Editing Coldplay (section)

=== Live performances ===
[[File:A Head Full of Dreams Tour, Wembley Stadium (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|alt=Stage lights being activated in a darkened stadium|Coldplay at [[Wembley Stadium]] during the [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]] in 2016. The band also had an additional smaller stage where they performed an acoustic set.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 August 2016|title=Concert Review: Coldplay Bursts Into Consol With A Colorful Concert|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2016/08/05/Coldplay-dreams-in-vivid-color-at-Consol/stories/201608050150|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220107021753/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2016/08/05/Coldplay-dreams-in-vivid-color-at-Consol/stories/201608050150|archive-date=7 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref>]]
Coldplay have been said to "make sure each tour is its own dazzling, light-up spectacular".<ref name="LIBPR">{{Cite web|date=13 December 2018|title=Coldplay – Live in Buenos Aires|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/coldplay-live-in-buenos-aires/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020104917/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/coldplay-live-in-buenos-aires/|archive-date=20 October 2021|access-date=4 January 2022|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> Their concerts often use [[fireworks]], [[laser]]s and [[Confetti|confetti cannons]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 June 2017|title=Coldplay Review: Charge of the Bright Brigade|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/16/coldplay-live-review-principality-stadium-cardiff-a-head-full-of-dreams-tour|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530181009/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/16/coldplay-live-review-principality-stadium-cardiff-a-head-full-of-dreams-tour|archive-date=30 May 2021|access-date=5 January 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Furthermore, ''[[Pollstar]]'' stated they were the first artist to include [[Xyloband|LED wristbands]] in live performances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Coldplay's Greener Pastures: With Music of the Spheres, One of the Most Successful Touring Bands Ever Kicks Off a New Era of Sustainable Touring |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2021/10/20/coldplays-greener-pastures-with-music-of-the-spheres-one-of-the-most-successful-touring-bands-ever-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-sustainable-touring-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220630010327/https://news.pollstar.com/2021/10/20/coldplays-greener-pastures-with-music-of-the-spheres-one-of-the-most-successful-touring-bands-ever-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-sustainable-touring-2/ |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=25 September 2023 |website=Pollstar}}</ref> The group are widely credited with popularising the feature as well.<ref name="POWER">{{Cite news |date=3 December 2019 |title=Coldplay's Plastic Problem: What Will Become of Those Glowing Wristbands? |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/coldplays-plastic-problem-will-become-glowing-wristbands/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809113821/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/coldplays-plastic-problem-will-become-glowing-wristbands/ |archive-date=9 August 2022 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Writing a review of ''[[Live in Buenos Aires (Coldplay album)|Live in Buenos Aires]]'' (2018), Sam Sodomsky from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' hailed them as "one of the 21st century's most enduring live acts".<ref name="LIBPR" /> Meanwhile, ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} [[Alexis Petridis]] commented that the set lists used by the band were "a bullish reminder of how [they] got, and then stayed, huge".<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 October 2021|title=Coldplay Review – Lasers, Confetti and Ed Sheeran In Extravagant Return|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/13/coldplay-review-shepherds-bush-empire-ed-sheeran-music-of-the-spheres|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205062430/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/13/coldplay-review-shepherds-bush-empire-ed-sheeran-music-of-the-spheres|archive-date=5 December 2021|access-date=5 January 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Both reviewers also noted how Martin usually interacts with the audience between each song's performance.

For [[Ghost Stories Tour]] (2014), however, they performed intimate sets at venues like [[Royal Albert Hall]] and the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 April 2017|title=Coldplay Announces 2014 Tour Dates|url=https://consequence.net/2014/04/coldplay-announces-2014-tour-dates/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220105172456/https://consequence.net/2014/04/coldplay-announces-2014-tour-dates/|archive-date=5 January 2022|access-date=5 January 2022|website=Consequence}}</ref> The concerts made use of new features including a [[laser harp]] and the [[reactable]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 March 2014|title=Chris Martin Floats Above The Crowd of 800 To Preview The Album's May 19 Release|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coldplay-introduces-ghost-stories-intimate-690645|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220105171902/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/coldplay-introduces-ghost-stories-intimate-690645/|archive-date=5 January 2022|access-date=23 July 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}
* {{Cite web|date=17 July 2014|title=XL Creates A Sky Full of Video For Coldplay|url=https://www.avinteractive.com/news/display/xl-creates-sky-full-video-coldplay-17-07-2014/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220105172331/https://www.avinteractive.com/news/display/xl-creates-sky-full-video-coldplay-17-07-2014/|archive-date=5 January 2022|access-date=5 January 2022|website=AV Magazine}}</ref> A similar approach was taken for ''[[Everyday Life (Coldplay album)|Everyday Life]]'' (2019) over their environmental concerns,<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2019|title=Coldplay To Pause Touring Until Concerts Are Environmentally Beneficial|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50490700|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623174329/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50490700|archive-date=23 June 2020|access-date=21 November 2019|website=BBC News}}</ref> with the band playing small shows for charity and a special livestream at the [[Amman Citadel]] in Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 November 2019|title=Coldplay Review – Still The Masters of the Sweeping Statement|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/26/coldplay-review-natural-history-museum-london|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021130117/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/26/coldplay-review-natural-history-museum-london|archive-date=21 October 2021|access-date=5 January 2022|website=The Guardian}}</ref> When reviewing these shows, Dan Stubbs from ''[[NME]]'' stated "on stage is where Coldplay come alive, and where they make the most sense".<ref name="JORDAN">{{Cite web |date=25 November 2019 |title=Inside Coldplay's Spectacular Sermon On The Mount In Jordan |url=https://www.nme.com/features/stand-love-peace-brotherhood-inside-coldplays-spectacular-sermon-mount-amman-jordan-2578014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311042409/https://www.nme.com/features/stand-love-peace-brotherhood-inside-coldplays-spectacular-sermon-mount-amman-jordan-2578014 |archive-date=11 March 2020 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=NME}}</ref> In 2022, Champion said [[the Flaming Lips]] were instrumental in shaping their idea of how entertaining a concert can be, as the American band's tours have "a sense of wonder and sense of fun which we really respond to".<ref>{{Cite AV media |date=6 June 2022 |time=9:40 to 10:25 |title=Going Green: How Coldplay Made Their Latest Stadium Tour One of the Most Sustainable Ever |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0f-kU0YO8&feature=emb_title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610220203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g0f-kU0YO8 |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=10 June 2022 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>