18 January,2025 12:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Excitement among music lovers has reached new heights as popular rock band Coldplay landed in Mumbai on Thursday for their much-awaited concert. Ahead of their gig this weekend, the band's lead singer Chris Martin, and his actor-girlfriend Dakota Johnson visited Shri Babulnath Temple to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. As Chris left the temple premises, a little fan asked him for concert tickets. Here's how the singer reacted.
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Chris Martin wore a blue kurta while Dakota Johnson looked bespoke in a printed salwar suit. She even whispered into the ears of Nandi, the bull of Lord Shiva, conveying her prayers, secrets, and wishes to the deity. Watch the video below.
Coldplay is all set to enthrall the audience in Mumbai with their gig, part of their 'Music of the Spheres' tour. The band will perform in Mumbai for three days at DY Patil Sports Stadium: January 18, January 19, and January 21. Before Coldplay takes the stage, the audience will have the chance to enjoy live performances by Shone, Elyanna, and Jasleen Royal.
The Indian tour of Coldplay, organized by BookMyShow Live, doesn't end here. The band will also perform at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on January 25 and January 26.
After their India tour, the band will kick off their Hong Kong tour in April. In the same month, they'll also perform in South Korea.
Coldplay, the British rock band, consists of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey.
This is the second time that Coldplay will be performing in India, they last visited the country in 2016 when they performed in Mumbai as a part of the Global Citizen Festival.
Since kicking off in March 2022, the Music Of The Spheres World Tour has sold over 10 million tickets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, making it the most highly attended tour by a group of all time.
The set list for the band includes tracks like ‘Yellow', ‘The Scientist', ‘Clocks', ‘Fix You', ‘Viva La Vida', ‘Paradise', ‘A Sky Full Of Stars' and ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime' into the spectacular stadium show bursting with lasers, fireworks, and LED wristbands.
