| Tour by Coldplay | |
 Insignia featured on the tour's posters, programs and stage design | |
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| Associated album | |
| Start date | 14 July 2008 |
| End date | 14 March 2010 |
| No. of shows | 166 |
| Producer | Live Nation[1] |
| Attendance | 3.02 million |
| Box office | $222.2 million[a] |
| Website | coldplay |
| Coldplay concert chronology | |
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),[3] 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.[4] Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant spheres that displayed images, video and streamed closeups.[4] Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as their "magic balls".[5] During the introduction, "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II was played before the band came into the stage.[6][7] 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 and David Gibbin during the tour.[8] 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 the 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".
- ^ "Coldplay Extend Viva la Vida North American Tour". Catch Des Moines. 15 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Elysa (24 June 2008). "A free concert, with benefits, compliments of Coldplay". USA Today. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ a b Stevenson, Jane. "Madison Square Garden, New York – June 23, 2008". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Coldplay's butterfly balls". ITV. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the "Coldplay backstage (Viva show)". YouTube. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link): "Coldplay - Intro + Life In Technicolor". YouTube. 24 September 2009. - ^ "Oxfam Coldplay Tour Blog 2008". Oxfam. 15 July 2008.
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