Coldplay’s billion-dollar The Music of the Spheres world tour

Coldplay has left the world wondering what it takes to plan a billion-dollar tour after recent data shows that the “Music of the Spheres World Tour” is on its way to becoming one, despite all the expensive measures they’ve taken to make the tour safer.

Back in 2021, when Coldplay announced that they would be touring the world again, in support of their 9^th album, “Music of the Spheres,” they made it clear that they didn’t intend for this tour to be like the others, in the sense that they want to leave only small traces of their carbon footprint in the world.

They gave a detailed explanation of how they intend to achieve their sustainability plan. But, a percentage of the world felt they were exaggerating the whole process, and it would cost too much, to the point that they couldn’t keep up with it.

However, the “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” is currently in its last phases, and the success that Coldplay has recorded is mind-blowing. Recent data shows that the tour is expected to turn the British band into billionaires by the time they round it up in November, and we couldn’t help but wonder how they achieved this feat, despite spending a lot of money to ensure they keep up with their sustainability plan.

Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” received a massive promotion when it started, and that was because Coldplay has grown to become the people’s favourite, after dropping hits like “Something Just Like This,” and “My Universe,” back to back. Overall, the reason why tickets to the concert were met with a very high demand was because people had missed them a lot.

For Coldplayers, Coldplay returning to the road for live entertainment was a call for revival, one which they answered, wholeheartedly. The support of Coldplayers in purchasing Coldplay tickets marked the beginning of Coldplay’s Journey to billionaires, and we have here a brief breakdown of the major cities that contributed to this great revenue of $810 million.

The cities on this list may not have the highest number of Coldplayers, but they had raised the highest amount of money from purchasing Coldplay tickets – therefore earning a spot on this list. Before we get down to reviewing how much each of these cities raised, we’d like to present an alternative option for getting Coldplay tickets, if you’re yet to get one.

Five cities that contributed the most to Coldplay’s $810 million revenue

The figures to be discussed here are based on the reported revenue by individual cities according to Coldplay’s “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” tickets purchased there.

Chile

Coldplay took the “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” to Chile in September 2022, and their concert was held at Estadio Nacional de Chile, located in Chile’s city of Santiago, which has a standard capacity of 60k people and more when used for concert purposes.

The concert lasted for 4 days, and according to the “Music of the Spheres World Tour” records, more than 250k people made it to the stadium. This means that approximately 62k people made it to Coldplay’s concert, each night for 4 nights that they performed.

At the end of their concert in Chile, Coldplay had incurred a revenue of $15.9 million, from tickets purchased. The revenue generated from Chile surprised us because, when we checked the list of countries where Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” album topped the charts, Chile was not on the list.

This would make anyone categorise them as the least city to enjoy Coldplay crafts. But, the reverse is the case as we’ve seen.

Mexico

Coldplay visited three different cities in Mexico, Guadalupe, Zapopan, and Mexico City. Each of these cities had an attendance of not less than 100k people, with Mexico City having the highest attendance record of more than 260k people.

Guadalupe and Zapopan hosted Coldplay for 2 nights each, and Mexico City hosted Coldplay for 4 nights. Perhaps this explains why they have the highest number of attendance recorded in Mexico.

As for how much these cities contributed to the revenue the “Music of the Spheres World Tour” is now known for, Guadalupe and Zapopan generated $9 million and $8 million respectively. Mexico City on the other hand generated approximately $20 million.

Summing all these together means that Coldplay incurred a total of $37 million from Mexico alone. The only similarity between Mexico and Chile is that neither of them has any record of Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” album on their charts. However, the same album was certified Gold in Mexico after selling more than 70k units after it was released.

Argentina

Coldplay held their concert in Argentina for 10 nights. The concert took place in Estadio River Plate, located in Buenos Aires. More than 625k people made it to the concert, and Coldplay incurred $50 million from there.

This means that every night, Coldplay entertained a total of 62k people or more at River Plate Stadium. The “Music of the Spheres” album topped the chart in Argentina, claiming the No.2 spot after it was dropped.

There are no known records of the number of units sold there, but from the look of things, the support was massive enough for Coldplay to consider organising ten shows there.

Brazil

Coldplay also visited 3 different cities in Brazil. These cities are, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Rio de Janeiro. They organised six shows in São Paulo’s Estádio do Morumbi, 2 shows in Curitiba’s Estádio Couto Pereira, and three shows in Rio de Janeiro’s Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos.

More than 450k people were present altogether in the 6 nights that Coldplay spent in São Paulo, and they incurred a revenue of $40 million. In Curitiba, more than 85k people made it to the concerts altogether, for the two nights that Coldplay spent there and they incurred a revenue of $8 million. Lastly, Coldplay incurred $17 million in Rio, where more than 211k people made it to their concert.

To an extent, it’s not all about the number of people that made it to the concert, but the dedication of the fans, and how much they value Coldplay. This will determine the type of ticket they buy, aside from financial constraints though.

Altogether, Coldplay incurred a total of $65 million from Brazil alone, even though there’s no record of how the “Music of the Spheres” album performed in the country’s chart. However, the album was certified platinum after selling 40k units when it was dropped.

England

One of Coldplay’s favourite countries remains England, and they’ve visited the same country twice since the tour began. In 202, Coldplay visited London and held 6 concerts there in Wembley Stadium. More than 460k people made it to the concert, and they incurred $50 million.

In 2023, Coldplay visited England again and held their concert at Etihad Stadium located in Manchester. More than 195k people made it to the concert, and Coldplay incurred $24 million from there.

Altogether, Coldplay incurred a total of $74 million from England. “Music of the Spheres” album topped the charts in the UK and was also certified gold thereafter selling over 294k units when it was dropped.

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