{"id":33584,"date":"2019-11-22T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=33584"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:47:09","slug":"coldplay-to-take-a-break-from-touring-amidst-climate-change-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/coldplay-to-take-a-break-from-touring-amidst-climate-change-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Coldplay to take a break from touring amidst climate change fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has announced that the band won\u2019t be touring until they can make touring environmentally friendly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The band released their eighth studio album, <\/span>Everyday Life<\/span><\/i>, today and the musician has confirmed that the band won\u2019t be touring it \u2013 telling BBC News \u2018we\u2019re taking time over the next year or two to work out, how can, not only our tour be sustainable, but how can it be actively beneficial\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Instead of hitting the road with a worldwide tour, the band are playing two shows in Amman, Jordan, which will be broadcast, for free, on YouTube today.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>When asked by the BBC about any upcoming tours, Chris said that the band would be \u2018disappointed if it\u2019s not carbon neutral\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u2018The hardest thing is the flying side of things. But, for example, our dream is to have a show with no single use plastic, to have it largely solar-powered\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Coldplay\u2019s last tour was in 2016, following the release of their album <\/span>A Head Full of Dreams.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Infographic by Jodie Shepherd, figures from BBC News<\/p><\/div>\n

Their next UK show will be a one-off special event for fans at London\u2019s Natural History Museum on Monday 25<\/span>th<\/span> November.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PXKYA-zmzTY]<\/p>\n

Words: Jodie Shepherd\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Image: Jisu Han on Unsplash<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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