Ghost Stories Tour

Ghost Stories Tour
Tour by Coldplay

Promotional poster for the announce of the tour.
Associated album Ghost Stories
Start date 25 April 2014 (2014-04-25)
End date 6 December 2014 (2014-12-06)
No. of shows 9 total
Coldplay concert chronology

The Ghost Stories Tour was a intimate concert tour by British band Coldplay, consisting of nine shows at a handful of low-key venues, during eight non-consecutive months in 2014, reaching North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The concerts were part of Coldplay's campaign in support of their sixth studio album Ghost Stories (2014). All the songs on the standard version of the album were performed by group, as some of their previous songs from their five prior studio albums. SZA, London Grammar and AlunaGeorge were the opening acts at selected dates.

The largely pared-down of this tour stands in stark contrast to the band’s last digression, the Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–12). That tour saw the band playing 80 shows in massive stadiums and arenas across five continents, where it grossed over $192 million en route to becoming one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.[1]

Background

In 21 March, 2014, Coldplay debuted the album Ghost Stories at an intimate gig in Los Angeles. The band played the new album in its entirety for the first time to 800 fans on a movie soundstage at Sony Studios. The gig was being recorded as part of a DVD extra for the album, which was released on May 19.[2] Given the surprising sound of the first two songs the band has shared from Ghost Stories, "Midnight" and "Magic", a small tour seems appropriate.[3]

From April to July, Coldplay embarked on a six-date promotional tour in support of the album. The band performed at E-Werk in Cologne, Germany on 25 April and performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, New York on 5 May, prior to the release of Ghost Stories. On 16 May, the band announced one-off show in Sydney, Australia scheduled for 19 June.[4][5] Tickets for the show have sold-out in just under three minutes.[6] Coldplay announced a second date at Royal Albert Hall, after tickets for their 1 July gig also sold out in a matter of minutes, the band play the venue again on 2 July.[7]

"The show at Sony Studios was a very special moment for our band. The magic theatre built by our incredible crew with the 360 screens was literally a dream come true. And it was the first time anyone outside of our studio had heard the new songs. This film is basically our original vision for the album."

—Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay talking about the intimate show in Sony Studios.[8]

The band continued the tour after the release of the album at the Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California on 19 May, the Casino de Paris in Paris, France on 28 May, the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 12 June, the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on 19 June and closing the tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 2 July 2014.[9][10]

SZA, London Grammar and AlunaGeorge served to opening shows at New York, Los Angeles and London, respectively.[11][12][13] Kylie Minogue made a special cameo during the show in Sydney, performing her hit single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (2001) and a cover of the Nick Cave song "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995.)[14]

On 20 October, Coldplay announced the release of a new concert film and live album, Ghost Stories Live 2014, scheduled to be released on 24 November.[15] The band recorded this work throughout this tour.[16] To celebrate the release of the new live album, the band announced one-off concert at BMW Welt in Munich, Germany on 6 December.[17] This was the last show of the band promoting Ghost Stories.

Concert setlists

Each concert of the Ghost Stories Tour contained between 18 and 20 songs. Basically, all the songs on the standard version of the album were performed, in. In selected dates, the songs "Another's Arms" and "O" were not, played giving room to some older songs or a cover.[12][18]

Setlist examples

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.[3][21][7][22]
Date City Country Venue
25 April 2014 Cologne Germany E-Werk
5 May 2014 New York City United States Beacon Theatre
19 May 2014 Los Angeles Royce Hall
28 May 2014 Paris France Casino de Paris
12 June 2014 Tokyo Japan Dome City Hall
19 June 2014 Sydney Australia Enmore Theatre
1 July 2014 London England Royal Albert Hall
2 July 2014
6 December 2014 Munich Germany BMW Welt

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Coldplay Announces 2014 Tour Dates". TiqIQ. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Coldplay preview 'Ghost Stories' at intimate LA gig". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Coldplay announces intimate shows in support of new album 'Ghost Stories'". AXS. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coldplay announce one-off Australian show at Enmore Theatre". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Coldplay Announce One-Off Aussie Show". Triple M. LocalWorks. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Coldplay Sell Out Sydney Show In Three Minutes". Themusic.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Coldplay add extra Royal Albert Hall date as tickets sell out in minutes". All-Noise.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "British band Coldplay celebrate the end of their 'Ghost Stories Tour 2014'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Coldplay announce six 'intimate' shows". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Coldplay announces 2014 tour dates". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Coldplay sold out Beacon Theatre, add early show, airing a new TV special; SZA opening the late show". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Coldplay Get Intimate At UCLA Royce Hall For 'Ghost Stories' Release Show". KROQ-FM. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "AlunaGeorge - London Concert Tickets". Bandsintown. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "'Thank you for the magic!' Coldplay and Kylie Minogue perform surprise duet on stage at band's electrifying Sydney show". Daily Mail UK. DMG Media. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ghost Stories Live 2014 out 24 November". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Coldplay releasing new 'Ghost Stories' tour concert film and live album". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "One-off Munich show announced". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Watch Kylie Minogue Join Coldplay On Stage In Sydney". Music Feeds. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Coldplay at Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Coldplay make their long-awaited return to the Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Coldplay announce intimate, one-off Australian show at Enmore theatre". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "British band Coldplay concert at BMW Welt". BMWblog.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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