Wembley Stadium Concerts

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Lore & Background

The Wembley Stadium concerts marked a significant pause point for the Music of the Spheres World Tour, which began on 18 March 2022 in San José. The tour spanned 225 dates across 80 cities in 43 countries. Coldplay had not toured their previous album, Everyday Life (2019), because of environmental concerns. A team of experts measured their CO2 emissions and devised strategies to reduce them over the following two years. Emissions fell by 59% in comparison to the group's previous tour, leading Time to rank Coldplay among the most influential climate action leaders.

In Their Own Story

The Wembley residency became the first completely operated on solar, wind and kinetic power. This achievement built on the tour's sustainability innovations, including the first rechargeable mobile show battery in the world, developed with BMW. The battery was powered by wind turbines installed on delay towers, solar blankets laid on empty seats, and hydrotreated vegetable oil. Two kinetic floors and at least 15 stationary bicycles were arranged to interact with the public. Coldplay also planted a tree for every ticket sold through One Tree Planted.

Reader's Guide

The Wembley shows featured production elements similar to the Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–2012), including pyrotechnics, confetti and lasers, but with adaptations to cut their carbon footprint. The stage design showed two 14-metre circular screens, four inflatable LED spheres and the Moonrise, an arched video wall spanning 44 metres wide and 6 metres high. The band moved from Xylobands to PixMob wristbands made of sugarcane, minimising production by collecting, sterilising and refurbishing them. The Infinity Ticket program offered $20 admissions for fans who could not afford standard prices.

Did You Know?

• The Wembley Stadium residency became the first completely operated on solar, wind and kinetic power.
• Coldplay planted a tree for every ticket sold through One Tree Planted.
• The tour's mobile show battery was the first rechargeable one in the world, developed with BMW.
• Emissions fell by 59% compared to Coldplay's previous tour.
• The tour grossed $1.52 billion from 13.1 million tickets, becoming the most-attended tour of all time.