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Chvrches have shared an official live video for their new single ‘Over’ – you can watch it in full below.The clip was shot during their show at the Audio Club in São Paulo, Brazil, earlier this month.The band previously gave the track its live debut while opening for Coldplay in the city.Later in the tour, singer Lauren Mayberry also joined Coldplay on stage for a performance of the band’s 2019 song ‘Cry Cry Cry’.The original song features Jacob Collier on backing vocals. The English singer-songwriter also contributed to its writing.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed in a new podcast with Conan O’Brien that he only eats one meal a day after being inspired by Bruce Springsteen.The latest episode of ‘Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend’ was released yesterday (March 22) and a clip posted onto YouTube dives into why Martin only eats one meal now. When asked about meeting fellow musicians for dinner and the wisdom shared between Martin and his guests, Martin said: “I actually don’t have dinner anymore.

Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry joined Coldplay on stage in São Paulo for a performance of the band’s 2019 song ‘Cry Cry Cry’.The Scottish trio are supporting the Chris Martin-fronted band on their current run of ‘Music Of The Spheres’ stadium shows in São Paulo, Brazil.During their fourth show at Estádio do Morumbi on March 18, the band invited the Chvrches’ frontwoman on stage for a rendition of ‘Cry Cry Cry’, which appeared on Coldplay’s eighth studio album ‘Everyday Life’.The original song features Jacob Collier on backing vocals. The English singer-songwriter also contributed to its writing.You can watch the official live video as well as fan-shot footage below.A post shared by CHVRCHES (@chvrches)CRY CRY CRY @coldplay @CHVRCHES #ColdplaySaoPaulo pic.twitter.com/dNFvS4WsCw— gio (@sug4rcane) March 16, 2023Coldplay continued their world tour with a series of rescheduled dates in South America starting on March 10.

Chvrches gave their new single ‘Over’ its live debut while opening for Coldplay last week – check out the footage below.The Scottish trio are supporting the Chris Martin-fronted band on their current run of ‘Music Of The Spheres’ stadium shows in São Paulo, Brazil.During the first gig of the stint last Friday (March 10), Chvrches played a 10-track set that included the first airing of their 2023 standalone single.“We are so grateful to be on these shows with [Coldplay],” frontwoman Lauren Mayberry told the crowd. “This is our first show opening for them and our first time ever in Brazil, so thank you very much for having us.”She continued: “This next song is a brand new song that we put out, and we’ve never played it live before.

Coldplay brought out Brazilian legend Seu Jorge to perform with them during their six-night residency in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out footage below.The band are currently still on tour celebrating their Grammy-nominated ninth studio album, ‘Music Of The Spheres’, which started in 2021.During the band’s show at Estádio do Morumbi on Saturday (March 11), they invited Seu Jorge on stage to perform his 2011 pagode classic ‘Amiga Da Minha Mulher’ on the first two nights of their Brazilian dates.A post shared by Coldplay (@coldplay)The band have teased a new dance song called ‘Aeterna’ during the show.

Chvrches have spoken to NME about their new single ‘Over’, the “pressure” of stepping up to play stadiums with Coldplay, and how they’re preparing to mark their 10th year together as a band.The Scottish trio – comprising Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty – released the anthemic standalone track last Friday (February 24) before confirming three UK headline dates for this summer.“It’s sort of like a little miniature era between [2021 album] ‘Screen Violence’ and whatever the next year ends up being,” Mayberry told NME of ‘Over’, which was helmed by Swedish producer Oscar Holter (The Weeknd, Coldplay and BTS, Charli XCX).“I guess normally we kind of strictly abide by the album format and the album campaign format, and we’ll collect songs over the course of months and years, and then make a record.”While pointing to a yet-to-be-determined future, ‘Over’ harks back to the classic Chvrches sound as Mayberry seeks an escape from a period of personal turmoil (“It’s getting harder to breathe/ So, baby, put me to sleep/ ‘Til it gets better). This widescreen pop style, coupled with a narrative-led approach to writing lyrics, meant the song “didn’t feel right” for ‘Screen Violence’ – an LP that provided commentary on the horrors of modern society and our increasingly digital world.“It seemed a bit stupid to sit on it for an indeterminate amount of time until we’re ready to work on the next thing,” Mayberry told NME of the reasoning behind dropping the tune now.“So we kind of figured we would free ourselves from the self-imposed album cycle rules and just put the song out because we have it, and we’ve got loads more touring to do this year.

Coldplay have announced a cinema presentation of a ‘Music Of The Spheres’ concert film.The film was recorded across the band’s sold-out ten-night run at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, which took place in October 2022. It was originally streamed worldwide at the tail end of last year.Per a press release, the cinema presentation will feature remixed / remastered sound and visuals, captured using 30 cameras, racing drones and 360° filming techniques by BAFTA-winning and Grammy-nominated director Paul Dugdale.The film also includes a host of footage that wasn’t shown during the live broadcast, when it screened in  81 countries.

Despite delivering a jaw-dropping, sell-out performance during last night's halftime 2023 Super Bowl, pop megastar Rihanna will not receive any payment for her concert according to decades-old rules. The Barbadian singer, 34, kicked off the live performance at Sunday night's 2023 Super Bowl suspended high above the stadium and dressed in all red, performing a medley of her chart-topping hits. During what was her first performance at the eagerly-anticipated American football event - her first in seven years - the Umbrella hitmaker made the shock announcement that she's pregnant with her second child.

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Chris Martin has to skip the stage for three weeks. The singer is suffering from a «serious lung infection,» which has also forced Coldplay to postpone its shows in Brazil.The band's verified Twitter account released a statement Tuesday — in English and Portuguese — announcing that «due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor's orders to rest for the next three weeks.» As a result, Coldplay will postpone upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023.Coldplay's Latin America leg of its world tour kicked off with back-to-back shows Oct.

Coldplay have postponed their forthcoming shows in Brazil until 2023 due to illness.The band are currently on the South American leg of their mammoth ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in support of their ninth album of the same name. Chris Martin and co’s most recent gig took place in Santiago, Chile on September 24.Coldplay had been due to continue the stint with a run of concerts in Brazil, beginning next Tuesday (October 11).Taking to social media today (October 4), however, the group confirmed that the gigs will no longer take place as planned.“With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early 2023,” an official statement read.“Due to a serious lung infection, Chris has been put under strict doctor’s orders to rest for the next three weeks.”The group went on to say that they’re “working as fast as possible to lock in the new dates”.

Coldplay have announced they will be broadcasting their upcoming gig at Buenos Aires’ River Plate Stadium.The show, part of Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour, will be shown in thousands of cinemas in over 70 countries. Taking place October 28 for fans in North America and Latin America, and shown elsewhere on October 29, the band will also be offering repeat screenings. The full list of participating cinemas can be found here, with tickets on sale now.The show will be directed by Paul Dugdale and shared in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing.Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing, said: “We are delighted to be partnering again with the Coldplay team on this major live broadcast, having established a successful partnership with the 2018 documentary release A Head Full Of Dreams.

Coldplay have said that they knew their classic track ‘The Scientist’ would be a song that they’d “play forever” after hearing it for the first time.During a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Hits, the band looked back on their acclaimed second album ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’ (2002), which recently turned 20 years old.The record debuted at Number One on the UK albums chart upon its release, and also features the singles ‘Clocks’, ‘In My Place’ and ‘God Put A Smile upon Your Face’.Speaking about ‘The Scientist’ – the second single to be lifted from ‘A Rush Of Blood…’ – Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman recalled frontman Chris Martin playing the ballad for the first time.“Chris says, ‘I’ve got this song to play to you’,” Berryman remembered. “Just on the little upright piano, he just played and sang the whole song from beginning to end, and it was kind of finished.“We were like, ‘Oh wow, OK.

Coldplay have sold approximately 1.4million tickets for their recently-announced 2023 UK and European tour.The band this week wrapped up the UK leg of their mammoth ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour, which included a six-night billing at Wembley Stadium in London. A run of European concerts took place between July and early August.On Monday (August 22), Chris Martin and co.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin designed a tattoo for a fan during one of the band’s recent shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.During the band’s gig at the venue on August 20, Martin spotted a sign that fan Mattie Jolley was holding asking the singer to design the tattoo. Prior to performing ‘Fix You’, Martin reportedly kneeled on the stage and indicated to Jolley to get paper and pen ready, and while performing the hit, drew the design on Jolley’s notepad.So Last night still hasn’t hit.

London Grammar have covered Coldplay as a thank you for inviting them on tour.The band took to Instagram to share their acoustic cover of Coldplay’s ‘Don’t Panic’ along with a message thanking the band for asking them to support them on tour recently.“Beautiful world, beautiful summer. Thank you @coldplay for letting us tag along on the most beautiful, surreal ride.”Check out the cover here.Following their six sold-out Wembley gigs this month, Coldplay have added several new UK and European gigs in 2023 to their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour.Tickets for the gigs will go on sale at 10am local time on Thursday August 25, and you can get yours here.MAY 2023 17 – Coimbra, Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 24 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 25 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 31 – Manchester, Etihad StadiumJUNE 20231 – Manchester, Etihad Stadium6 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium21 – Naples, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona25 – Milan, San Siro26 – Milan, San SiroJULY 20231 – Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund5 – Copenhagen, Parken6 – Copenhagen, Parken8 – Gothenburg, Ullevi9 – Gothenburg, Ullevi15 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA16 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenAReviewing one of Coldplay’s recent Wembley gigs, NME said: “It’s a joyful spectacle; a masterclass in how a massive pop show can be done.

according to their website.Coldplay’s live show setup includes kinetic dance floors and stationary bikes that can channel energy directly from the fans in the crowd into batteries that power different elements of the show.What’s more, each LED bracelet, known as Xylobands, worn by each concertgoer is controlled by a radio transmitter.Martin, who previously vowed that Coldplay would not tour again until they found a sustainable and environmentally safe way to take the stage, previously said the band has mapped out a 12-point plan to cut down its carbon footprint. The show featured a long of breathtaking moments, including several stunning firework displays and surprise guests at the end.British singer Laura Mvula and indie band London Grammar opened for Coldplay’s London gigs.“I’ve been following Coldplay around for many years now,” Joy Eisenhower, who hails from Pittsburgh, Penn., told The Post. “It’s the fifth time I’ve seen them live now and can honestly say it’s the best show I’ve ever seen.”“It left me completely speechless,” she added.Elsewhere in the show, frontman Chris Martin abruptly brought his show to a halt to ask fans to stop filming on their cell phones and be present instead.Interrupting his song during Saturday’s show, the 45-year-old said he wanted “just one song” without phones or cameras to let “the power of the people” shine through.“Wait, hold on, one second.

sold-out Wembley gigs this month, Coldplay have added new UK and European gigs in 2023 to their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour.The band have been on tour across the planet since the spring, and have now extended the tour behind their 2021 album to next year.Across May, June and July next year, the band will play Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and more, with two new UK dates also added in Manchester and Cardiff.The new dates will kick off in Coimbra, Portugal on May 17, before the band will play two shows at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on May 31 and June 1.A date in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium is also set for June 6, before the tour wraps up with two gigs at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on July 15-16.Ahead of these shows, the band will wrap up their 2022 dates in Glasgow this week with two dates at Hampden Park tomorrow (August 23) and Wednesday (24).See the new dates below alongside a trailer for the tour. Tickets for the gigs will go on sale at 10am local time on Thursday August 25, and you can get yours here.MAY 2023 17 – Coimbra, Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 24 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 25 – Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 31 – Manchester, Etihad StadiumJUNE 2023 1 – Manchester, Etihad Stadium 6 – Cardiff, Principality Stadium 21 – Naples, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 25 – Milan, San Siro 26 – Milan, San SiroJULY 20231 – Zurich, Stadion Letzigrund5 – Copenhagen, Parken6 – Copenhagen, Parken8 – Gothenburg, Ullevi9 – Gothenburg, Ullevi15 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA16 – Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenAAcross the band’s six gigs at Wembley Stadium, they were joined by a bounty of special guests.

Coldplay performed their nightly duology of covers with the unique trio of Steve Coogan (in character as Alan Partridge), Jacob Collier and Nicole Lawrence.As all shows on the run have been thus far, Coldplay’s show on Saturday (August 20) was split into seven segments, which saw the band perform across three different stages. They welcomed out the impromptu supergroup for the second-to-last of those segments, taking to the “C-Stage” in the middle of the dancefloor. Clad in a gaudy red tracksuit, Partridge took the reins from Chris Martin on lead vocals, while the Coldplay frontman played acoustic guitar and sung backup. Lawrence added depth to Martin’s strumming with her performance on a pedal steel guitar, while Collier fleshed out the soundscape on piano. For their two-song micro-set, the group covered ABBA’s 1976 hit ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ and Kate Bush’s newly-made-cool-again ‘Running Up That Hill’.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took some time off to link up with pianist Victoria Canal – who happens to have been born without her right forearm – joining her for a soulful duet of her original track ‘Swan Song’.Billboard reports that Martin and Canal met on Wednesday (August 17), the same day Coldplay performed their fourth gig in the iconic London stadium. It was a private meeting, with Canal performing the song on a vintage grand piano while Martin leant over the headboard and joined her in singing the track’s tender chorus: “Who knows how long we’ve got? / As long as I’m breathing, I / Know it’s not too late to love.”After they completed the vocal refrain, Martin nonchalantly quipped that ‘Swan Song’ is “one of the best songs ever written”, to which Canal replied in shock: “WHAT?” Martin then joked about how Canal was “nervous that the piano was louder than you”, with the latter noting that she “always sing[s] too quiet”.Posting footage of the moment to her Twitter page, Canal wrote: “I literally dissolved and went to songwriter heaven when this happened.

Coldplay has enlisted Shaznay Lewis to cover two All Saints songs during the band’s recent show at Wembley Stadium. Watch snippets from the performance below.Performing the covers at their fourth of six Wembley shows in London last night (August 17), Coldplay brought out the All Saints member towards the latter end of their sold-out set, sharing the stage with Lewis for covers of the songs ‘Pure Shores’ and ‘Never Ever’.

Coldplay have shared the new video for their track ‘Humankind’, which was filmed while on tour in Mexico – you can watch the clip below.The song features on the band’s most recent album ‘Music Of The Spheres’, which arrived back in October.The four-piece are currently on tour in support of the LP, and they have today (August 17) shared a new video for ‘Humankind’ which captures the band on stage.Directed by Stevie Rae Gibbs and James Marcus Haney, the ‘Humankind’ video was shot over the course of Coldplay’s four sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol stadium back in April.You can watch Coldplay’s video for ‘Humankind’ below.Coldplay will play the fourth of six sold-out shows at London’s Wembley Stadium tonight, before they head to Glasgow for a pair of dates at Hampden Park on August 23-24. You can find any remaining tickets for Coldplay’s UK tour here.So far during their Wembley run, Coldplay have invited Craig David, H.E.R., Max Martin and Natalie Imbruglia to join them on stage.

Coldplay were joined by Natalie Imbruglia during the third of their six shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, where they paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John and performed Imbruglia’s hit ‘Torn’ together.Honouring the late Newton-John, who died last week at the age of 73, Coldplay and Imbruglia covered Grease number ‘Summer Nights’. Newton-John sang the song in the musical’s 1978 film adaptation, which she starred in as Sandy, alongside John Travolta.For their rendition, Imbruglia handled the role of Sandy while Coldplay’s Chris Martin sang the part of Travolta’s character, Danny, duetting on its shared chorus along with Jacob Collier.Before ‘Summer Nights’, Coldplay and Imbruglia also performed ‘Torn’, which Imbruglia popularised when she released her version of the Ednaswap song as her debut single in 1997.

their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ tour, Coldplay have welcomed Craig David to join them in performing two of the Hampshire singer’s own songs.Coldplay’s first sold-out show at Wembley Stadium took place on Friday (August 12), while the second went down last night (August 13). David wasn’t scheduled to perform at either show – nor is he billed for any of the remaining four – but made surprise appearances at both during Coldplay’s set. Both shows saw the impromptu supergroup perform David’s ‘Live In The Moment’ (from 2018’s ‘The Time Is Now’). On Friday, they followed it up with ‘Fill Me In’ (from 2000’s ‘Born To Do It’) and last night, they rounded out the micro-set with ‘7 Days’ (also from ‘Born To Do It’). Have a look at fan-shot footage from the performances below, then see the full setlist from last night’s show:1. ‘Higher Power’ 2. ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’ 3. ‘Paradise’ 4. ‘Charlie Brown’ 5. ‘The Scientists’ (included excerpts of ‘Oceans’) 6. ‘Viva La Vida’ 7. ‘Hymn For The Weekend’ 8. ‘Let Somebody Go’ (with H.E.R.) 9. ‘Politik’ 10. ‘In My Place’ 11. ‘Yellow’ 12. ‘Human Heart’ 13. ‘People Of The Pride’ 14. ‘Clocks’ 15. ‘Infinity Sign’ (included excerpts of ‘Music Of The Spheres II’ and ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’) 16. ‘Something Just Like This’ (pre-recorded vocals with Chris Martin performing in sign language) 17. ‘Midnight’ (remix, included excerpts of ‘Blue Moon Tree’ by Lone) 18. ‘My Universe’ (with Max Martin) 19. ‘A Sky Full Of Stars’ (with Max Martin) 20. ‘Sparks’ 21. ‘Live In The Moment’ (Craig David cover, with Craig David) 22. ‘7 Days’ (Craig David cover, with Craig David) 23. ‘Humankind’ 24. ‘Fix You’ (included excerpts of ‘Midnight’) 25. ‘Biutyful’As you’ll see above, Coldplay also welcomed H.E.R.

Coldplay’s gig at Wembley Stadium has been rescheduled due to planned Tube Strikes taking place on Friday August 19.The gig has now been moved to Sunday August 21 and all tickets for the gig on August 19 will remain valid for August 21.

Coldplay has long been advocating for causes they believe in, and now they're opening up about their work helping people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing be able to enjoy concerts with a concept that Chris Martin says Dakota Johnson introduced him to.The band is promoting an inclusive concert experience that includes offering Subpacs — which are wearable, bass-delivering vests — to hard-of-hearing fans in attendance during their The Music of the Spheres World Tour. During an interview with which aired on Wednesday, Martin revealed it was Johnson who first turned him onto the idea.Grammy-winning band @coldplay is working on making music more inclusive.

Coldplay have shared a new video for their track ‘Biutyful’, featuring puppet band The Weirdos – check it out below.Chris Martin had previously appeared on TV with the puppets to perform the ‘Music Of The Spheres’ track, while the band’s singer Angel Moon has also been appearing on the band’s current world tour.The puppet band was created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and recently signed to Atlantic and Parlophone Records.In the ‘Biutyful’ video, The Weirdos ascend from newcomers and rockstar wannabes into a huge, stadium-filling band.Check out the new video below.Speaking about the band in May, Martin said: “The Weirdos are a band who we’re trying to help out. I think we thought that we’ve sort of come to the end of doing singles as Coldplay.

NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022, actor and writer Simon Pegg told us about his friendship with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and a recent trip to Disneyland with Jay-Z.The Spaced, Big Train, Star Trek and Mission Impossible star was talking to us just after his appearance in the Greenpeace Field, when he recalled a previous visit to Worthy Farm in 2016 when his daughter joined Coldplay on stage.“On her first Glastonbury she sang backing vocals with Coldplay,” said Pegg. “Chris Martin is an old, old friend and [my daughter] Tilly’s godfather. He invited her up on stage with his kids and their friend to sing the backing vocals on ‘Up&Up’.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin was filmed taking over a family pub’s piano to play a rendition of ‘A Sky Full of Stars’.Martin was filmed playing the 2014 hit at family pub The Stag Inn in Hinton Charterhouse, Bath, after a friendly chat with some patrons who seemed to be planning a wedding. While enjoying a pint at the pub, Martin appeared to have taken patrons’ request to play the song, smiling as he launched into its opening notes.“You never know who might pop in for a pint! What a lovely man he is,” the owners of the pub wrote in their post on June 26.Watch Chris Martin play ‘A Sky Full of Stars’ below.You never know who might pop in for a pint! @coldplay what a lovely man he is.

Coldplay wrapped up the US leg of their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour in Florida last night (June 14) – watch support act H.E.R. join them on stage below.The band were playing at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and toasted the end of the current leg of the huge 2022 world tour by inviting H.E.R.