The Viva la Vida Tour is the third major concert tour by the British band Coldplay. The tour is in support their fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The tour has been a massive commercial and critical success, taking in some of the largest venues in the world, often with double or triple nights in select markets. The tour was believed to have ended on September 19, 2009, following two back-to-back homecoming concerts at Wembley Stadium in London, but on October 1st, 2009, one final leg of the Viva La Vida Tour was announced, consisting of seven shows in Latin America in February and March, 2010.

About the tour

The stage setup consisted of a stripped down main stage and two catwalks; Coldplay also performed amongst audience members at the back of venues in a special acoustic set. Instead of a giant video screen on-stage, the band opted for six hanging giant lightbulbs that displayed images and closeups. Lead singer Chris Martin dubbed the fixtures as "magic balls", while drummer Will Champion added that they release confetti butterflies.

Coldplay were accompanied by Oxfam and David Gibbin during the tour. Volunteers were stationed at each venue to tell concertgoers how to reduce poverty; the organization's logo and website was featured on one of the light ball fixtures during each concert.

On July 23, 2008 Coldplay performed their second in two shows at the United Center arena in Chicago. In each of the two shows, the band shot the music video for "Lost!" by performing the song twice (as they did with the "Fix You" video).On September 19, 2008, Chris Martin was accompanied by A-Ha pianist Magne Furuholmen in the encore at the Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, to play a cover of the A-Ha song "Hunting High and Low".

Their Tampa show, scheduled for August 9, 2009 was delayed because of medical reasons. Later, it was cancelled.

Opening acts

• The Blue Jackets (North America) (Madison Square Garden show only)
• Jon Hopkins (North America) (Madison Square Garden show only)
• Shearwater (North America) (select venues)
• Santigold (North America) (select venues)
• Duffy (North America) (select venues)
• Albert Hammond Jr (Europe) (select venues)
• Girls Aloud (Europe) (select venues)
• Jay-Z (Europe) (select venues)
• Bridget Kelly (Europe) (select venues featuring during Jay-Z's set)
• White Lies (Europe) (select venues)
• Eugene Francis Jnr and the Juniors (Europe) (select venues)
• Elbow (North America) (2009 Summer Leg)
• The High Wire (Europe) (select venues)
• Miss Montreal (Europe) (Holland, Nijmegen)
• The Domino State (North America) (select venues)

• Sleepercar (North America) (select venues)
• The Ting Tings (Japan) (select venues)
• Decoder Ring (Australasia) (select venues)
• Hollie Smith (Australasia) (select venues)
• Mercury Rev (Australasia) (Asia) (select venues)
• Snow Patrol (North America) (select venues)
• Howling Bells (North America/Europe) (select venues)
• Kilians (Europe) (select venues)
• Bat For Lashes (Europe) (select venues)
• Pete Yorn (North America) (select venues)
• Amadou and Mariam (North America) (select venues)
• Kitty Daisy & Lewis (North America) (select venues)
• The Flaming Lips (Europe) (select venues)
• Bat For Lashes (S&C America 2010)

Set lists

Hartford, Connecticut

The following is the set lists from August 2, 2008 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Viva La Vida"
6. "Yes"
7. "42"
8. "Fix You"
9. "Strawberry Swing"
10. "Chinese Sleep Chant"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Square One"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Yellow"
15. "Lost!"
16. "The Scientist"
17. "Death Will Never Conquer"

Encore

1. "Politik"
2. "Lovers in Japan"
3. "Death and All His Friends"
4. "The Escapist (Outro)"

Prague, Czech Republic

The following is the set lists from September 22, 2008 at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Speed of Sound"
6. "Cemeteries of London"
7. "Chinese Sleep Chant"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"
12. "Talk"
13. "The Hardest Part"
14. "Yellow"
15. "Postcards from Far Away"
16. "Viva La Vida"
17. "Lost!"
18. "The Scientist"
19. "Death Will Never Conquer"
20. "Politik"
21. "Lovers in Japan"
22. "Death and All His Friends"

Encore

1. "Yellow"
2. "Fix You"
3. "The Escapist (Outro)"

Since the start of tour the set list has seen many changes expanding to 24 to 26 songs and two encores.

Abu Dhabi

The following is the set list from from March 28, 2009 at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

1. "Life in Technicolor"
2. "Violet Hill"
3. "Clocks"
4. "In My Place"
5. "Yellow"
6. "Glass of Water"
7. "Cemeteries Of London"
8. "42"
9. "Fix You"
10. "Strawberry Swing"
11. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (Partial Techno Remix)
12. "Talk" (Partial Techno Remix)
13. "The Hardest Part" (Chris Martin Solo Piano)
14. "Postcards From Far Away" (Chris Martin Solo Piano)
15. "Viva la Vida"
16. "Lost!"
17. "Speed of Sound" (Acoustic)
18. "Death Will Never Conquer" (Acoustic, sung by Will Champion)
19. "I'm A Believer" (Neil Diamond Cover - Acoustic)
20. "Viva La Vida" (Remix Interlude)
21. "Politik"
22. "Lovers in Japan"
23. "Death And All His Friends"

Encore

1. "The Scientist"
2. "Life in Technicolor II"
3. "The Escapist" (Outro)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
June 16, 2008	London	England	Brixton Academy
June 17, 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Espacio Movistar
North America
June 23, 2008	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden
July 14, 2008	Inglewood		The Forum
July 15, 2008
July 18, 2008	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 19, 2008	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 22, 2008	Chicago		United Center
July 23, 2008
July 25, 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
July 27, 2008	Pemberton	Canada	Pemberton Fields
July 29, 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
July 30, 2008	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
July 31, 2008
August 2, 2008	Hartford	United States	XL Center
August 3, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
August 4, 2008	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
Asia
August 9, 2008	Osaka	Japan	Maishima Arena
August 10, 2008	Tokyo		Chiba Marine Stadium
Europe
September 1, 2008	Strasbourg	France	Zénith
September 2, 2008	Mannheim	Germany	SAP Arena
September 4, 2008	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
September 6, 2008	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
September 7, 2008	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes
September 9, 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 10, 2008
September 12, 2008	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
September 14, 2008	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
September 15, 2008	Berlin		O2 World
September 17, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
September 18, 2008
September 19, 2008	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
September 22, 2008	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
September 23, 2008	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena
September 24, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
September 26, 2008	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
September 28, 2008	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
September 29, 2008	Bologna	Italy	Futurshow Station
September 30, 2008	Milan		Datch Forum
October 2, 2008	Rotterdam	Netherlands	The Ahoy
October 3, 2008
October 4, 2008	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
North America
October 20, 2008	Ottawa	Canada	Scotiabank Place
October 21, 2008	Cleveland	United States	Quicken Loans Arena
October 26, 2008	East Rutherford		Izod Center
October 27, 2008
October 29, 2008	Boston		TD Banknorth Garden
October 31, 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
November 1, 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
November 3, 2008	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 5, 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena
November 7, 2008	Orlando		Amway Arena
November 9, 2008	Ft. Lauderdale		BankAtlantic Center
November 11, 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena
November 13, 2008	Kansas City		Sprint Center
November 14, 2008	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
November 16, 2008	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
November 18, 2008	Houston		Toyota Center
November 19, 2008	Dallas		American Airlines Center
November 21, 2008	Denver		Pepsi Center
November 22, 2008	Salt Lake City		EnergySolutions Arena
November 25, 2008	Anaheim		Honda Center
November 26, 2008	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
Europe
November 29, 2008	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena
December 1, 2008	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
December 2, 2008
December 3, 2008
December 6, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 7, 2008	Liverpool	England	Echo Arena
December 9, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 11, 2008	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena
December 12, 2008
December 14, 2008	London		The O2 Arena
December 15, 2008
December 16, 2008
December 19, 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
December 21, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
December 22, 2008
December 23, 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
Asia
February 11, 2009	Tokyo	Japan	Saitama Super Arena
February 12, 2009
February 14, 2009	Osaka		Kobe World Kinen Hall
February 15, 2009
Australasia
February 27, 2009	Perth	Australia	Burswood Dome
February 28, 2009
March 3, 2009	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
March 4, 2009
March 5, 2009
March 8, 2009	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 9, 2009
March 11, 2009	Sydney		Acer Arena
March 12, 2009
March 14, 2009			Sydney Cricket Ground
March 14, 2009			Acer Arena
March 15, 2009
March 18, 2009	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
March 19, 2009
Asia
March 23, 2009	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
March 25, 2009	Chek Lap Kok	Hong Kong	AsiaWorld Arena
March 28, 2009	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	Emirates Palace
North America
May 15, 2009	West Palm Beach	United States	Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 17, 2009	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
May 18, 2009	Birmingham		Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 20, 2009	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
May 21, 2009	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
May 23, 2009	Hartford		Comcast Theatre
May 24, 2009	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
May 26, 2009	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
May 27, 2009	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
May 30, 2009	Burgettstown		Post Gazette Pavilion
June 1, 2009	Darien Lake		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 2, 2009	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 4, 2009	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 5, 2009	Noblesville		Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 6, 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center
June 9, 2009	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
June 10, 2009	San Antonio		AT&T Center
June 12, 2009	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
June 13, 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center Omaha
June 15, 2009	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
June 17, 2009	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
June 18, 2009	Edmonton		Rexall Place
June 20, 2009	Vancouver		General Motors Place
June 21, 2009
Europe
July 2, 2009	Arras	France	Main Square
July 3, 2009	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festival Park
July 5, 2009	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
North America
July 10, 2009	Portland	United States	The Amphitheater at Clark County
July 11, 2009	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 13, 2009	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 14, 2009	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 16, 2009	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 18, 2009	Carson		Home Depot Center
July 19, 2009	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 21, 2009	Dallas		SuperPages.com Center
July 22, 2009	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 24, 2009	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 25, 2009	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 27, 2009	Saratoga Springs, New York		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 30, 2009	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre
August 1, 2009	Montreal		Parc Jean-Drapeau
August 2, 2009	Jersey City	United States	Liberty State Park
August 3, 2009	Mansfield		Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
August 6, 2009	Raleigh		The Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 7, 2009	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 9, 2009	Tampa		Ford Amphitheatre
Europe co-headlined with Jay-Z and Girls Aloud at Scottish and English venues, Elbow at Dublin
August 16, 2009	Herning	Denmark	MCH Herning Kongrescenter
August 19, 2009	Bergen	Norway	Koengen
August 22, 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympic Stadium
August 25, 2009	Hannover	Germany	AWD-Arena
August 27, 2009	Dusseldorf		LTU Arena
August 29, 2009	Munich		Olympia Reitstadion Riem
August 31, 2009	Udine	Italy	Stadio Friuli
September 2, 2009	Bern	Switzerland	Stade de Suisse
September 4, 2009	Barcelona	Spain	Olympic Stadium
September 7, 2009	Paris	France	Parc des Princes
September 9, 2009	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Goffertpark
September 10, 2009
September 12, 2009	Manchester	England	Old Trafford Cricket Ground
September 14, 2009	Dublin	Ireland	Phoenix Park
September 16, 2009	Glasgow	Scotland	Hampden Park
September 18, 2009	London	England	Wembley Stadium
September 19, 2009
Latin America
February 26, 2010	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium
February 28, 2010	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Apoteose Stadium
March 2, 2010	Sao Paulo		Morumbi Stadium
March 4, 2010	Bogota	Colombia	Parque Simon Bolivar
March 6, 2010	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
March 7, 2010
March 9, 2010	Guadalajara		Estadio Tres de Marzo
March 11, 2010	Monterrey		Estadio Universitario

a This concert is a part of the Pemberton Festival.

b These concerts are a part of the Summer Sonic Festival.

c This concert is a part of Sound Relief.

d This concert is a part of the Main Square Festival.

e This concert is a part of Rock Werchter.


f This concert is a part of the Roskilde Festival.


g This concert is a part of the Osheaga Festival. 

h This concert is a part of the All Points West Music & Arts Festival.

Box office score data

Venue	City	No. of shows / No. of sellouts	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
The Forum	Inglewood	2 / 1	30,085 / 30,437 (99%)	$2,487,994
HP Pavilion at San Jose	San Jose	1 / 1	14,919 / 14,919 (100%)	$1,234,024
MGM Grand Garden Arena	Las Vegas	1 / 1	14,058 / 14,058 (100%)	$1,262,926
United Center	Chicago	2 / 0	29,815 / 31,956 (96%)	$2,425,592
Wachovia Center	Philadelphia	1 / 1	16,068 / 16,068 (100%)	$1,299,252
Bell Centre	Montreal	1 / 1	17,259 / 17,259 (100%)	$1,420,062
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	2 / 2	33,908 / 33,908 (100%)	$2,995,977
XL Center	Hartford	1 / 1	12,589 / 12,589 (100%)	$993,924
Verizon Center	Washington, D.C.	1 / 1	14,452 / 14,452 (100%)	$1,188,903
TD Banknorth Garden	Boston	1 / 1	14,559 / 14,559 (100%)	$1,256,599
Sportpaleis	Antwerp	1 / 1	16,774 / 16,774 (100%)	$1,039,537
Scotiabank Place	Ottawa	1 / 0	12,121 / 15,082 (80%)	$839,710
Izod Center	East Rutherford	2 / 2	32,460 / 32,460 (100%)	$2,662,895
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	1 / 1	13,330 / 13,330 (100%)	$1,015,289
Philips Arena	Atlanta	2 / 1	25,880 / 27,682 (93%)	$2,250,991
Amway Arena	Orlando	1 / 1	12,357 / 12,357 (100%)	$1,030,108
BankAtlantic Center	Ft. Lauderdale	1 / 1	15,096 / 15,096 (100%)	$1,258,098
Xcel Energy Center	St. Paul	1 / 0	14,922 / 16,010 (93%)	$1,308,581
Toyota Center	Houston	1 / 1	13,981 / 13,981 (100%)	$1,115,430
American Airlines Center	Dallas	1 / 0	15,483 / 16,430 (94%)	$1,308,581
Pepsi Center	Denver	1 / 1	11,656 / 11,656 (100%)	$1,019,790
EnergySolutions Arena	Salt Lake City	1 / 1	11,598 / 11,598 (100%)	$935,607
Honda Center	Anaheim	1 / 1	13,649 / 13,649 (100%)	$1,115,430
Jobing.com Arena	Glendale	1 / 1	13,257 / 13,257 (100%)	$1,010,272
The O2	London	4 / 3	51,294 / 52,500 (98%)	$2,871,883
Acer Arena	Sydney	3 / 3	59,391 / 59,391 (100%)	$4,703,392
Singapore Indoor Stadium	Singapore	1 / 0	9,474 / 9,503 (99%)	$1,186,831
AsiaWorld Arena	Chek Lap Kok	1 / 0	11,371 / 11,550 (99%)	$1,260,623
Lakewood Amphith.	Atlanta	1 / 0	14,071 / 18,658 (75%)	$801,194
Verizon Wireless Amphith.	Birmingham	1 / 0	8,230 / 10,259 (82%)	$650,881
Nissan Pavilion	Bristow	1 / 0	14,157 / 23,241 (61%)	$624,814
Virginia Beach Amphith.	Virginia Beach	1 / 0	15,877 / 20,055 (79%)	$447,086
Comcast Theatre	Hartford	1 / 0	13,877 / 24,713 (55%)	$705,687
Hersheypark Stadium	Hershey	1 / 0	11,582 / 25,770 (45%)	$755,940
Susquehanna Bank Center	Camden	1 / 0	13,741 / 25,317 (55%)	$902,234
Post Gazette Pavilion	Burgettstown	1 / 0	13,084 / 23,214 (56%)	$565,068
Performing Arts Center	Darrien	1 / 0	12,481 / 21,193 (61%)	$691,814
DTE Energy Music Theatre	Clarkston	1 / 0	13,797 / 15,202 (90%)	$801,755
Riverbend Music Center	Cincinnati	1 / 0	15,375 / 20,383 (76%)	$812,638
Verizon Wireless Music Center	Noblesville	1 / 0	19,825 / 24,680 (90,5%)	$1,021,922
Sommet Center	Nashville	1 / 1	13,835 / 13,835 (100%)	$1,106,823
New Orleans Arena	New Orleans	1 / 0	11,574 / 12,247 (95%)	$898,682
AT&T Center	San Antonio	1 / 1	13,152 / 13,152 (100%)	$964,467
Wells Fargo Arena	Des Moines	1 / 0	9,887 / 10,751 (92%)	$616,158
Qwest Center	Omaha	1 / 0	9,629 / 10,636 (90%)	$748,532
MTS Centre	Winnipeg	1 / 1	12,619 / 12,619 (100%)	$978,386
Pengrowth Saddledome	Calgary	1 / 1	13,841 / 13,841 (100%)	$1,105,538
Rexal Place	Edmonton	1 / 1	14,413 / 14,413 (100%)	$1,083,709
GM Place	Vancouver	2 / 2	29,923 / 29,923 (100%)	$2,297,731
Amphitheater at Clark County	Portland	1 / 1	17,526 / 17,526 (100%)	$1,030,852
The George Amphit.	George	1 / 1	21,939 / 21,939 (100%)	$1,166,654
Shoreline Amphith.	Mountain View	1 / 0	22,052 / 22,325 (99%)	$1,103,165
Sleep Train Amphith.	Sacramento	1 / 0	13,339 / 18,500 (73%)	$543,960
Cricket Wireless Amphith.	San Diego	1 / 1	19,588 / 19,588 (100%)	$1,186,216
Home Depot Center	Carson	1 / 0	26,341 / 27,404 (95%)	$2,105,859
Verizon Wireless Amphith.	Irvine	1 / 1	14,885 / 14,885 (100%)	$1,020,168
Home Depot Center	Dallas	1 / 0	19,878 / 19,938 (99%)	$1,109,879
Cynthia Woods M. Pavilion	The Woodlands	1 / 1	16,430 / 16,430 (100%)	$917,266
Verizon Wireless Amphith.	Maryland Heighs	1 / 0	19,055 / 21,000 (91%)	$997,943
Alpine Valley Music Theatre	East Troy	1 / 0	27,123 / 34,883 (78%)	$1,300,838
Saratoga Performing Arts Center	Saratoga Springs	1 / 0	15,200 / 25,277 (61%)	$816,097
Rogers Centre	Toronto	1 / 1	45,116 / 45,116 (100%)	$3,249,466
Comcast Center	Mansfield	1 / 0	19,846 / 19,953 (99%)	$1,509,579
Time Warner Cable Pavilion	Raleigh	1 / 1	19,422 / 19,422 (100%)	$905,170
Verizon Wireless Amphith.	Charlotte	1 / 1	18,830 / 18,830 (100%)	$1,109,275
MCH Outdoor Arena	Herning	1 / 0	33,737 / 40,000 (87%)	$3,235,729
Koegen	Bergen	1 / 1	21,945 / 21,945 (100%)	$2,433,943
Olympic Stadium	Stockholm	1 / 0	32,651 / 33,137 (99%)	$2,367,964
Stadio Friuli	Udine	1 / 0	41,042 / 42,549 (97%)	$2,376,835
Stadi Olimpic	Barcelona	1 / 0	63,306 / 64,376 (98%)	$4,554,068
Parc des Princes	Paris	1 / 0	50,355 / 51,241 (98%)	$4,244,363
Phoenyix Park	Dublin	1 / 0	34,372 / 35,000 (98%)	$3,507,501
	TOTAL	83 / 43	1,450,718 / 1,597,168 (90%)	$105,211,214

References

1. http://coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=528
2. Tampa Show Postponed
3. http://www.coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4922
4. http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/28_March_2009:_Emirates_Palace_Hotel%2C_Abu_Dhabi%2C_Dubai
5. http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=528
6. http://www.osheaga.com/2009/fr/bands

External links

• Official Site
• Viva La Vida Tour Page