A Head Full of Dreams Tour

A Head Full of Dreams Tour
Tour by Coldplay
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Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Oceania
Associated album
Start date31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
End date15 November 2017 (2017-11-15)
No. of shows122
ProducerLive Nation[1]
Attendance5.38 million
Box office$523 million[a]
Websitecoldplay.com/tour
Coldplay concert chronology

The A Head Full of Dreams Tour was the seventh concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It was announced on 27 November 2015 in support of their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams, and marked a return to live performing at stadiums following the intimate shows from Ghost Stories Tour (2014), which saw the band playing in venues such as the Beacon Theatre and Royal Albert Hall.[3] With exception of "Fun" and hidden track "X Marks the Spot", all songs from the album were played.[4] The band combined extensive use of laser light and pyrotechnic special effects with raw, acoustic segments between stages, complementing performances with a new version of the Xylobands from Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–12).[5]

The concert run consisted of 122 shows in eight legs across five continents, starting at Argentina's Estadio Ciudad de La Plata on 31 March 2016 and finishing at the same venue on 15 November 2017. It also marked their first solo shows in Latin America since Viva la Vida Tour (2009–10).[6] According to Billboard, Coldplay earned $523 million from 5.38 million tickets sold in 114 reported dates, making A Head Full of Dreams Tour the third-highest-grossing tour of all time upon conclusion. In 2018, Live in Buenos Aires was released to celebrate the concert run and promoted along with The Butterfly Package, a set which additionally contained Live in São Paulo and Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams. The latter is a career-spanning documentary directed by Mat Whitecross.

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Coldplay Announce Six Intimate Shows". NME. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Songs Played by Tour: A Head Full of Dreams". Setlist FM. 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams Tour Returns With Xylobands LED Wristbands". Newswire (Press release). 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Coldplay Cancel South American Tour". NME. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.


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