Mylo Xyloto Tour

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Mylo Xyloto Tour

Promotional poster for tour
Tour by Coldplay
Associated album Mylo Xyloto
Start date 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)
End date 31 December 2012 (2012-12-31)
Legs 5
Shows 41 in Europe
1 in Asia
39 in North America
5 in Australasia
86 Total
Coldplay tour chronology
Viva la Vida Tour
(2008–10)
Mylo Xyloto Tour
(2011–12)

Mylo Xyloto Tour is the fifth concert tour by British band Coldplay. Launched in support of their fifth studio album Mylo Xyloto (2011), the tour began in October 2011 with a series of one-off concerts in Europe. A full-production show began in December 2011 in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. It continued into 2012 with shows in North America, Europe and Australasia.

Chris Martin performing on the Mylo Xyloto Tour

Contents

Background [edit]

After devoting the summer of 2011 to a promotional tour in Europe, the Americas and Africa,[1] the band announced the tour via their Twitter account in September 2011. Initial dates revealed shows in the UK, France, Germany and Belgium. A set of rehearsal shows were added for October and November, seeing the band partake in radio festivals and fan-exclusive gigs. Due to the demand, the band added additional shows in the UK. One of those dates is a concert at Dingwalls in London. Here, the band played several shows to help finance their debut album. Later in November, more dates were added in the UK, this time, playing stadiums in June 2012.[2] The shows in Manchester, Sunderland and London sold out in under two hours.[3] The tour kicked off with a live-streamed concert in Madrid.[4]

Opening acts [edit]

Setlist [edit]

Tour dates [edit]

Date City Country Venue
Europe[2][21]
26 October 2011[A] Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
27 October 2011[B] Norwich England UEA Large Common Room
31 October 2011 Paris France La Cigale
2 November 2011[C] Cologne Germany E-Werk
21 November 2011 Rome Italy Cinecittà
23 November 2011 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
3 December 2011 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
4 December 2011 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena
6 December 2011[D] London Dingwalls
9 December 2011 The O2 Arena
10 December 2011[E]
14 December 2011 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
15 December 2011 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
17 December 2011 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
18 December 2011 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
20 December 2011 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
21 December 2011 Berlin O2 World
Asia[22]
31 December 2011[F] Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates VOR Destination Village
North America[23][24]
17 April 2012 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place
18 April 2012 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
20 April 2012 Vancouver Rogers Arena
21 April 2012
24 April 2012 Portland United States Rose Garden
25 April 2012 Seattle KeyArena
27 April 2012 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
28 April 2012
1 May 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
2 May 2012
4 May 2012
Europe[25][26]
18 May 2012 Porto Portugal Estádio do Dragão
20 May 2012 Madrid Spain Estadio Vicente Calderón
22 May 2012 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
24 May 2012 Turin Italy Stadio Olimpico di Torino
26 May 2012 Zurich Switzerland Letzigrund
29 May 2012 Coventry England Ricoh Arena
1 June 2012 London Emirates Stadium
2 June 2012
4 June 2012
7 June 2012 Sunderland Stadium of Light
9 June 2012[G] London Wembley Stadium
9 June 2012 Manchester Etihad Stadium
10 June 2012
North America[23][24]
22 June 2012 Dallas United States American Airlines Center
23 June 2012
25 June 2012 Houston Toyota Center
26 June 2012
28 June 2012 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum
29 June 2012 Miami American Airlines Arena
2 July 2012 Atlanta Philips Arena
3 July 2012 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
5 July 2012 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
6 July 2012
8 July 2012 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
9 July 2012
23 July 2012 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
24 July 2012
26 July 2012 Montreal Bell Centre
27 July 2012
29 July 2012 Boston United States TD Garden
30 July 2012
1 August 2012 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
3 August 2012 East Rutherford Izod Center
4 August 2012
7 August 2012 Chicago United Center
8 August 2012
10 August 2012 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
11 August 2012
Europe[26]
28 August 2012 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
30 August 2012 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Olympic Stadium
2 September 2012 Paris France Stade de France
4 September 2012 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion
6 September 2012 The Hague Netherlands Malieveld
12 September 2012 Munich Germany Olympic Stadium
14 September 2012 Leipzig Red Bull Arena
16 September 2012 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena
19 September 2012 Warsaw Poland Warsaw National Stadium
22 September 2012 Hanover Germany AWD-Arena
Australasia[27]
10 November 2012 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
13 November 2012 Melbourne Australia Etihad Stadium
17 November 2012 Sydney Allianz Stadium
18 November 2012
21 November 2012 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
North America[28]
29 December 2012 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
30 December 2012 New York City Barclays Center
31 December 2012
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "American Express Unstaged"[29]
B This concert was a part of "BBC Radio 1's Student Tour"[30]
C This concert was a part of "1Live Radiokonzert"[31]
D This concert is a part of "Radio 2 In Concert"[32]
E This concert is a part of "Under 1 Roof: A Benefit for Kids Company"[33]
F This concert is a part of the "Volvo Ocean Race"[34]
G This concert is part of the "Capital FM's Summertime Ball"[35]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
4 November 2011 Oslo, Norway Folketeatret Postponed. Rescheduled for 23 November 2011 and moved to Sentrum Scene[36]

Box office score data [edit]

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow 9,243 / 9,654 (96%) $780,797[37]
Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester 18,103 / 18,305 (99%) $1,530,480[38]
The O2 Arena London 29,835 / 30,200 (99%) $2,553,150[38]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris 16,500 / 17,000 (97%) $1,152,990[37]
Lanxess Arena Cologne 16,139 / 16,139 (100%) $1,156,640[37]
Sportpaleis Antwerp 18,340 / 18,340 (100%) $1,477,530[39]
Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt 15,148 / 15,148 (100%) $1,149,270[37]
O2 World Berlin 14,660 / 14,991 (98%) $1,120,610[40]
Rexall Place Edmonton 14,306 / 16,238 (88%) $1,220,710[41]
Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary 14,463 / 14,463 (100%) $1,277,710[37]
Rogers Arena Vancouver 31,766 / 34,000 (93%) $2,794,890[37]
Rose Garden Portland 12,966 / 12,966 (100%) $1,076,567[41]
KeyArena Seattle 14,244 / 14,244 (100%) $1,209,544[37]
HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose 33,894 / 33,894 (100%) $2,612,395[37]
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles 49,466 / 49,466 (100%) $4,158,205[37]
Estádio do Dragão Porto 52,457 / 52,457 (100%) $4,467,650[37]
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid 50,873 / 50,873 (100%) $3,698,900[37]
Stade Charles-Ehrmann Nice 43,364 / 43,364 (100%) $2,812,670[37]
Stadio Olimpico di Torino Turin 39,778 / 39,778 (100%) $2,637,910[37]
Letzigrund Zurich 48,826 / 48,826 (100%) $6,051,640[37]
Ricoh Arena Coventry 40,498 / 40,498 (100%) $3,483,080[37]
Emirates Stadium London 173,596 / 173,596 (100%) $14,421,500[37]
Stadium of Light Sunderland 55,220 / 55,220 (100%) $4,326,040[37]
Etihad Stadium Manchester 113,256 / 113,256 (100%) $9,081,600[37]
American Airlines Center Dallas 33,532 / 33,532 (100%) $2,581,064[37]
Toyota Center Houston 26,763 / 26,763 (100%) $2,237,219[37]
Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa 15,934 / 16,830 (95%) $1,205,475[37]
American Airlines Arena Miami 18,266 / 18,266 (100%) $1,314,147[37]
Philips Arena Atlanta 17,218 / 17,218 (100%) $1,220,718[42]
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte 15,509 / 15,509 (100%) $1,230,556[37]
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 33,680 / 33,680 (100%) $2,745,129[37]
Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 32,266 / 32,266 (100%) $2,710,116[37]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 35,434 / 35,434 (100%) $3,385,030[37]
Bell Centre Montreal 36,893 / 36,984 (99%) $3,204,030[43]
TD Garden Boston 32,248 / 32,248 (100%) $2,744,129[37]
Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 15,401 / 15,401 (100%) $1,185,387[37]
Izod Center East Rutherford 37,225 / 37,225 (100%) $3,286,692[37]
United Center Chicago 33,995 / 33,995 (100%) $2,893,220[37]
Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul 28,257 / 33,666 (94%) $2,472,728[37]
Parken Stadium Copenhagen 50,595 / 50,595 (100%) $3,706,340[44]
Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm 33,801 / 33,801 (100%) $3,114,210[44]
Stade de France Paris 77,813 / 77,813 (100%) $6,360,020[44]
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne 44,575 / 44,575 (100%) $3,366,680[44]
Malieveld The Hague 68,274 / 68,274 (100%) $5,125,500[44]
Olympic Stadium Munich 54,017 / 54,017 (100%) $4,286,410[44]
Red Bull Arena Leipzig 35,075 / 35,075 (100%) $2,748,530[44]
Synot Tip Arena Prague 34,609 / 34,609 (100%) $2,775,130[44]
National Stadium Warsaw 40,492 / 40,492 (100%) $2,480,500[44]
AWD-Arena Hanover 43,414 / 43,414 (100%) $3,411,640[44]
Mount Smart Stadium Auckland 37,394 / 37,394 (100%) $3,907,510[45]
Etihad Stadium Melbourne 63,378 / 63,378 (100%) $7,300,900[45]
Allianz Stadium Sydney 92,717 / 92,717 (100%) $10,703,300[45]
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 51,435 / 51,435 (100%) $6,025,180[45]
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 8,519 / 8,519 (100%) $918,355[46]
Barclays Center New York City 32,119 / 32,119 (100%) $4,806,442[46]
TOTAL 2,106,889 / 2,114,751 (99%) $181,704,765

Broadcasts and recordings [edit]

The premiere concert in Madrid was streamed live on YouTube. Entitled, "Coldplay Live: Unstaged", the band performed songs from their new album alongside their previous hits. The concert aired on 26 October 2011. The show was not only streamed on YouTube but also in Times Square.[29] Internet users were able to view exclusive content including a pre-show interview and footage from the band's soundcheck.[29] Viewers were also able to select their camera view, spanning from "front of stage" to "aerial". The show was directed by Anton Corbijn and presented by American Express.[47] The live webcast is reported to have been viewed by nearly 20 million viewers.[48] Replay of the show on Vevo was viewed by nearly 8 million viewers.

The show at the UEA Large Common Room was broadcasted on BBC Radio 1 on 27 October 2011. The band's concert at La Cigale was also live-streamed exclusively for views in Eastern Europe and Asia on Orange. The show at Dingwalls is also planned to air live on BBC Radio 2 on 15 December 2011.[49] The 1 June concert at the Emirates Stadium was broadcast on Absolute Radio.[50] Known as "Coldplay: Live at the Emitates", the full show was aired live and uninterrupted.[51] Before the program aired, DJ Geoff Lloyd hosted a special entities, "Coldplay Hometime Special". The set featured interviews with the bandmembers, alongside the band's hits.

External links [edit]

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