By Johannes Malinowski
The magic of rock concerts thrives on their uniqueness. Where Rammstein does something with fire, Coldplay delivers a monumental show of magic, high-tech and contemporary sustainability.
The British superstars (80 million records sold) fill the Olympic Stadium for three evenings. Sunday evening the start in front of 71,000 fans – sold out!
The album “Music of the Spheres” was released in October, and the world tour of the same name (73 concerts in 15 countries) has been running since March.
The band attaches great importance to a low carbon footprint, kinetic dance floors generate electricity for the next show, as do wind turbines on the speaker towers.
At the entrance there were LED bracelets for the fans, which – centrally controlled – transform the stadium into a colorful sea of lights. It’s a shame that it was still so bright when the concert started at 8:56 p.m. Singer Chris Martin (45) jumped like a bouncy ball across the colorful stage.
The world tour (73 concerts in 15 countries) has been running since March Photo: picture alliance/dpa
At the start “Higher Power”, shortly afterwards “Paradise” and later the eternal masterpiece “Viva la Vida”. Fireworks, colored smoke bombs, giant rubber balls above the crowd. A monumental Disneyland in Westend!
The downside is the miserable sound in the Olympic Stadium.
Short break
While “A sky full of stars” is running, an ambulance with blue lights suddenly drives into the interior. Singer Chris Martin reacts, interrupts the show and asks if everything is okay. Thumbs up, let’s move on. Why the rescue workers were alerted was not known in the evening.
Coldplay is taking a break on Monday evening, followed by two more shows on Tuesday and Wednesday. At the time of going to press, there were still a few tickets left.