Coldplay
Music Of The Spheres Tour
2023
“Anyone with any passing knowledge of Coldplay gigs knows that the play of the colour across the venue, like a murmuration of starlings, is one of the greatest spectacles in stadium showmanship.”
The Guardian
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Coldplay’s much anticipated Music of the Spheres tour launched in the spring of 2022 after approximately two years of creative collaboration between a multitude of individuals. The task was to create a “journey traveling outwards into the unknown to then come home having learned something new.”
Team
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Sam Seager
Head of Visuals Designer
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Holly Molcher
Art Director
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Richard Olivieri
Art Director
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How we got there
The overall performance is loaded with production value; pyro, confetti, lasers, LED wristbands, inflatable floating planets, puppets, guest performers, and OF COURSE the incredible music and performance of Coldplay.
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“Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at the production meetings for Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour…”
The Guardian
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“The sugar-rush performance is a veritable feast: meticulously performed and a visual treat…”
NME