Coldplay Delays Touring to Develop Environmentally ‘Beneficial’ Concerts

Coldplay is releasing a new album on Friday, but the release will not be followed by a world tour. The reason? The climate crisis . "We’re not touring this album," frontman Chris Martin told BBC News Thursday . "We’re taking time over the next year or two, to work out how our tour can not only be sustainable [but] how can it be actively beneficial." To mark the release of its new album Everyday Life, the band will play two concerts at sunrise and sunset in Jordan Friday, which will be streamed live on YouTube. Tomorrow is the big day 🙌 Coldplay’s new album #EverydayLife performed live at Sunrise & Sunset from Jordan – Live… https://t.co/4DxswsJ7lR — ColdplayXtra (@coldplayxtra) 1574331770.0 The band will also play one show at the Natural History Museum in London Nov. 25 and donate all the proceeds to environmental law charity ClientEarth , according to The Guardian . Then, it’s time to brainstorm. Martin told BBC News what the band hoped to achieve: Our next tour will be the best possible version of a tour like that environmentally. We would be disappointed if it’s not carbon neutral. The hardest thing is the flying side of […]

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