Editing Coldplay (section)

== Legacy ==
{{Main|Cultural impact of Coldplay}}
[[File:ColdplayCWB210323 (6 of 6).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|alt=Coldplay preparing to bow on stage after performing|Coldplay at [[Estádio Couto Pereira]] in 2023]]
Coldplay are considered one of the most influential bands of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2012 |title=Coldplay |url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/coldplay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116214215/https://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/coldplay/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |access-date=15 December 2021 |website=Seattle Weekly |quote=There are still 88 years and eight months remaining in the 21st century, but thus far, they are the most influential band of it}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Firstpost]]'', Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri commented they have "mastered the art of reinvention", consequently widening the "roster of artists inspired by them" and creating "a rich multi-genre legacy" which impacted [[Cultural impact of Coldplay#Creative inspiration|a variety of mainstream and indie musicians worldwide]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2021 |title=Twenty Years On, Coldplay Refuses To Take Its Voice Seriously |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/twenty-years-on-coldplay-refuses-to-take-its-voice-seriously-their-versatility-and-collabs-have-kept-the-band-alive-10067761.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220716170016/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/twenty-years-on-coldplay-refuses-to-take-its-voice-seriously-their-versatility-and-collabs-have-kept-the-band-alive-10067761.html |archive-date=16 July 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> Songs from the group have been [[List of cover versions of Coldplay songs|covered]] and sampled on many occasions as well.<ref name="TNYIR" /> They were credited with bringing the sound of mainstream rock towards "something more gentle and melodic" and ushering into new forms of songwriting when "British music struggled to define itself".<ref name="NIERENBERG">{{Cite web |date=22 July 2020 |title=Holy Hell! Parachutes Turns 20 |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2020/07/22/holy-hell-parachutes-turns-20/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230106055246/https://spectrumculture.com/2020/07/22/holy-hell-parachutes-turns-20/ |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Spectrum Culture}}
* {{Cite web |date=11 June 2011 |title=Coldplay Set the Direction of Mainstream Rock |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/12/coldplay-direction-mainstream-rock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914232901/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/12/coldplay-direction-mainstream-rock |archive-date=14 September 2015 |access-date=16 January 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> [[Neil McCormick]] from ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' stated that the band represent the evolution of rock into a brand new era,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2022 |title=British Rock Is Now Dominated by Bedwetters – And That's a Good Thing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/british-rock-now-dominated-bedwetters-good-thing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220811101426/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/british-rock-now-dominated-bedwetters-good-thing/ |archive-date=11 August 2022 |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref> while ''[[Afisha]]''{{'s}} Sergey Stepanov described them as the 21st century equivalent to [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2022 |title=20 Лет A Rush of Blood to the Head: Сергей Степанов – О Главном Aльбоме Coldplay |trans-title=20 Years of A Rush of Blood to the Head: Sergey Stepanov – About the Main Album of Coldplay |url=https://daily.afisha.ru/music/23944-20-let-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head-sergey-stepanov-o-glavnom-albome-coldplay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250516041247/https://daily.afisha.ru/music/23944-20-let-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head-sergey-stepanov-o-glavnom-albome-coldplay/ |archive-date=16 May 2025 |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=Afisha |language=ru}}</ref> Publications have also frequently labeled Coldplay as successors to [[U2]] as the biggest band in the world.{{efn|As per ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2013 |title=Coldplay/Under 1 Roof – Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/20/coldplay-under-1-roof-apollo-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804175526/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/20/coldplay-under-1-roof-apollo-review |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2016 |title=25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going |work=The New York Times Magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/10/magazine/25-songs-that-tell-us-where-music-is-going.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211227014802/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/10/magazine/25-songs-that-tell-us-where-music-is-going.html?mtrref=undefined&assetType=PAYWALL |archive-date=27 December 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 November 2019 |title=Premature Evaluation: Coldplay Everyday Life |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2064318/coldplay-everyday-life-review/reviews/premature-evaluation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804175032/https://www.stereogum.com/2064318/coldplay-everyday-life-review/reviews/premature-evaluation/ |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> and ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2008 |title=Coldplay Review: The Old Ones Are Still the Best |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2141900/Coldplay-review-the-old-ones-are-still-the-best.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804175147/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2141900/Coldplay-review-the-old-ones-are-still-the-best.html |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>}}

Despite their popularity and impact, the group earned a reputation as [[Cultural impact of Coldplay#Public image|polarising cultural icons]], since they have attracted criticism as much as praise from the public and the music critics throughout their career.<ref name="NELSON">{{Cite web |date=2 December 2015 |title=We Are All Coldplay |url=https://consequence.net/2015/12/we-are-all-coldplay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116222334/https://consequence.net/2015/12/we-are-all-coldplay/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |access-date=25 December 2021 |website=Consequence}}</ref> Michael Baumann explained for ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' that Coldplay's rise to fame coincided with a decade marked by "artistic snark and cynicism: hipsterism, the peak of [[Pop-punk|pop punk]]" and the new rebirth of [[Rockism and poptimism|rockism]], meaning that their "earnest, nonthreatening, and profoundly accessible" public image was established at "the worst time of the past 40 years to be those things".<ref>{{cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=Coldplay – and Especially Fix You – Deserve a Better Legacy |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/12/2/22813020/coldplay-fix-you-revisited-legacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230804123045/https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/12/2/22813020/coldplay-fix-you-revisited-legacy |archive-date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=The Ringer}}</ref> In a piece for ''The New York Times'', [[Jon Pareles]] named them "the most insufferable band of the decade".<ref name="TNYIR" /> Conversely, Lanre Bakare told ''[[El País]]'' that Martin is new kind of pop star who connects with fans emotionally.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Coldplay: Why Such An Irritating Band Can Fill More Venues Than Any Other on the Planet |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-09-28/coldplay-why-such-an-irritating-band-can-fill-more-venues-than-any-other-on-the-planet.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230805171115/https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-09-28/coldplay-why-such-an-irritating-band-can-fill-more-venues-than-any-other-on-the-planet.html |archive-date=5 August 2023 |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=El País}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[The Times]]''{{'}} [[Mark Beaumont (journalist)|Mark Beaumont]] defended that Coldplay regained respect and credibility in all fields by dedicating themselves to stadium spectacles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 August 2022 |title=How It Became Cool to Like Coldplay |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/coldplay-stadium-tour-how-they-became-cool-928dd6n93 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220825075016/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coldplay-stadium-tour-how-they-became-cool-928dd6n93 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |access-date=2 April 2023 |website=The Times}}</ref>

Felipe Branco Cruz from ''[[Veja (magazine)|Veja]]'' credited them with reinventing the concept of arena rock by turning fans into protagonists of the concert instead of mere spectators,<ref name="CRUZ">{{Cite web |date=11 September 2022 |title=Com Show no Rock in Rio, Coldplay Reinventa o Conceito de Rock de Arena |trans-title=With Rock in Rio Show, Coldplay Reinvents the Concept of Arena Rock |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/com-show-no-rock-in-rio-coldplay-reinventa-o-conceito-de-rock-de-arena/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911111809/https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/com-show-no-rock-in-rio-coldplay-reinventa-o-conceito-de-rock-de-arena/ |archive-date=11 September 2022 |access-date=11 September 2022 |website=Veja |language=pt}}</ref> which included popularising the use of interactive [[Xyloband|LED wristbands]] on live performances.<ref name="POWER" /> With the [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] (2022–25), the group became "pioneers for sustainability" in live entertainment, reducing [[Greenhouse gas emissions|CO<sub>2</sub> emissions]] by 59% in comparison to [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour|their previous concert run]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2023 |title=Coldplay Work Towards Net Zero on Sustainable Tour |url=https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/Coldplay-work-towards-net-zero-on-sustainable-tour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230711125244/https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/Coldplay-work-towards-net-zero-on-sustainable-tour |archive-date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |website=Sustainability}}
* {{Cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=Coldplay Praised for Setting a New Standard as They Share Update on Tour Emission Success |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-setting-a-new-standard-following-update-on-tour-emission-success-3761992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604021819/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-setting-a-new-standard-following-update-on-tour-emission-success-3761992 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=NME}}</ref> They were listed as one of the most influential climate action leaders in the world by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as well.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=16 November 2023 |title=The 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business 2023 |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116151051/https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/ |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |magazine=Time}}</ref> The [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) has attributed rises in British music exportation to Coldplay's international success on several occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2017 |title=British Music Exports Rise in 2016 |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/british-music-exports-rise-in-2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116220713/https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/british-music-exports-rise-in-2016/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |access-date=17 June 2021 |website=BPI}}
* {{Cite web |date=16 June 2021 |title=Streaming Powers British Music Exports to New High in 2020 |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/streaming-powers-british-music-exports-to-new-high-in-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116221044/https://www.bpi.co.uk/news-analysis/streaming-powers-british-music-exports-to-new-high-in-2020/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |access-date=17 June 2021 |website=BPI}}</ref> The band were also praised for having creative and "forward-thinking" marketing strategies, with their use of the internet as a tool for promotion being considered revolutionary in the early 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2023 |title=Why Coldplay Is One of the Most Successful UK Bands |url=https://www.obscuresound.com/2023/02/why-coldplay-is-one-of-the-most-successful-uk-bands/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629124539/https://www.obscuresound.com/2023/02/why-coldplay-is-one-of-the-most-successful-uk-bands/ |archive-date=29 June 2023 |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Obscure Sound}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' ranked their first five albums among the best of the last 30 years.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2016 |title=The Greatest Albums of the Last 30 Years |url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qcollection.htm#Q30years |url-status=usurped |magazine=Q |type=30th Birthday Special Issue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808030114/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qcollection.htm |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> The second, ''[[A Rush of Blood to the Head]]'' (2002), was added to the [[List of 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and ''[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} definitive editorials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2007 |title=Definitive 200 |url=http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919000041/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200 |archive-date=19 September 2009 |access-date=21 April 2021 |website=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}}
* {{Cite magazine |date=31 December 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/stevie-wonder-music-of-my-mind-2-1062883 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240419024223/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/stevie-wonder-music-of-my-mind-2-1062883/ |archive-date=19 April 2024 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> As another result of their impact and legacy, the group have spawned various [[Cultural impact of Coldplay#Tribute projects|tribute albums, events and acts]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2008 |title=Jay-Z and Coldplay Mixtape: Viva la Hova |url=https://beatsperminute.com/jay-z-and-coldplay-mixtape-viva-la-hova/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230527234401/https://beatsperminute.com/jay-z-and-coldplay-mixtape-viva-la-hova/ |archive-date=27 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Beats Per Minute}}
* {{Cite web |date=30 March 2023 |title=Blitz Apresenta Coldplay em Portugal, a Exposição |trans-title=Blitz Presents Coldplay in Portugal, the Exhibition |url=https://expresso.pt/blitz/2023-03-30-BLITZ-apresenta-Coldplay-em-Portugal-a-exposicao-cc81d590 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403114919/https://expresso.pt/blitz/2023-03-30-BLITZ-apresenta-Coldplay-em-Portugal-a-exposicao-cc81d590 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023 |website=Expresso |language=pt}}
* {{Cite web |date=29 November 2016 |title=Meet Leading Coldplay Tribute Band, Coldplace |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/11/29/meet-leading-coldplay-tribute-band-coldplace.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819125306/https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/11/29/meet-leading-coldplay-tribute-band-coldplace.html |archive-date=19 August 2023 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=The Jakarta Post}}</ref>