Coldplay set Spanish stadium record

The British group drew 225,000 people to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona across four nights last week

News By James Hanley | 31 May 2023

Coldplay continue to break records around the world after becoming the first band to sell out four nights at a Spanish stadium on a single tour.The British group drew a total of 225,000 people to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona from 24-25 and 27-28 May, presented by Live Nation Spain, as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour, reports APMusicales.They also played two sellout shows at the venue, which has a capacity of around 56,000, during their previous A Head Full of Dreams tour in May 2016.Kicking off in March 2022, the Music of the Spheres World Tour had sold more than six million tickets across Europe,

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