British rock band Coldplay is set to make their grand return to Abu Dhabi, bringing their acclaimed Music of the Spheres World Tour to the Zayed Sports City Stadium on January 11, 2024. Promoters Live Nation Middle East have confirmed that this will be the band’s only stop in the region during the tour, which has seen them play to massive audiences around the globe, including more than 100,000 fans at Glastonbury Festival in the UK earlier this year.
How to Get Tickets to Coldplay in Abu Dhabi
Fans eager to catch the show can now sign up for pre-sale access via Coldplay’s official website, with tickets becoming available online at noon GST on September 25. Additionally, pre-sale tickets can be registered for through the Live Nation Middle East website, going on sale the following day, September 26, also at noon. General tickets will be available starting September 27 from the Live Nation Middle East website.
Ticket prices have yet to be announced, but as a reference, tickets for Coldplay’s Melbourne concert on October 31, part of the same tour, start at around Dh250.
Inside the Music of the Spheres Tour
Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour, named after their ninth studio album, has been their most ambitious and expansive tour to date, performing in front of over nine million fans across more than 30 countries since 2022. According to Billboard, the tour is now the highest-grossing rock tour of all time, bringing in more than $945 million so far.
The tour is also notable for its eco-conscious initiatives. Coldplay has made significant efforts to reduce their environmental impact, implementing sustainable measures such as building stages from low-carbon, reusable materials, using low-energy LED lighting, minimizing private flights, and installing kinetic dance floors that generate energy from audience movement to help power the show.
The band has been transparent about its progress, sharing annual sustainability reports with fans. Their latest report, published in June, revealed that CO2e emissions from the tour are 59% lower than their previous 2016/17 stadium tour, on a per-show basis.
Coldplay’s UAE History
Coldplay’s upcoming concert in Abu Dhabi adds to the band’s long-standing connection with the UAE. They have performed in the capital three times previously: twice on New Year’s Eve in 2011 and 2016, at the Abu Dhabi Corniche and Etihad Park, and during their 2009 debut at Emirates Palace, where they performed to a rain-soaked crowd. More recently, the band played at Expo 2020 Dubai in 2022, solidifying their love affair with the UAE.
The Zayed Sports City Stadium concert will also mark the first stand-alone show at the venue since George Michael and Alicia Keys performed to a sold-out audience in 2008.
Fans can expect a high-energy, unforgettable performance from Coldplay as they bring their global tour to Abu Dhabi once again.
