set list was taken from the 15 November 2017 concert in La Plata, Argentina. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. [34]
The band performed covers, invited guests and fans, wrote songs specifically for the occasion and made dedications in numerous dates, skipping to the rest of the show otherwise:
Date (2016) | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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31 March | La Plata | Argentina | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata | Lianne La Havas Hana | 97,069 / 97,069 | $6,619,890 |
1 April | ||||||
3 April | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional de Chile | Lianne La Havas María Colores | 60,787 / 60,787 | $4,539,380 |
5 April | Lima | Peru | Estadio Nacional del Perú | Lianne La Havas Gala Brie | 43,720 / 43,720 | $4,828,810 |
7 April | São Paulo | Brazil | Allianz Parque | Lianne La Havas Tiê | 46,563 / 46,563 | $4,093,280 |
10 April | Rio de Janeiro | Estádio do Maracanã | 59,669 / 59,669 | $4,645,550 | ||
13 April | Bogotá | Colombia | Estadio El Campín | Lianne La Havas Elsa y Elmar | 41,376 / 41,376 | $4,792,820 |
15 April | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol | Lianne La Havas Ximena Sariñana | 195,192 / 195,192 | $11,231,300 |
16 April | ||||||
17 April | ||||||
24 May | Nice | France | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | 53,566 / 53,566 | $3,367,270 |
26 May | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 111,261 / 111,261 | $9,734,130 | |
27 May | ||||||
29 May [lower-alpha 6] | Exeter | England | Powderham Castle | — | — | — |
1 June | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Veltins-Arena | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | 55,048 / 55,048 | $4,650,320 |
4 June | Manchester | England | Etihad Stadium | 109,492 / 109,492 | $10,676,300 | |
5 June | ||||||
7 June | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | 48,526 / 48,526 | $4,547,280 | |
11 June | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | Foxes Lea Lu | 89,254 / 89,254 | $11,808,300 |
12 June | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | |||||
15 June | London | England | Wembley Stadium | 303,985 / 303,985 | $28,810,200 | |
16 June | ||||||
18 June | Lianne La Havas Reef | |||||
19 June | ||||||
23 June | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | 104,511 / 104,511 | $8,759,000 |
24 June | ||||||
26 June [lower-alpha 7] | Pilton | England | Worthy Farm | — | — | — |
28 June [lower-alpha 8] | London | Kensington Palace | ||||
29 June | Berlin | Germany | Olympiastadion | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | 68,047 / 68,047 | $5,540,960 |
1 July | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 43,860 / 43,860 | $3,808,980 | ||
3 July | Stockholm | Sweden | Friends Arena | Birdy Alessia Cara | 53,575 / 53,575 | $3,970,140 |
5 July | Copenhagen | Denmark | Telia Parken | Lianne La Havas Alessia Cara | 96,511 / 96,511 | $9,182,590 |
6 July | ||||||
16 July | East Rutherford [lower-roman 1] | United States | MetLife Stadium | Alessia Cara Foxes | 100,763 / 100,763 | $10,749,394 |
17 July | ||||||
20 July | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 12,667 / 12,667 | $1,460,006 | ||
21 July | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 13,960 / 13,960 | $1,547,633 | ||
23 July [lower-alpha 9] | Chicago | Soldier Field | — [lower-alpha 10] | 95,323 / 95,323 | $10,215,572 | |
24 July | Alessia Cara Foxes | |||||
27 July | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 13,755 / 13,755 | $1,520,726 | ||
28 July | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 15,530 / 15,530 | $1,933,346 | ||
30 July | Foxborough [lower-roman 2] | Gillette Stadium | 54,952 / 54,952 | $6,530,260 | ||
1 August | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 15,100 / 15,100 | $1,878,324 | ||
3 August | Auburn Hills [lower-roman 3] | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 15,436 / 15,436 | $1,731,667 | ||
4 August | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 14,360 / 14,360 | $1,614,917 | ||
6 August | Philadelphia | Lincoln Financial Field | 54,497 / 54,497 | $5,530,866 | ||
20 August [lower-alpha 11] | Pasadena [lower-roman 4] | Rose Bowl | Alessia Cara Bishop Briggs Stargate | 120,062 / 120,062 | $10,914,898 | |
21 August | Alessia Cara Bishop Briggs | |||||
23 August | Glendale [lower-roman 5] | Gila River Arena | 14,427 / 14,427 | $1,776,867 | ||
25 August | Tulsa | BOK Center | 13,234 / 13,234 | $1,578,961 | ||
27 August | Arlington [lower-roman 6] | AT&T Stadium | 52,538 / 52,538 | $5,679,031 | ||
29 August | Denver | Pepsi Center | 15,664 / 15,664 | $1,902,639 | ||
31 August | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 15,645 / 15,645 | $1,871,968 | ||
1 September | Paradise [lower-roman 7] | T-Mobile Arena | 15,898 / 15,898 | $2,124,032 | ||
3 September | Santa Clara [lower-roman 8] | Levi's Stadium | 52,404 / 52,404 | $5,990,660 | ||
4 September [lower-alpha 12] | Philadelphia | Benjamin Franklin Parkway | — | — | — | |
11 November [lower-alpha 13] | London | England | London Palladium | |||
19 November [lower-alpha 14] | Mumbai | India | MMRDA Grounds | |||
3 December | Auckland | New Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | Lianne La Havas Jess Kent | 39,644 / 39,644 | $3,752,610 |
6 December | Brisbane | Australia | Suncorp Stadium | 49,604 / 49,604 | $4,723,300 | |
9 December | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | 103,482 / 103,482 | $8,920,530 | ||
10 December | ||||||
13 December | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 97,356 / 97,356 | $8,813,130 | ||
14 December | ||||||
31 December | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | du Arena | DJ Saif | 31,285 / 31,285 | $4,301,291 |
Date (2017) | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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31 March | Singapore | Singapore National Stadium | Jess Kent | 102,508 / 102,508 | $12,517,500 | |
1 April | ||||||
4 April | Bay City [lower-roman 9] | Philippines | Mall of Asia Concert Grounds | 34,813 / 34,813 | $7,189,520 | |
7 April | Bangkok | Thailand | Rajamangala Stadium | 62,068 / 62,068 | $8,133,360 | |
11 April | Taoyuan | Taiwan | HSR Taoyuan Station Plaza | 72,212 / 72,212 | $11,821,800 | |
12 April | ||||||
15 April | Seoul | South Korea | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 99,837 / 99,837 | $10,132,000 | |
16 April | ||||||
19 April [lower-alpha 15] | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | Radwimps | 42,817 / 42,817 | $6,513,740 |
6 June | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | AlunaGeorge Femme Schmidt | 62,548 / 62,548 | $6,044,640 |
8 June | Décines-Charpieu [lower-roman 10] | France | Parc Olympique Lyonnais | AlunaGeorge Lyves | 50,901 / 50,901 | $4,051,740 |
11 June | Vienna | Austria | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | Tove Lo Lyves | 56,246 / 56,246 | $5,597,950 |
14 June | Leipzig | Germany | Red Bull Arena | Tove Lo Femme Schmidt | 47,233 / 47,233 | $4,471,280 |
16 June | Hanover | HDI-Arena | AlunaGeorge Femme Schmidt | 46,223 / 46,223 | $4,670,110 | |
18 June | Warsaw | Poland | PGE Narodowy | Tove Lo Lyves | 57,615 / 57,615 | $3,827,680 |
21 June | Brussels | Belgium | King Baudouin Stadium | AlunaGeorge Lyves | 100,489 / 100,489 | $8,686,710 |
22 June | ||||||
25 June | Gothenburg | Sweden | Ullevi | Mew Lyves | 128,981 / 128,981 | $9,399,310 |
26 June | ||||||
30 June | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena | Tove Lo Femme Schmidt | 87,833 / 87,833 | $9,018,910 |
1 July | ||||||
3 July | Milan | Italy | San Siro | Tove Lo Lyves | 117,307 / 117,307 | $8,613,840 |
4 July | ||||||
6 July [lower-alpha 16] | Hamburg | Germany | Barclaycard Arena | — | — | — |
8 July | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | AlunaGeorge Lyves | 80,398 / 80,398 | $8,970,100 |
11 July | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | Embrace Lyves | 122,851 / 122,851 | $11,685,000 |
12 July | ||||||
15 July | Saint-Denis [lower-roman 11] | France | Stade de France | Tove Lo Lyves | 235,611 / 235,611 | $19,884,200 |
16 July | ||||||
18 July | ||||||
1 August | East Rutherford [lower-roman 1] | United States | MetLife Stadium | AlunaGeorge Izzy Bizu | 54,501 / 54,501 | $7,861,460 |
4 August | Foxborough [lower-roman 2] | Gillette Stadium | 52,188 / 52,188 | $6,263,906 | ||
6 August | Landover [lower-roman 12] | FedExField | 48,380 / 48,380 | $4,823,333 | ||
8 August | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 35,731 / 35,731 | $3,967,516 | |
9 August | ||||||
12 August | Minneapolis | United States | U.S. Bank Stadium | 47,472 / 47,472 | $4,325,230 | |
14 August | Omaha | CenturyLink Center Omaha | 13,009 / 13,009 | $1,434,880 | ||
15 August | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 12,971 / 12,971 | $1,736,224 | ||
17 August [lower-alpha 17] | Chicago | Soldier Field | 52,726 / 52,726 | $6,026,402 | ||
19 August | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,963 / 15,963 | $2,302,868 | ||
21 August | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | 94,857 / 94,857 | $8,655,294 | |
22 August | ||||||
28 August | Miami Gardens [lower-roman 13] | United States | Hard Rock Stadium | 47,866 / 47,866 | $6,446,966 | |
22 September [lower-alpha 18] | Paradise [lower-roman 7] | T-Mobile Arena | — | — | — | |
23 September | Seattle | CenturyLink Field | Tove Lo Alina Baraz | 49,031 / 49,031 | $5,181,106 | |
26 September | Edmonton | Canada | Rogers Place | 27,940 / 27,940 | $3,003,657 | |
27 September | ||||||
29 September | Vancouver | BC Place | 43,896 / 43,896 | $5,015,505 | ||
2 October | Portland | United States | Moda Center | 14,965 / 14,965 | $2,121,648 | |
4 October | Santa Clara [lower-roman 8] | Levi's Stadium | 48,341 / 48,341 | $5,265,835 | ||
6 October | Pasadena [lower-roman 4] | Rose Bowl | 64,442 / 64,442 | $6,051,529 [lower-alpha 19] | ||
8 October [lower-alpha 20] | San Diego | SDCCU Stadium | 54,279 / 54,279 | $5,955,986 [lower-alpha 21] | ||
7 November [lower-alpha 22] | São Paulo | Brazil | Allianz Parque | Iza Jon Hopkins | 96,549 / 96,549 | $10,456,435 |
8 November [lower-alpha 22] | Dua Lipa Jon Hopkins | |||||
11 November | Porto Alegre | Arena do Grêmio | Dua Lipa Jon Hopkins Tati Portella | 50,229 / 50,229 | $5,910,139 | |
14 November [lower-alpha 23] | La Plata | Argentina | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata | Dua Lipa Jon Hopkins Oriana Sabatini | 98,197 / 98,197 | $7,589,239 |
15 November [lower-alpha 23] | ||||||
Total | 5,389,586 / 5,389,586 (100%) | $523,033,675 |
Date (2017) | City | Country | Venue | Reason | Ref. |
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25 August | Houston | United States | NRG Stadium | Hurricane Harvey | [131] |
Credits taken from the band's official tour book, which was sold exclusively on merchandise booths and their online store. [132]
Credits taken from Projection, Lights & Staging News , with product quantities being represented between parenthesis whenever possible. [133]
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The Not in This Lifetime... Tour was a concert tour by hard rock band Guns N' Roses, spanning from April 1, 2016, to November 2, 2019. It featured classic lineup members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, marking the first time since the Use Your Illusion Tour in 1993 that the three performed together. After the previous tour in 2014, guitarists DJ Ashba & Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, bassist Tommy Stinson and keyboardist Chris Pitman left Guns N' Roses, leaving the band with several open spots. Former members Slash and McKagan rejoined the band and Melissa Reese joined as keyboardist. The group embarked on a world tour that spanned all continents except Antarctica. They performed 175 shows making it their third longest tour ever, just behind the Use Your Illusion Tour and the Chinese Democracy Tour. The group welcomed former drummer Steven Adler to the stage for several shows as a guest spot, the first time he had played with the group since 1990. The tour has been a financial success, grossing over $584.2 million, making it the fourth-highest-grossing concert tour of all time. The tour was 2016's highest-earning per-city global concert tour as well as the fourth-highest-grossing overall that year. In 2017, the tour ranked as the second highest grossing worldwide tour. The tour was honored at the Billboard Live Music Awards in November 2017, winning Top Tour/Top Draw and being nominated for Top Boxscore.
The Lady Wood Tour was the second headlining concert tour by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo in support of her second major-label studio album Lady Wood (2016). The tour began on 6 February 2017, in Seattle, Washington, at the Showbox SoDo, and it concluded on 14 October 2017 at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
The 24K Magic World Tour was the fourth concert tour of American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars that was performed in support of his third studio album 24K Magic (2016) from March 2017 to December 2018. Anderson .Paak was the opening act for the first European leg while Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, and Jorja Smith opened the shows during the first North American leg. In Latin America, DNCE, Bebe Rexha, and Nick Jonas were the supporting acts, and in Oceania, Lipa and DJ Leggo My Fueggo opened shows. The second European leg included appearances at several music festivals such as Pinkpop in the Netherlands and Rock in Rio in Portugal. It was Mars's first tour to include a show in Africa, where he appeared at the Mawazine festival in Morocco.
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 and The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 were two worldwide concert tours by rock band U2 commemorating the 30th anniversary of their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. The 2017 tour visited stadiums over four legs: North America from May to July and in September, Europe from July to August, and Latin America in October. The 2019 tour visited Oceania and Asia in November and December, marking the band's first ever concerts in South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines, and India. The band played the whole Joshua Tree album during the concerts, which included their first live performances of the song "Red Hill Mining Town". It was the first time the group toured in promotion of an album from their back catalogue, rather than a new release. As part of the tour, U2 headlined the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, in June 2017.
Harry Styles – Live on Tour was the first worldwide concert tour by English singer Harry Styles in support of his self-titled debut album (2017). The tour was announced on 28 April 2017 and additional dates were added on 8 June. The two-part tour began with intimate venues in 2017 and continued on to arenas in 2018. The tour started on 19 September 2017 in San Francisco and concluded on 14 July 2018 in Inglewood, comprising 89 shows.
Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth and final concert tour by English musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023. It consisted of 330 concerts worldwide. The tour's name and its poster reference John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Bruno Mars at Park MGM is a concert residency by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, being held at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at The Theater at MGM National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. For performances, Mars is accompanied by his eight-piece band, the Hooligans, and the setlists feature songs from his albums Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), and 24K Magic (2016), along with various covers. The concert residency has been promoted by Live Nation and MGM Resorts, has lasted eight years, and grossed $114.3 millions. It attracted a wide-ranging audience of all age groups. The April 2020 dates were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The residency won Top R&B Tour at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
The Music of the Spheres World Tour is the ongoing eighth concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. Announced on 14 October 2021, it is being staged in support of their ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres, marking their return to live performances after the COVID-19 pandemic. The band had not toured for their previous record, Everyday Life (2019), because they wanted to launch an environmentally friendly strategy to travel. According to the plans they developed over the previous two years with specialists, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 50% in comparison to the Head Full of Dreams Tour (2016–17).