In India, more than 220,000 people listened to Coldplay and thus made a new record.
With her “Music of the Spheres” tour, Coldplay has been climbing a record after the next for years. Only a world tour was more successful than the current British concert tour. Now Coldplay in India once again provided a historical spectacle.
At the two gigs in Ahmedabad in India, more than 220,000 people came to the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday (January 25th) and Sunday (January 26). This means that the two appearances are not just the biggest gigs in the career of Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and wants Champion. In the 21st century, no other band played in front of more spectators in any city.
Coldplay are only cut out by Taylor Swift
So far, Coldplay has been sold for the “Music of the Spheres Tour” over 12 million tickets – with sales of more than one billion dollars. Only Taylor Swift took even more money with her “The Eras” tour. The musicians will visit Hong Kong and South Korea next April before making further stadium concerts on their way to North America at the end of May.
In India, Coldplay did not only cut a good figure. At her second gig in the Dy Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 19, the band brought a political message that was more irritated by the audience.
Between two songs, Chris Martin took a moment to give a small history lecture. As part of the apparently improvised speech, the singer thanked the Indians that they “forgiven” the “bad things” that British Empire did in the past – including the colonization of the country.
Coldplay singer Chris Martin irritates the Indian audience
After Martin thanked the audience to be so numerous, he said in concrete terms: “Thank you for welcoming us, even though we come from Great Britain. Thank you for forgiving us all the bad things that Great Britain did. “
There was astonished inquiries on the net on social networks. “What the hell was there?” Asked a user. Another made fun of Martin as a “head of reparation”, who actually did not do anything himself. There was no violent criticism of the statement of the Coldplay front man. Rather malice. “The man apologizes for his forefathers,” wrote one amused. Another judged: “That was unnecessary. He should just entertain us. “