Viva la Vida Tour

Viva la Vida Tour
Promotional poster for 2009 tour
Tour by Coldplay
Associated album	Viva la Vida Prospekt's March
Start date	6 June 2008 (2008-06-06)
End date	11 March 2010 (2010-03-11)
Legs	10
Shows	62 in Europe 81 in North America 4 in South America 9 in Asia 14 in Australasia 170 Total
Coldplay tour chronology
Latin America Tour (2007) Viva la Vida Tour (2008-10)

The Viva la Vida Tour is the third worldwide concert tour by the British band Coldplay. The tour was in support their fourth studio album Viva la Vida.^[1] The tour was a massive commercial and critical success visiting Europe, Asia, the Americas^[2] 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.

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.^[3] Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant lightbulbs that displayed images and closeups.^[3] Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as "magic balls", while drummer Will Champion added that they release confetti butterflies.^[4] 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.^[5] 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".

Coldplay performing at the Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada

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.^[6]

Opening acts

There were 34 supporting acts for the tour. They are:

The Blue Jackets (New York City)[7] Jon Hopkins (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[8] Shearwater (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[9][10] Santigold (North America—Leg 1, select dates) (Japan—February 2009)[10][11] Sleepercar (North America—Leg 1, select dates)[12] Duffy (North America—Leg 2, select dates)[13] Snow Patrol (North America—Leg 3, select dates)[14] Howling Bells (North America—Leg 3, select dates) (Europe—Leg 3, select dates)[14][15] Pete Yorn (North America—Leg 3, select dates)[14][16][17] Amadou and Mariam (North America—Leg 4, select dates)[11][14] Kitty Daisy & Lewis (North America—Leg 4, select dates)[11][14] Elbow (North America—Leg 4, select dates) (Ireland—September 2009)[11][14][18][19] Albert Hammond Jr (Europe—Leg 1)[20] The High Wire (Europe—Leg 2, select dates)[21] Eugene Francis Jnr and the Juniors and the Juniors (England—December 2008)[22] The Domino State (London—14 December 2008)[23] Kilians (Europe—Leg 3, select dates)[15][24]

Bat For Lashes (Europe—Leg 3, select dates) (South America)[2][15] The Flaming Lips (Europe—Leg 3, select dates)[15] White Lies (Europe—Leg 3, select dates)[15][25][26] Moi Caprice (Denmark—August 2009)[15][27] Datarock (Norway—August 2009)[15] Ministri (Italy—August 2009)[15][26] Pegasus (Switzerland—September 2009)[15] The Sunday Drivers (Spain—September 2009)[15] Miss Montreal (Netherlands—September 2009)[15][28] Girls Aloud (Scotland and England—September 2009)[11][15][29] Jay-Z (Scotland and England—September 2009)[11][15][30] La Roux (England—December 2009)[31] Decoder Ring (Australia)[32][33] Hollie Smith (New Zealand) [34] Mercury Rev (Australia) (New Zealand) (Asia—March 2009)[34][35][36][37] The Ting Tings (Japan—February 2009) Vanguart (Brazil)[38]

Set list

XL Center—Hartford, Connecticut

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Viva la Vida"
6. "Yes"
7. "42"
8. "Fix You"
9. "Strawberry Swing"
10. "Chinese Sleep Chant"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Square One"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Yellow"
15. "Lost!"
16. "The Scientist"
17. "Death Will Never Conquer"

Encore

18. "Politik"
19. "Lovers in Japan"
20. "Death and All His Friends"

Source:^[39]

O₂ Arena—Prague, Czech Republic

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Speed of Sound"
6. "Cemeteries of London"
7. "Chinese Sleep Chant"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Talk"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Postcards from Far Away"
15. "Viva la Vida"
16. "Lost!"
17. "The Scientist"
18. "Death Will Never Conquer"
19. "Politik"
20. "Lovers in Japan"
21. "Death and All His Friends"

Encore

22. "Yellow"

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Emirates Palace Grounds—Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Yellow"
6. "Glass of Water"
7. "Cemeteries of London"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Talk"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Postcards from Far Away"
15. "Viva la Vida"
16. "Lost!"
17. "Speed of Sound"
18. "Death Will Never Conquer"
19. "I'm a Believer"

Encore

21. "Politik"
22. "Lovers in Japan"
23. "Death and All His Friends"
24. "The Scientist"
25. "Life in Technicolor II"

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Cruzan Amphitheatre—West Palm Beach, Florida

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Yellow"
6. "Glass of Water"
7. "Cemeteries of London"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Talk"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Postcards from Far Away"
15. "Viva la Vida"
16. "Lost!"
17. "Green Eyes"
18. "Death Will Never Conquer"
19. "I'm a Believer"

Encore

21. "Politik"
22. "Lovers in Japan"
23. "Death and All His Friends"
24. "The Scientist"
25. "Life in Technicolor II"

Source:^[16]

Morumbi Stadium—São Paulo, Brazil

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Yellow"
6. "Glass of Water"
7. "42"
8. "Fix You"
9. "Strawberry Swing"
10. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
11. "Talk"
12. "The Hardest Part"
13. "Postcards from Far Away"
14. "Viva la Vida"
15. "Lost!"
16. "Shiver"
17. "Death Will Never Conquer"
18. "Spanish Rain"

Encore

20. "Politik"
21. "Lovers in Japan"
22. "Death and All His Friends"
23. "The Scientist"
24. "Life in Technicolor II"

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Alpine Valley Music Theater—East Troy, Wisconsin

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Yellow"
6. "Glass of Water"
7. "Cemeteries of London"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Talk"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Postcards from Far Away"
15. "Viva la Vida"
16. "Lost!"
17. "Green Eyes"
18. "Death Will Never Conquer"
19. "Billie Jean"

Encore

21. "Politik"
22. "Lovers in Japan"
23. "Death and All His Friends"
24. "The Scientist"
25. "Life in Technicolor II"

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[40][41]
16 June 2008	London	England	Brixton Academy
17 June 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Espacio Movistar
North America[10][40][41]
23 June 2008	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
14 July 2008	Inglewood		The Forum
15 July 2008
18 July 2008	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
19 July 2008	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
22 July 2008	Chicago		United Center
23 July 2008
25 July 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
27 July 2008[A]	Pemberton	Canada	Pemberton Fields
29 July 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
30 July 2008	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
31 July 2008
2 August 2008	Hartford	United States	XL Center
3 August 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
4 August 2008	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
Asia[42]
9 August 2008[B]	Osaka	Japan	Maishima Sports Island
10 August 2008[B]	Chiba City		Chiba Marine Stadium
Europe
1 September 2008	Strasbourg	France	Zénith de Strasbourg
2 September 2008	Mannheim	Germany	SAP Arena
4 September 2008	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
6 September 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
7 September 2008	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes
9 September 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
10 September 2008
12 September 2008	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
14 September 2008	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
15 September 2008	Berlin		O2 World
17 September 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
18 September 2008
19 September 2008	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
22 September 2008	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
23 September 2008	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
24 September 2008	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
26 September 2008	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
28 September 2008	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
29 September 2008	Bologna	Italy	Futurshow Station
30 September 2008	Milan		Datch Forum
2 October 2008	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
3 October 2008
4 October 2008	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
North America[40][41]
20 October 2008	Ottawa	Canada	Scotiabank Place
21 October 2008	Cleveland	United States	Quicken Loans Arena
26 October 2008	East Rutherford		Izod Center
27 October 2008
29 October 2008	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
31 October 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
1 November 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
3 November 2008	Auburn Hills		Palace of Auburn Hills
5 November 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena
7 November 2008	Orlando		Amway Arena
9 November 2008	Sunrise		BankAtlantic Center
11 November 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena
13 November 2008	Kansas City		Sprint Center
14 November 2008	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
16 November 2008	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
18 November 2008	Houston		Toyota Center
19 November 2008	Dallas		American Airlines Center
21 November 2008	Denver		Pepsi Center
22 November 2008	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena
25 November 2008	Anaheim		Honda Center
26 November 2008	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
Europe[43]
29 November 2008	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
1 December 2008	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
2 December 2008
3 December 2008
6 December 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
7 December 2008	Liverpool	England	Liverpool Echo Arena
9 December 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
11 December 2008	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
12 December 2008
14 December 2008	London		The O2 Arena
15 December 2008
16 December 2008
19 December 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
21 December 2008	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
22 December 2008
23 December 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
Asia[11][43][44]
11 February 2009	Saitama	Japan	Saitama Super Arena
12 February 2009
14 February 2009	Kobe		Kobe World Kinen Hall
15 February 2009
Australasia[11][33][43][44]
27 February 2009	Perth	Australia	Burswood Dome
28 February 2009
3 March 2009	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
4 March 2009
5 March 2009
8 March 2009	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
9 March 2009
11 March 2009	Sydney		Acer Arena
12 March 2009
14 March 2009[C]			Sydney Cricket Ground
14 March 2009			Acer Arena
15 March 2009
18 March 2009	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
19 March 2009
Asia[11]
23 March 2009	Kallang	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
25 March 2009	Chek Lap Kok	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld Arena
28 March 2009	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	Emirates Palace
North America[11][14][44][45]
15 May 2009	West Palm Beach	United States	Cruzan Amphitheatre
17 May 2009	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
18 May 2009	Pelham		Verizon Wireless Music Center
20 May 2009	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
21 May 2009	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
23 May 2009	Hartford		Comcast Theatre
24 May 2009	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
26 May 2009	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
30 May 2009	Burgettstown		Post Gazette Pavilion
1 June 2009	Darien		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
2 June 2009	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
4 June 2009	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
5 June 2009	Noblesville		Verizon Wireless Music Center
6 June 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center
9 June 2009	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
10 June 2009	San Antonio		AT&T Center
12 June 2009	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
13 June 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center Omaha
15 June 2009	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
17 June 2009	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
18 June 2009	Edmonton		Rexall Place
20 June 2009	Vancouver		General Motors Place
21 June 2009
Europe[11][43][44][46]
2 July 2009[D]	Arras	France	Main Square
3 July 2009[E]	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festival Grounds
5 July 2009[F]	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Showgrounds
North America[11][14][44][45][47]
10 July 2009	Ridgefield	United States	The Amphitheater at Clark County
11 July 2009	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
13 July 2009	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
14 July 2009	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
16 July 2009	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
18 July 2009	Carson		Home Depot Center
19 July 2009	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 July 2009	Dallas		SuperPages.com Center
22 July 2009	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24 July 2009	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25 July 2009	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
27 July 2009	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
30 July 2009	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre
1 August 2009[G]	Montreal		Parc Jean-Drapeau
2 August 2009[H]	Jersey City	United States	Liberty State Park
3 August 2009	Mansfield		Comcast Center
6 August 2009	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
7 August 2009	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Europe [11][15][43][44][46] co-headlined with Jay-Z and Girls Aloud in the United Kingdom, Elbow in Ireland
16 August 2009	Herning	Denmark	MCH Outdoor Arena
19 August 2009	Bergen	Norway	Koengen
22 August 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympic Stadium
25 August 2009	Hanover	Germany	AWD-Arena
27 August 2009	Düsseldorf		LTU Arena
29 August 2009	Munich		Olympia Reitstadion Riem
31 August 2009	Udine	Italy	Stadio Friuli
2 September 2009	Bern	Switzerland	Stade de Suisse
4 September 2009	Barcelona	Spain	Olympic Stadium
7 September 2009	Paris	France	Parc des Princes
9 September 2009	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Goffertpark
10 September 2009
12 September 2009	Manchester	England	Old Trafford Cricket Ground
14 September 2009	Dublin	Ireland	Phoenix Park
16 September 2009	Glasgow	Scotland	Hampden Park
18 September 2009	London	England	Wembley Stadium
19 September 2009
19 December 2009	Exeter		Rougemont Castle
South America[2][48][49]
26 February 2010	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium
28 February 2010	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Praça da Apoteose
2 March 2010	São Paulo		Morumbi Stadium
4 March 2010	Bogotá	Colombia	Simón Bolívar Park
North America[50]
6 March 2010	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
7 March 2010
9 March 2010	Guadalajara		Estadio Tres de Marzo
11 March 2010	Monterrey		Estadio Universitario

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	Chek Lap Kok	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

• Many Concerts are not on the list.
• Over 3 million people in 172 shows saw Coldplay live on their Viva la Vida World Tour

References

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