For the first time in a decade, Coldplay is coming to Atlanta, this time at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
And they are touting this arena tour as “sustainable and low-carbon.” How? According to a press release, the British band aims to power each show entirely by renewable, super-low emission energy that includes installing solar panels at each venue, “kinetic stadium floor and kinetic bikes powered by fans,” and transporting around a mobile, rechargeable show battery to store the energy.
“We’ve spent the last two years consulting with environmental experts to make this tour as sustainable as possible, and, just as importantly, to harness the tour’s potential to push things forward,” the band said in a statement.
For every ticket the band sells on this tour, they’ll plant a tree. Coldplay will also give 10% of all earnings to a fund helping environmental groups such as ClientEarth, One Tree Planted, and The Ocean Cleanup. Coldplay will also offer free drinking water (no plastic bottles) and sell sustainable and ethically sourced merchandise.
Pre-sale starts Wednesday, Oct. 20, and tickets for the general public will be available via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 22. Ticket prices start at $54.50 with VIP packages starting at $450.
H.E.R. is set to open most dates.
The last time Coldplay came to perform in Atlanta was 2012 at what was then called Philips Arena, which they have played multiple times in the past. The band has also played over the years at the Masquerade, the Tabernacle, the Arena at Gwinnett (which is now Gas South Arena) and Lakewood Amphitheatre (now Cellairis). Coldplay headlined the Music Midtown stage in 2011 at Piedmont Park.
Over more than two decades, Coldplay has been a steady force on radio, generating hits such as “Yellow” (2000), “Clocks” (2003), “Fix You” (2005), No. 1 pop hit “Viva La Vida” (2008), “Paradise” (2011), “A Sky Full of Stars” (2014) and “Something Just Like This” (2017). The band’s current single “My Universe” with BTS skyrocketed to No. 1 this year.
Here are the U.S. dates:
April 23 – Santa Clara, California at Levi’s Stadium
April 26 – Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium
May 3 – Phoenix at State Farm Stadium
May 6 – Dallas at Cotton Bowl Stadium
May 8 – Houston at NRG Stadium
May 28 – Chicago at Soldier Field
June 1 – Washington at FedExField
June 4 – East Rutherford, New Jersey at Metlife Stadium
June 8 – Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field
June 11 – Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
June 14 – Tampa, Florida, at Raymond James Stadium
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