Coldplay are reportedly set to make history with their record-breaking 225 date Music Of The Spheres world tour, despite it being embroiled in a string of controversies.
The British band are currently preparing for their final show of a 10-date run at Wembley Stadium as they conclude the mammoth world tour.
And they could reportedly make history as they become the first band to ever sell more than 13million tickets for a single tour – as well as rack in a record-breaking £1billion payday.
Reports say Coldplay could look to pocket a whopping £1billion after the tour concludes, and that’s before sales from merchandise – which could boost the figure even higher.
The payday would make Coldplay the UK’s highest earning live performers ever, surpassing previous record holder Sir Elton John, whose Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour saw him rake in £718million.
‘Although final numbers won’t be released until after Wembley, estimates suggest overall ticket sales will hit the 13 million mark,’ concert data company Pollstar boss Andy Gensler told The Mirror.
Coldplay are reportedly set to make history with their record-breaking 225 date Music Of The Spheres world tour, despite it being embroiled in a string of controversies
The band’s high-earning tour has not come without its issues, however, with frontman Chris Martin facing backlash last Sunday after Israeli fans were booed by concertgoers
‘Cumulative grosses have already reached $1.39billion, and London should push it over $1.4billion.’
The band’s high-earning tour has not come without its issues, however, with frontman Chris Martin facing backlash last Sunday after Israeli fans were booed by concertgoers.
And just weeks before, the ‘kiss cam’ at a Foxborough, Massachusetts show revealed an affair between a top tech CEO and his head of HR.
Last week, Chris brought two fans on stage at Wembley Stadium but they were booed for revealing they were from Israel.
The singer, 48, brought them on stage after apparently catching sight of their sign which read ‘We Believe In Magic’ – a reference to the band’s hit song.
But the pair, named as Avia and Tal, were booed by the audience for revealing they were from Israel, as per a video of the exchange online.
The rumblings prompted the Yellow singer to try to smooth things over by telling them he would treat them as ‘equal humans on Earth regardless of where you come from’.
Chris then appeared to attempt to placate the crowd by also greeting Palestinian fans in the audience, which drew cheers.
The British band are currently preparing for their final show of a 10-date run at Wembley Stadium as they conclude the mammoth world tour
And they could reportedly make history as they become the first band to ever sell more than 13million tickets for a single tour
The awkward exchange at Wembley began as the singer told the fans: ‘I’m going to say this: I’m very grateful that you’re here as humans, and I’m treating you as equal humans on Earth regardless of where you come from or don’t come from.
‘Thank you for being here. We’re grateful. And thank you for being loving and kind.’
The singer then inspected their sign and added to the crowd: ‘Although it’s controversial maybe, I also want to welcome people in the audience from Palestine, out of the belief we’re all equal humans.’
Addressing the pair, Martin continued: ‘I believe that we’re all… that people are human. Thank you for being here. We’re very happy to see you.
‘Look at your beautiful green eyes. We have a song called Green Eyes. We should re-sing it for you.’
After the show, one of the Israeli women who went up on stage told Israeli broadcaster, Kan, that she had had doubts about revealing her identity to the crowd.
‘There was a split second that we considered saying we are from Malta, and then I said Israeli,’ she said in the interview, per the Jewish Chronicle.
‘We couldn’t and didn’t want to lie. It was a bit scary that 90,000 people know we are from here, but we said it.’
The incident came weeks after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his head of HR Kristin Calbot were seemingly rumbled having an affair at a show in the US
After learning that they were from Israel, Martin said he wanted to greet any Palestinian fans in the crowd too, which drew loud cheers
Pro-Israel commentators slammed Chris for ‘not defending’ the girls from the boos, despite his kind words.
Israeli-American technology expert, Yaron Samid, who describes himself on X as a ‘Proud Zionist’ and big Coldplay fan, also blasted the artist.
He wrote: ‘My wife and I, both Israeli, have been avid fans of Coldplay for two decades, traveling around the world to see them in concert several times. That’s why this slip up by Chris Martin at Wembley Stadium is especially hurtful.’
The Macabee Task Force, which claims its mission statement is to ‘fight back against the rising tide of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on America’s college campuses’, accused Coldplay of not having a ‘backbone’.
However, not all those who were either at the gig or watched it online were outraged, with many praising Chris’s response and his message to Palestinians amid the hell they are experiencing in Gaza.
One noted: ‘He was absolutely incredible. He’s honestly the kindest person ever.’ ‘Was at the concert. He handle(d) it with class. Dissolved any potential bad reaction from the crowd,’ added another.
A third, who was speaking out about the ‘genocide’ in Gaza, wrote on X: ‘Imagine being “hurt” because an artist acknowledged Palestinians as equal humans.’
A fourth wrote: ‘He literally said nothing wrong.’
Later in the show, Chris dueted with Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna on We Pray, which features a verse in Arabic.
She postponed a US tour at the outbreak of Israel’s assault on Gaza, and has sold merchandise with the slogan ‘my heart is Palestinian’ with proceeds going to Gaza via a Middle Eastern children’s charity.
Representatives for Chris were contacted for comment at the time.
It’s not the first time the Music of the Spheres tour has made international headlines – coming after the ‘kiss cam’ at a Foxborough accidentally rumbled an affair between a top tech CEO and his head of human resources as it showed them in an intimate embrace..
Astronomer boss Andy Byron was seen with his arms around Kristin Cabot at the show in July – before trying to duck out of sight after being caught in the eye of the stadium’s wily camera operator.
Chris said to the crowd: ‘Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.’
The pair were quickly identified online before resigning their positions as chief executive and head of people.
Andy’s wife, Megan Byron, reverted to her maiden name of Kerrigan on social media and has since left the family home.
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