Coldplay are only halfway through their current Australian tour, but they’ve already smashed the country’s long-standing attendance record.
Touring in support of their ninth and tenth albums in 2021 celestial music and 2024 moon music (which peaked at No. 4 and No. 1 respectively on the Billboard 200 chart upon release), the band began their journey at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on 30 October, with their fourth show in the city taking place in November Ends on 3rd.
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While the series has some surprises (including from karate kid Their Melbourne show has come to an end during a performance of the title track by Ralph Macchio, with news that the band have broken attendance records for a live band, attracting a total of 227,000 fans across four shows.
“Coldplay officially broke the Marvel Stadium record for the largest attendance by a band in history, attracting 227,000 people across four stadiums. celestial music World Tour at the Stadium,” the venue wrote on Instagram today (November 4).
According to the history of the venue itself, the current record for the most attended concert belongs to British musician Adele, whose performance on March 19, 2017 was attended by 77,327 people. Less than a year later, Ed Sheeran broke the record for the largest attendance for a single-artist concert series, attracting a total of 257,751 people to four shows in March 2018.
Coldplay’s new attendance beat the previous record set by Australian rock band AC/DC. black ice In February 2010, the band played three shows at the venue during their world tour, before a total audience of 181,495.
The new record sees Coldplay drop to just third place in all-time venue attendance records, with Pink’s Summer Carnival tour attracting a total of 228,000 concertgoers over four shows in February and March this year. audience.
The tour is Coldplay’s first in Australia since 2016, although they will play two shows in Perth in 2023 thanks to an exclusive deal with Perth Tourism. Coldplay will wrap up their Australian tour with four shows at Sydney’s Accor Stadium this week.
