Viva la Vida Tour
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The Viva la Vida Tour was the fourth concert tour by British band Coldplay. The tour was in support their fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).[2] The tour was a massive commercial and critical success visiting Europe, Asia, the Americas[3] and Australasia. The tour further established the band as one the concert industry's biggest draws and as one of the world's most popular bands.
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Background
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 lightbulbs that displayed images and closeups.[4] Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as "magic balls", while drummer Will Champion added that they release confetti butterflies.[5] During the tour the The Blue Danube, by Johann Strauss II, was played on all concerts, as an intro, right before the band coming into the stage.
Coldplay were accompanied by Oxfam and David Gibbin during the tour.[6] Volunteers were stationed at each venue to tell concertgoers how to reduce poverty; the organization's logo and website was featured on one of the light ball fixtures during each concert.
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 pianist Magne Furuholmen in the encore at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, to play a cover of the A-Ha song "Hunting High and Low".
Visuals
The intro of the concert would begin in space before turning to show the Earth and zooming to aerial views of the continent, country, city and then stadium that the show would take place. The idea was to make each show being a spectacle in its own, rather than just part of the tour. The cosmic theme is repeated across a number of the visuals like "Speed of Sound" and "Glass of Water". This takes the gig-goers on a journey through a solar system where the stars coalesce to form an eye shape that goes supernova and engulfs the screen in flames. However, other sections of the show were completely different. "Lovers in Japan", one of the highlights in visual terms, uses a series of archive footage and animations across the screen at the back of the stage and in the end thousands of confetti butterflies would rain all over the venue. For the show’s closing number, "Life in Technicolor II", the paintings created for the album artwork from Viva La Vida was treated with sprocket and projection effects to create a vibrant, experimental and immersive colorful effect.[7]
Opening acts
There were 34 supporting acts for the tour. They are:
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Set list
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- "Life in Technicolor"
- "Violet Hill"
- "Clocks"
- "In My Place"
- "Viva la Vida"
- "Yes"
- "42"
- "Fix You"
- "Strawberry Swing"
- "Chinese Sleep Chant"
- "God Put a Smile upon Your Face"
- "Speed of Sound"
- "Yellow"
- "Lost!"
- "Lost!" (for the music video)
- "The Scientist"
- "Death Will Never Conquer"
- Encore
- "Politik"
- "Lovers in Japan"
- "Death and All His Friends"
- Encore 2
- "The Dubliners"
- "Green Eyes"(acoustic)
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- "Life in Technicolor"
- "Violet Hill"
- "Clocks
- "In My Place"
- "Glass of Water"
- "Yellow"
- "Cemeteries of London"
- "42"
- "Fix You"
- "Strawberry Swing"
- "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
- "Talk"
- "The Hardest Part"
- "Postcards from Far Away"
- "Viva la Vida"
- "Lost+" (with Jay-Z.)
- "Rhyming Song" (acoustic)
- "Death Will Never Conquer"
- "Trouble"
- "Billie Jean" (acoustic) (Michael Jackson cover)
- Encore
- "Politik"
- "Lovers in Japan"
- "Death and All His Friends"
- Encore 2
- "The Scientist"
- "Life in Technicolor ii"
- "Life in Technicolor"
- "Violet Hill"
- "Clocks"
- "In My Place"
- "Parachutes"
- "Yellow"
- "Glass of Water"
- "42"
- "Fix You"
- "Strawberry Swing"
- "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
- "Talk"
- "The Hardest Part"
- "Postcards From Far Away"
- "Viva La Vida"
- "Lost!"
- "Shiver" (acoustic)
- "Death Will Never Conquer"
- "Don Quixote"
- Encore
- "Politik"
- "Lovers in Japan"
- "Death and All His Friends"
- Encore 2
- "The Scientist"
- "Life in Technicolor ii"
Tour dates
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the Pemberton Festival.[51]
- B These concerts were a part of the Summer Sonic Festival.[52]
- C This concert was a part of Sound Relief.[53]
- D This concert was a part of the Main Square Festival[54]
- E This concert was a part of Rock Werchter.[55]
- F This concert was a part of the Roskilde Festival.[56]
- G This concert was a part of the Osheaga Festival.[57]
- H This concert was a part of the All Points West Music & Arts Festival[58]
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
27 May 2009 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | This concert was postponed to 27 July 2009[59] |
9 August 2009 | Tampa, Florida | Ford Amphitheatre | This concert was cancelled due to illness[60] |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
---|---|---|---|
The Forum | Inglewood | 30,085 / 30,437 (99%) | $2,487,994 [61] |
HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose | 14,919 / 14,919 (100%) | $1,234,024 [62] |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas | 14,058 / 14,058 (100%) | $1,262,926[62] |
United Center | Chicago | 29,815 / 31,956 (96%) | $2,425,592[62] |
Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 16,068 / 16,068 (100%) | $1,299,252[63] |
Bell Centre | Montreal | 17,259 / 17,259 (100%) | $1,420,062[62] |
Air Canada Centre | Toronto | 33,908 / 33,908 (100%) | $2,995,977[64] |
XL Center | Hartford | 12,589 / 12,589 (100%) | $993,924 |
Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 14,452 / 14,452 (100%) | $1,188,903[65] |
TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | 14,559 / 14,559 (100%) | $1,256,599[65] |
Sportpaleis | Antwerp | 16,774 / 16,774 (100%) | $1,039,537[66] |
Scotiabank Place | Ottawa | 12,121 / 15,082 (80%) | $839,710[67] |
Izod Center | East Rutherford | 32,460 / 32,460 (100%) | $2,662,895[65] |
The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | 13,330 / 13,330 (100%) | $1,015,289[63] |
Philips Arena | Atlanta | 25,880 / 27,682 (93%) | $2,250,991[63] |
Amway Arena | Orlando | 12,357 / 12,357 (100%) | $1,030,108[63] |
BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise | 15,096 / 15,096 (100%) | $1,258,098[63] |
Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul | 14,922 / 16,010 (93%) | $1,308,581[68] |
Toyota Center | Houston | 13,981 / 13,981 (100%) | $1,115,430[68] |
American Airlines Center | Dallas | 15,483 / 16,430 (94%) | $1,308,581 [68] |
Pepsi Center | Denver | 11,656 / 11,656 (100%) | $1,019,790[68] |
EnergySolutions Arena | Salt Lake City | 11,598 / 11,598 (100%) | $935,607 [68] |
Honda Center | Anaheim | 13,649 / 13,649 (100%) | $1,115,430[68] |
Jobing.com Arena | Glendale | 13,257 / 13,257 (100%) | $1,010,272 [68] |
The O2 Arena | London | 51,294 / 52,500 (98%) | $2,871,883 [69] |
Acer Arena | Sydney | 59,391 / 59,391 (100%) | $4,703,392 [70] |
Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang | 9,474 / 9,503 (99%) | $1,186,831 [69] |
AsiaWorld Arena | Hong Kong | 11,371 / 11,550 (99%) | $1,260,623 [69] |
Lakewood Amphitheatre | Atlanta | 14,071 / 18,658 (75%) | $801,194 [71] |
Verizon Wireless Music Center | Pelham | 8,230 / 10,259 (82%) | $650,881 |
Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge | Bristow | 14,157 / 23,241 (61%) | $624,814 [71] |
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater | Virginia Beach | 15,877 / 20,055 (79%) | $447,086 [71] |
Comcast Theatre | Hartford | 13,877 / 24,713 (55%) | $705,687 [69] |
Hersheypark Stadium | Hershey | 11,582 / 25,770 (45%) | $755,940 [69] |
Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden | 13,741 / 25,317 (55%) | $902,234 [69] |
Post Gazette Pavilion | Burgettstown | 13,084 / 23,214 (56%) | $565,068 [72] |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Darien | 12,481 / 21,193 (61%) | $691,814 |
DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | 13,797 / 15,202 (90%) | $801,755 [72] |
Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati | 15,375 / 20,383 (76%) | $812,638 [72] |
Verizon Wireless Music Center | Noblesville | 19,825 / 24,680 (90.5%) | $1,021,922 |
Sommet Center | Nashville | 13,835 / 13,835 (100%) | $1,106,823 |
New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | 11,574 / 12,247 (95%) | $898,682 |
AT&T Center | San Antonio | 13,152 / 13,152 (100%) | $964,467 |
Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines | 9,887 / 10,751 (92%) | $616,158 |
Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | 9,629 / 10,636 (90%) | $748,532 |
MTS Centre | Winnipeg | 12,619 / 12,619 (100%) | $978,386 |
Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | 13,841 / 13,841 (100%) | $1,105,538 |
Rexal Place | Edmonton | 14,413 / 14,413 (100%) | $1,083,709 |
General Motors Place | Vancouver | 29,923 / 29,923 (100%) | $2,297,731 |
The Amphitheater at Clark County | Ridgefield | 17,526 / 17,526 (100%) | $1,030,852 |
The Gorge Amphitheatre | George | 21,939 / 21,939 (100%) | $1,166,654 |
Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View | 22,052 / 22,325 (99%) | $1,103,165 |
Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Wheatland | 13,339 / 18,500 (73%) | $543,960 |
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | 19,588 / 19,588 (100%) | $1,186,216 |
Home Depot Center | Carson | 26,341 / 27,404 (95%) | $2,105,859 |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Irvine | 14,885 / 14,885 (100%) | $1,020,168 |
SuperPages.com Center | Dallas | 19,878 / 19,938 (99%) | $1,109,879 |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | The Woodlands | 16,430 / 16,430 (100%) | $917,266 |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Maryland Heighs | 19,055 / 21,000 (91%) | $997,943 |
Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy | 27,123 / 34,883 (78%) | $1,300,838 |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs | 15,200 / 25,277 (61%) | $816,097 |
Rogers Centre | Toronto | 45,116 / 45,116 (100%) | $3,249,466 |
Comcast Center | Mansfield | 19,846 / 19,953 (99%) | $1,509,579 |
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | Raleigh | 19,422 / 19,422 (100%) | $905,170 |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Charlotte | 18,830 / 18,830 (100%) | $1,109,275 |
MCH Outdoor Arena | Herning | 33,737 / 40,000 (87%) | $3,235,729 [73] |
Koengen | Bergen | 21,945 / 21,945 (100%) | $2,433,943 [73] |
Olympic Stadium | Stockholm | 32,651 / 33,137 (99%) | $2,367,964 [73] |
Stadio Friuli | Udine | 41,042 / 42,549 (97%) | $2,376,835 [74] |
Olympic Stadium | Barcelona | 63,306 / 64,376 (98%) | $4,554,068 [73] |
Parc des Princes | Paris | 50,355 / 51,241 (98%) | $4,244,363 [73] |
Phoenix Park | Dublin | 34,372 / 35,000 (98%) | $3,507,501 [75] |
River Plate Stadium | Buenos Aires | 53,708 / 59,266 (90%) | $3,238,200 [76] |
Praça da Apoteose | Rio de Janeiro | 26,821 / 34,960 (77%) | $2,970,490 [76] |
Morumbi Stadium | São Paulo | 53,060 / 63,842 (74%) | $5,254,450 [76] |
TOTAL | 1,584,307 / 1,755, 236 (88%) | $116,684,354 |
Notes
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