2014–2017: A Head Full of Dreams Coldplay

the band performing adventure of lifetime , during headline setlist @ glastonbury 2016. performance fifth @ festival, , record-setting fourth headliners.

on 4 december 2014, chris martin announced in interview zane lowe on bbc radio 1 coldplay in middle of working on seventh studio album, head full of dreams. martin stated might band s final album , compared harry potter; s our seventh thing, , way @ it, s last harry potter book or that. added that, unlike promotion efforts ghost stories, band tour seventh record. in interview jo whiley on bbc radio 2, martin hinted @ style of album saying band trying make colourful , uplifting, yet not bombastic. stated shuffle feet to.

on 11 december 2014, band unveiled new song, miracles , written , recorded world war ii drama film unbroken directed angelina jolie. @ 2015 billboard music awards on 17 may, ghost stories named top rock album. on 26 september, coldplay performed @ 2015 global citizen festival in central park s great lawn in new york, event organised chris martin advocates end extreme global poverty. coldplay, along beyoncé, ed sheeran , pearl jam, headlined festival, broadcast on nbc in on 27 september , bbc in uk on 28 september.

english actor andy serkis performance capture consultant band s adventure of lifetime music video saw them perform chimpanzees

speaking on nick grimshaw s radio 1 breakfast show on bbc on 6 november, coldplay confirmed 4 december release date of head full of dreams, , new song album, adventure of lifetime , premiered on show. album features guest appearances beyoncé, gwyneth paltrow, noel gallagher, tove lo , barack obama. album reached number 1 in uk, , number 2 in us, australia , canada among others, kept off top spot adele s 25. music video adventure of lifetime featured band performing monkeys, , provided consultation renowned performance capture actor andy serkis.

on 27 november 2015, first dates 2016 head full of dreams tour announced. latin american , european legs listed, included 3 dates @ wembley stadium, london in june. north america tour, wembley concert, , oceania tour, later added. on 5 december, band headlined opening day of 2015 jingle bell ball @ london s o2 arena. on 7 february 2016 headlined super bowl 50 halftime show. band joined beyoncé , bruno mars. in april 2016, band named sixth best selling artist worldwide in 2015.

coldplay performing @ 2016 brit awards @ o2 in london, february 2016. received brit award best british group fourth time.

on 26 june 2016, coldplay closed final day of glastonbury festival in england. performance included duet barry gibb, last surviving member of bee gees. during band s second night @ metlife stadium in new jersey on 18 july, coldplay joined onstage michael j. fox recreate future scene. martin sang earth angel before introducing fox onstage join band in performing chuck berry classic johnny b. goode .

the band performed full set in india first time part of global citizen festival in mumbai on 19 november 2016. performance attended 80,000 people , featured many bollywood stars during concert. same month, coldplay announced in interviews absolute radio , magic radio in london releasing new songs in new ep called kaleidoscope ep . described being made leftover bag of ideas recording of head full of dreams, martin stated released in couple of months . band officially announced ep released in 2017.

coldplay playing in paris in 2017

on 22 february 2017, band released long-awaited , teased collaboration track edm duo chainsmokers called . song set included chainsmokers new album memories...do not open. together, debuted song live @ 2017 brit awards chris martin performing tribute song late george michael. on 2 march, chris martin s birthday, band announced kaleidoscope ep release date 2 june 2017, , released track ep, hypnotised . ep include hypnotised , live remix of recorded in tokyo, , 3 new songs. ep s release date later pushed july 14 can think being released prior ep s release on june 15.

on 15 august 2017, coldplay announced live album covering tour released in november. on 8 october 2017, coldplay debuted live new single life beautiful during concert @ sdccu stadium in san diego, california. song written in support after earthquake affected mexico on 19 september. part of band s show broadcast @ end of estamos unidos mexicanos, benefit concert taken place @ mexico city s zócalo, included fix , viva la vida , adventure of lifetime , new song. martin stated concert s , song s proceeds destined relief efforts mexico , other countries. head full of dreams tour concluded in november 2017. grossing on $523 million, third highest-grossing concert tour in history.