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Viva la Vida Tour
The Viva la Vida Tour was the fourth concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was launched in support of their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), becoming a massive commercial and critical success. The tour visited Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, further establishing the band as one of the biggest touring acts in the world.
The stage setup consisted of a stripped-down main stage and two catwalks; Coldplay also performed amongst audience members at the back of venues in a special acoustic set. Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant spheres that displayed images, video and streamed closeups. Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as their "magic balls". During the introduction, "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II was played before the band came into the stage. The tour visited arenas and stadiums in two separate phases: in London, they visited the O2 Arena in 2008 and the Wembley Stadium in 2009, with the latter show featuring a half-dome stage design.
Coldplay were accompanied by Oxfam during the tour. Volunteers were stationed at each venue to tell concert goers how to reduce poverty; the organization's logo and website was featured on one of the light ball fixtures during each show. On 23 July 2008, Coldplay performed their second in two shows at the United Center arena in Chicago. In each of the two shows, the band shot a music video for "Lost!" by performing the song twice. On 19 September 2008, Chris Martin was accompanied by A-ha keyboardist Magne Furuholmen in the encore at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, to play a cover of the A-Ha song "Hunting High and Low".
The intro of the concert would begin in space before turning to show the Earth and zooming to aerial views of the continent, country, city and then stadium that the show would take place. The idea was to make each show a spectacle of its own, instead of a mere part of the tour. The cosmic motif was repeated in "Speed of Sound" and "Glass of Water", taking attendees on a journey through a solar system where the stars formed an eye shape that went supernova, engulfing the screen in flames.
However, other sections of the show were completely different. "Lovers in Japan" used archive footage and animations across the screen at the back of the stage and butterflies made of confetti rained all over the venue in the end. For the show's closing number, "Life in Technicolor II", the paintings created for the book artwork of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was treated with sprocket and projection effects to create a vibrant, immersive and colorful effect. The tour insignia, used on instruments and promotional material, was designed by the band members together and later painted on a wall by drummer Will Champion at the Bakery.
There were 34 supporting acts for the tour. They are:
In total, the tour grossed $222,256,153 from 3,022,635 tickets sold. Coldplay also broke the record for most admissions sold on a single tour at Sydney's Acer Arena, with 58,943 units. They later became the first act in history to perform a sold-out concert at Ridgefield's Amphitheater at Clark County. In 2025, Consequence ranked the Viva la Vida Tour among the 100 Best Tours of All Time, at number 82.
Source: Hartford Courant.
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Viva la Vida Tour
The Viva la Vida Tour was the fourth concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was launched in support of their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), becoming a massive commercial and critical success. The tour visited Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, further establishing the band as one of the biggest touring acts in the world.
The stage setup consisted of a stripped-down main stage and two catwalks; Coldplay also performed amongst audience members at the back of venues in a special acoustic set. Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant spheres that displayed images, video and streamed closeups. Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as their "magic balls". During the introduction, "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II was played before the band came into the stage. The tour visited arenas and stadiums in two separate phases: in London, they visited the O2 Arena in 2008 and the Wembley Stadium in 2009, with the latter show featuring a half-dome stage design.
Coldplay were accompanied by Oxfam during the tour. Volunteers were stationed at each venue to tell concert goers how to reduce poverty; the organization's logo and website was featured on one of the light ball fixtures during each show. On 23 July 2008, Coldplay performed their second in two shows at the United Center arena in Chicago. In each of the two shows, the band shot a music video for "Lost!" by performing the song twice. On 19 September 2008, Chris Martin was accompanied by A-ha keyboardist Magne Furuholmen in the encore at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, to play a cover of the A-Ha song "Hunting High and Low".
The intro of the concert would begin in space before turning to show the Earth and zooming to aerial views of the continent, country, city and then stadium that the show would take place. The idea was to make each show a spectacle of its own, instead of a mere part of the tour. The cosmic motif was repeated in "Speed of Sound" and "Glass of Water", taking attendees on a journey through a solar system where the stars formed an eye shape that went supernova, engulfing the screen in flames.
However, other sections of the show were completely different. "Lovers in Japan" used archive footage and animations across the screen at the back of the stage and butterflies made of confetti rained all over the venue in the end. For the show's closing number, "Life in Technicolor II", the paintings created for the book artwork of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was treated with sprocket and projection effects to create a vibrant, immersive and colorful effect. The tour insignia, used on instruments and promotional material, was designed by the band members together and later painted on a wall by drummer Will Champion at the Bakery.
There were 34 supporting acts for the tour. They are:
In total, the tour grossed $222,256,153 from 3,022,635 tickets sold. Coldplay also broke the record for most admissions sold on a single tour at Sydney's Acer Arena, with 58,943 units. They later became the first act in history to perform a sold-out concert at Ridgefield's Amphitheater at Clark County. In 2025, Consequence ranked the Viva la Vida Tour among the 100 Best Tours of All Time, at number 82.
Source: Hartford Courant.